Olive Tree
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Olive Tree (Italian: l'Ulivo) is a political denomination strongly related to Third Way policies in Italy and commonly adopted by center-to-left alliances of parties from 1996 to now. The name was introduced by Romano Prodi, professor of economics and former left-wing Christian Democrat.
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Olive Tree - together for Italy
All United in the Olive Tree - for Europe
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uniti nell'Ulivo
All United in the Olive Tree
In September 13 2004 the Olive Tree became the Federation of All United in the Olive Tree (Italian: Uniti nell'Ulivo) or, more shortly, the FED, a more strict alliance of only 3 out of 8 former affiliate parties plus the small former non-aligned European Republican Movement.
The Olive Tree Federation is led by Romano Prodi and aims to be the core of a greater center-left coalition, called The Union (Italian: L'Unione), in order to run for the 2006 general elections and defeat Silvio Berlusconi and the House of Freedoms. Current member parties of the federation are: Template:Politics of Italy
- Democrats of the Left (Italian: Democratici di Sinistra)
- Daisy-Democracy is Freedom (Italian: Margherita - Democrazia è Libertà)
- European Republican Movement (Italian: Movimento Repubblicani Europei)
- Italian Democratic Socialists (Italian: Socialisti Democratici Italiani)
On February 10 2005, the new name and logo of the larger electoral coalition was presented. Its name is L'Unione (The Union). Il comprises the Federation of the Olive Tree (4 parties) and all the left and centre parties allied with it (from Greens to Communists).
See also
External link
- l'Ulivo (in Italian) (http://www.ulivo.it/)
- Uniti nell'Ulivo (in Italian) (http://www.unitinellulivo.it/)
- "Italy's Olive Tree" (1996) The Nation (http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=19960513&s=singer)es:El Olivo