The Network 2018


The Network 2018 was a centre-left political party in Italy led by Leoluca Orlando, former leading member of Christian Democracy in Sicily, founder of The Network and The Democrats, and four-time mayor of Palermo.
The party, which considered itself a refoundation of the Network, was launched in 2011 and caused a split from Italy of Values in 2013. Along Orlando, splinters from IdV notably included Fabio Giambrone, a former member of the Chamber of Deputies, and Niccolò Rinaldi, a former member of the European Parliament.
In January 2018 Orlando and his followers joined the Democratic Party.

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