# Liberal PD

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{{Infobox political party
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| name = Liberal PD
|native_name     = 
|logo            = 
|leader1_title   = Leader
|leader1_name    = [Enzo Bianco](/source/Enzo_Bianco)
|leader2_title   = Other members
|leader2_name    = [Franco Bassanini](/source/Franco_Bassanini)<br />[Sandro Gozi](/source/Sandro_Gozi)
|foundation      = 26 January 2008
|dissolution     =
|merger          = [Liberal Left](/source/Liberal_Left)<br />[Liberal DS](/source/Liberal_DS)<br />[Republican Left](/source/Republican_Left_(Italy))
|headquarters    = 
|newspaper       = 
|membership_year = 
|membership      = 
|ideology        = [Liberalism](/source/Liberalism)
|position        = [Centre](/source/Centrism) to [centre-left](/source/Centre-left_politics)
|country         = Italy
}}

'''Liberal PD''' ({{langx|it|Liberal PD}}) is a [social-liberal](/source/social_liberalism) faction within the [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(Italy)) (PD), a [political party in Italy](/source/list_of_political_parties_in_Italy). The aim of the group is to promote [liberal](/source/liberalism) ideas within the party and elect liberal candidates. The faction, through the Italian Liberal Group,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liberal-international.org/editorial.asp?ia_id=1466 |title=Italian Liberal Group - Italy - Observer Members - Members - Liberalism |publisher=Liberal-international.org |accessdate=2012-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420071505/http://www.liberal-international.org/editorial.asp?ia_id=1466 |archive-date=2012-04-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liberali.it/parlamentari.html |title=Benvenuto nella Home Page della Federazione dei Liberali - Speciale Referendum |publisher=Liberali.it |accessdate=2012-05-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213112736/http://www.liberali.it/parlamentari.html |archivedate=2012-02-13 }}</ref> is an observer member of the [Liberal International](/source/Liberal_International).

Liberal PD was launched on 26 January 2008 by [Enzo Bianco](/source/Enzo_Bianco) (former member of the [Italian Republican Party](/source/Italian_Republican_Party), PRI and [Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy](/source/Democracy_is_Freedom_%E2%80%93_The_Daisy), DL), [Franco Bassanini](/source/Franco_Bassanini) (former member of the [Italian Socialist Party](/source/Italian_Socialist_Party), PSI and the [Democrats of the Left](/source/Democrats_of_the_Left), DS), [Valerio Zanone](/source/Valerio_Zanone) (former leader of the [Italian Liberal Party](/source/Italian_Liberal_Party) and member of DL) and [Enrico Morando](/source/Enrico_Morando) (leader of [Liberal DS](/source/Liberal_DS)).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://notizie.alice.it/notizie/politica/2008/01_gennaio/23/pd_sabato_a_roma_componente_laico-liberale_presenta_programma,13882404.html |title=ALICE Notizie |publisher=Notizie.alice.it |date= |accessdate=2012-05-12}}</ref> [Walter Veltroni](/source/Walter_Veltroni), PD leader, attended the convention.<ref>[http://www.repubblica.it/news/ired/ultimora/2006/rep_nazionale_n_2862958.html?ref=hpsbdx3 ]{{dead link|date=May 2012}}</ref> More than 40 leading Democrats signed the "Liberal" Manifesto. Most former Republicans within the party, including [Antonio Maccanico](/source/Antonio_Maccanico), [Stefano Passigli](/source/Stefano_Passigli), [Giorgio Bogi](/source/Giorgio_Bogi) (former leader of [Republican Left](/source/Republican_Left_(Italy))), [Giuseppe Ossorio](/source/Giuseppe_Ossorio) (former leader of the [Democratic Republicans](/source/Democratic_Republicans_(Italy))), [Adolfo Battaglia](/source/Adolfo_Battaglia), [Andrea Manzella](/source/Andrea_Manzella) and Massimo Livi Bacci, and most former Liberals, including [Beatrice Rangoni Machiavelli](/source/Beatrice_Rangoni_Machiavelli) (''Patron'' of the [Liberal International](/source/Liberal_International)), [Andrea Marcucci](/source/Andrea_Marcucci), former Democrats of the Left of Liberal DS and [Liberal Left](/source/Liberal_Left), joined the faction. Also several former Socialists, including [Giuliano Amato](/source/Giuliano_Amato), [Linda Lanzillotta](/source/Linda_Lanzillotta), [Enrico Manca](/source/Enrico_Manca) and [Salvo Andò](/source/Salvo_And%C3%B2), and former [Greens](/source/Federation_of_the_Greens), including [Paolo Gentiloni](/source/Paolo_Gentiloni), [Gianni Vernetti](/source/Gianni_Vernetti) and [Sandro Battisti](/source/Sandro_Battisti), joined.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.excite.it/politica/502154 |title=PD: liberal, iniziativa con Veltroni - News - Excite Italia |publisher=News.excite.it |date= |accessdate=2012-05-12}}</ref><ref>[http://www.romauno.tv/newstestuale.php?id=2432 Pd: componente liberal manifesta domani all'Ambra Jovinelli]{{dead link|date=May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liberalpd.it/ |title=Liberal PD |publisher=Liberalpd.it |date= |accessdate=2012-05-12}}</ref>

Most Liberal PD members were keen supporters of Walter Veltroni's leadership, while others were closer to [Francesco Rutelli](/source/Francesco_Rutelli). In the [2009 leadership election](/source/2009_Democratic_Party_(Italy)_leadership_election) the faction supported [Dario Franceschini](/source/Dario_Franceschini).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2009/luglio/04/Rutelli_avverte_candidati_Noi_non_co_9_090704032.shtml |title=Rutelli avverte i candidati "Noi non faremo sconti" |publisher=Archiviostorico.corriere.it |date=2009-12-24 |accessdate=2012-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2009/luglio/06/Alema_arrivo_scenari_imprevedibili_co_9_090706018.shtml |title=D' Alema: in arrivo scenari imprevedibili |publisher=Archiviostorico.corriere.it |date=2009-12-24 |accessdate=2012-05-12}}</ref> After that, the faction has given strong support to [Matteo Renzi](/source/Matteo_Renzi),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liberalpd.it/i-liberalpd-per-matteo-renzi/ |title=I LiberalPD per Matteo Renzi - Liberal PD |website=www.liberalpd.it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305135705/http://www.liberalpd.it/i-liberalpd-per-matteo-renzi/ |archive-date=2016-03-05}} </ref> both in the [2013](/source/2013_Democratic_Party_(Italy)_leadership_election) and the [2017 leadership election](/source/2017_Democratic_Party_(Italy)_leadership_election)s.

==Leadership==
*President: [Enzo Bianco](/source/Enzo_Bianco) (2008–present)
**Vice President: [Franco Bassanini](/source/Franco_Bassanini) (2008–2014), [Ludina Barzini](/source/Ludina_Barzini) (2010–present), [Sandro Gozi](/source/Sandro_Gozi) (2010–present), [Andrea Marcucci](/source/Andrea_Marcucci) (2010–present), [Adriano Musi](/source/Adriano_Musi) (2011–2014), [Sandro Gozi](/source/Sandro_Gozi) (2014–present), [Luigi De Sena](/source/Luigi_De_Sena) (2014–2015)
**Honorary President: [Valerio Zanone](/source/Valerio_Zanone) (2008–2014)
*Secretary-General: [Franco Minucci](/source/Franco_Minucci) (2008–2014)
**Deputy Secretary-General: [Renato Lupoli](/source/Renato_Lupoli) (2010–present), [Gianfranco Passalacqua](/source/Gianfranco_Passalacqua) (2014–present)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080208092535/http://www.liberalpd.it/ Official website]

{{Democratic Party factions}}

Category:Democratic Party (Italy) factions
Category:Liberalism in Italy

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