Communist Refoundation Party (Italy)
| Communist Refoundation Party | |
|---|---|
| Partito della Rifondazione Comunista | |
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| Italian National Party | |
| Leader | Fausto Bertinotti |
| Coalition | The Union |
| Political ideology | Eurocommunism, Anti-globalization |
| Official Newspaper | Liberazione |
| Website | http://www.rifondazione.it |
| See also | Politics of Italy |
The Communist Refoundation Party (Italian: Partito della Rifondazione Comunista) is an Italian reformed communist party.
It has members in the European Parliament who sit in the European United Left - Nordic Green Left group.
It was formed in 1991 when the Italian Communist Party split in two: the Partito Democratico della Sinistra, led by Achille Occhetto, and the Partito della Rifondazione Comunista, originally headed by Armando Cossutta.
It is currently headed by Fausto Bertinotti, and it views itself as the party representing the anti-globalization movement in the Italian political scene.
Nichi Vendola, one of the young leaders of this party, has been just elected (April 2005) president of the Apulia region.