- Social Action
Infobox_Political_Party
party_name = Social Action
party_name_italian = Azione Sociale
party_
party_status = Italian National Party
colorcode = black
leader =Alessandra Mussolini
coalition =House of Freedoms
newspaper = none
ideology =National conservatism
membership = "unknown"
website = [http://www.azionesociale.net http://www.azionesociale.net]Social Action ("Azione Sociale", AS), previously known as Freedom of Action ("Libertà d'Azione", LdA), is a national-conservative political party in Italy, founded and led by maverick politician
Alessandra Mussolini , who is the granddaughter ofBenito Mussolini .Mussolini, who has been a member of the National Alliance (AN) since its foundation, suddenly left that party on
28 November 2003 , following the visit of party leader and the Deputy Prime MinisterGianfranco Fini toIsrael , where he describedfascism as "the absolute evil" as he apologised for Italy's role as an Axis Power during the Second World War. [ [http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2003/novembre/28/Mussolini_lascia_Gianfranco_tradito__co_0_031128096.shtml La Mussolini lascia An «Gianfranco ha tradito» ] ] Mussolini however defended the right of Israel to exist and declared that the world "should beg forgiveness of Israel". [ [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=364285&contrassID=1&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y Mussolini: World should 'beg forgiveness of Israel' - Haaretz - Israel News ] ]Following her resignation, Mussolini formed her party and organized a
far right coalition namedSocial Alternative . That was a surprising move, as Mussolini, during her political career, had always taken progressive stances on many issues, includingabortion [ [http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1994/agosto/11/Mussolini_macche_omicidio_cosi_criminalizzano_co_0_9408115537.shtml la Mussolini: macche' omicidio cosi' si criminalizzano le donne ] ] ,artificial insemination [ [http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1997/febbraio/04/Embrioni_Mussolini_Melandri_ancora_polemica_co_0_9702048957.shtml Embrioni, da Mussolini a Melandri e' ancora polemica ] ] [ [http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2004/febbraio/11/Fecondazione_Parlamento_vara_regole_co_9_040211027.shtml Fecondazione, il Parlamento vara le regole ] ] ,gay rights [ [http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1995/gennaio/06/Destra_gay_pace_vicina_Alessandra_co_0_9501062501.shtml Destra e gay, pace vicina. Alessandra Mussolini: tra loro ho molti amici ] ] [ [http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1996/febbraio/09/Alessandra_per_una_volta_sono_co_8_9602091092.shtml Alessandra: per una volta sono vicina alla sinistra ] ] [ [http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1997/febbraio/08/Mussolini_piace_gay_mette_imbarazzo_co_0_9702088459.shtml La Mussolini piace ai gay e mette in imbarazzo An ] ] andcivil union s [ [http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2003/ottobre/24/Turco_Mussolini_Thelma_Louise_della_co_0_031024128.shtml Turco-Mussolini, Thelma e Louise della politica «Tanta invidia ma andiamo avanti lo stesso» ] ] [ [http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2003/ottobre/21/Raddoppiano_coppie_fatto_Polo_contro_co_0_031021030.shtml Raddoppiano le coppie di fatto Polo contro la proposta Mussolini ] ] . She has been an outspoken "feminist" [ [http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2003/luglio/08/Alessandra_Mussolini_ora_serve_nuovo_co_0_030708057.shtml Alessandra Mussolini: ora serve un nuovo femminismo ] ] and has been described by conservative commentators as a "socialist" [ [http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1996/maggio/31/Buttafuoco_Mussolini_vattene_con_Ulivo_co_0_96053111728.shtml Buttafuoco: Mussolini, vattene con l' Ulivo Alessandra: triste non sapere dove buttarsi ] ] and a "left-winger" [ [http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2005/marzo/25/interroga_Alessandra_destra_femminista__co_9_050325040.shtml An s' interroga su Alessandra «E' di destra o femminista?» ] ] .The coalition was disbanded after the 2006 general election and by
2007 the party was almost disbanded as most of its original members returned to National Alliance. Mussolini herself re-approached with Fini and was preparing her re-entry in AN whenSilvio Berlusconi launched thePeople of Freedom party. Mussolini decided to merge what remained of Social Action into the new party.References
External links
* [http://www.azionesociale.net Official website]
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