Italy
Forza Italia
Liberal conservatism
Founded by Silvio Berlusconi. A centre-right party of business liberalism, tax reduction and Atlanticism, and the most pro-European member of Italy’s right-wing coalition.
- Founded
- 1994
- Positions as of
- 2022 general election programme
- Last verified
What does it believe?
Wealth and inequality
Campaigns on income and inheritance tax reduction, deregulation and privatisation.
Nation and the world
The most committed of Italy’s right-wing parties to the European People’s Party and NATO.
Where it sits on each dimension
Wealth and inequality
Evidence: Well documented
The state in the economy
Evidence: Well documented
Personal liberty
Evidence: Documented
Tradition and change
Evidence: Documented
Nation and the world
Evidence: Well documented
Religion and the state
Evidence: Documented
Sources
Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.
- Programme for the General Election · Forza Italia · 2022
- Statuto di Forza Italia · Forza Italia
Logo: Forza Italia - logo (Italy, 1993-2009).svg · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons.