{{Short description|Faction of the National Alliance political party in Italy}} {{One source|date=February 2024}}
'''Social Right''' (''Destra Sociale'') was the main [[national conservatism|national-]] and [[social conservatism|social-conservative]] faction within [[National Alliance (Italy)|National Alliance]], a [[list of political parties in Italy|political party in Italy]].
The faction had two main leaders: [[Francesco Storace]] and [[Gianni Alemanno]]. Although the first had once been one of the closest aides to [[Gianfranco Fini]], the faction soon became the most vocally critic of Fini's leadership and his departures from the tradition of the post-[[Italian fascism|fascist]] [[Italian Social Movement]]. The faction's stances ranged from a strong social conservatism to a sort of economic left-wing populism, favouring [[big government]] and criticising [[free market]].
In the 2002 party congress the Social Right had more than 30% of the delegates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2002/aprile/02/parte_sfida_per_contare_piu_co_0_0204022973.shtml |title=Archivio Corriere della Sera |publisher=Archiviostorico.corriere.it |date=29 February 2016 |accessdate=30 October 2018}}</ref> In that occasion Storace was particularly critical of Fini.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2002/gennaio/27/Storace_scuote_Fini_dove_porti_co_0_020127400.shtml |title=Archivio Corriere della Sera |publisher=Archiviostorico.corriere.it |date=29 February 2016 |accessdate=30 October 2018}}</ref>
In 2006 Storace broke with Alemanno as the latter chose to support Fini and his proposal to merge the party with [[Forza Italia (1994)|Forza Italia]] and, thus, enter the [[European People's Party]]. Storace accused Fini of being a [[Christian democracy|Christian democrat]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2006/ottobre/16/Storace_Fini_vuole_trasformarci_nella_co_9_061016113.shtml |title=Archivio Corriere della Sera |publisher=Archiviostorico.corriere.it |date=29 February 2016 |accessdate=30 October 2018}}</ref> and formed ''[[D-Destra]]'', a new faction, while Alemanno launched [[New Italy (faction)|New Italy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2006/luglio/22/Alemanno_ora_ristrutturiamo_Polo_Duello_co_9_060722134.shtml |title=Archivio Corriere della Sera |publisher=Archiviostorico.corriere.it |date=29 February 2016 |accessdate=30 October 2018}}</ref>
Since Storace's departure in 2007 to form [[The Right (Italy)|The Right]], which represented the definitive break-up of the Social Right faction,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2008/febbraio/27/Storace_Alemanno_amici_mai__co_9_080227145.shtml |title=Archivio Corriere della Sera |publisher=Archiviostorico.corriere.it |date=29 February 2016 |accessdate=30 October 2018}}</ref> and National Alliance's merger into [[The People of Freedom]] in 2009, most Social Rightists conclusively distanced from Fini, who had become a vocal [[social liberalism|social liberal]], and, among them, Alemanno joined forces with The People of Freedom's Christian democrats on several issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2009/marzo/30/Fine_vita_Bondi_apre_laici_co_9_090330010.shtml |title=Archivio Corriere della Sera |publisher=Archiviostorico.corriere.it |date=29 February 2016 |accessdate=30 October 2018}}</ref> Eventually, Alemanno, along with his New Italy think tank, left The People of Freedom, launched [[Italy First (political party)|Italy First]] in 2013, briefly joined [[Brothers of Italy]] in 2014, before being instrumental in the foundation of [[National Action (Italy)|National Action]] in 2015.
The Right and National Action merged into the [[National Movement for Sovereignty]] in February 2017, overcoming ten years of separation for Storace and Alemanno.
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[[Category:National Alliance (Italy) factions]] [[Category:Social conservatism]]