The Republicans (Italy)

The Republicans (Italian: I Repubblicani) is a non-partisan think tank and association in Italy, that operates like federation between several conservative and libertarian organization, as Tea Party Italy, Modernize Italy, as well as businessmen, local politicians and activist.

The Republicans

Formation	June 2, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-06-02)
Type	ONG
Purpose	Fusionism, Conservatism
Headquarters	Milan
President	Marco Reguzzoni
Key people	Nunzia De Girolamo, Flavio Tosi, Giacomo Zucco, Enzo Raisi
Budget (2015)	Unknown
Website	repubblicani.info

The organization, launched by Marco Reguzzoni (member and former leader in the Chamber of Deputies of Lega Nord) and Nunzia De Girolamo (member and former leader in the Chamber of the New Centre-Right) on 2 June 2015 (Republic Day),^[1][2][3][4] aims at uniting the Italian centre-right by taking example from the United States Republican Party and American-styled fusionism between conservative and libertarian political propositions.^[5]

In June the Varese provincial section of Lega Lombarda–Lega Nord expelled Reguzzoni from the party for having launched The Republicans.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

Program

The association support several reforms, overstep the parties:

• Cut to public spending and tax cut
• Laws for the political transparency and against bureaucracy
• Abolition of the property tax and the taxes on salaries and pensions
• VAT on 15%
• Income tax on 20%
• Free trade between enterprises of different countries
• Abolition of the Dublin Regulation and immigration reform

Leadership

• President: Marco Reguzzoni (2015–present)

References

1. "Marco Reguzzoni tiene a battesimo i Repubblicani". VareseNews. Jun 2, 2015.
2. Rold, Alessandro Da (May 21, 2015). . www.linkiesta.it. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
3. Stanco, Renato (2015-06-04). "Il Ncd è spolpato: De Girolamo lancia i Repubblicani". Lettera43 (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-05-28.
4. "Nunzia De Girolamo lancia "I Repubblicani". Ncd al capolinea?". Blogo. Jun 4, 2015.
5. "Account Suspended". www.lintraprendente.it.
6. "Lega espelle l'ex capogruppo Reguzzoni. "Esternazioni lesive prima del voto"". Il Fatto Quotidiano. Jun 30, 2015.
7. "Lega Nord, espulso anche l'ultimo fedelissimo di Umberto Bossi". Il Secolo XIX. May 12, 2019.
8. "La Lega espelle Reguzzoni". La Prealpina - Quotidiano storico di Varese, Altomilanese e Vco. Jun 30, 2015.
9. "La Lega espelle Reguzzoni. Lui: "Sono sorpreso"". Affaritaliani.it.
10. "Lega Nord: Marco Reguzzoni (bossiano) espulso. Ha fondato Repubblicani con De Girolamo |". Blitz quotidiano. Jun 30, 2015.

External links

• Official website