italo bocchino
on 11–13 february 2011 fli officially established party during congress in milan , gianfranco fini elected president of it.
during congress, no-one questioned leadership of fini, party divided between radicals (italo bocchino, benedetto della vedova, fabio granata, carmelo briguglio, flavia perina, etc.) , moderates (adolfo urso, andrea ronchi, pasquale viespoli, mario baldassarri , senators), opposed rise of bocchino party leadership. fini appointed bocchino vice president, downgraded urso spokesperson, appointed radical , della vedova, @ head of party in chamber of deputies, while viespoli, moderate , confirmed leader in senate. caused outrage among moderates , , urso , viespoli critical of fini s choices.
on 15 february viespoli resigned position of senate floor leader, re-elected 10 fli senators new mandate: ensuring centre-right credentials of group. on 16 february senator giuseppe menardi quit party. on 17 february followed senator francesco pontone , deputy roberto rosso, both returned pdl. on 19 february deputy luca bellotti left re-join pdl. on 20 february turn of deputy luca barbareschi, formerly radical . on 22 february pasquale viespoli , maurizio saia, both senators, left party , senatorial group dissolved. viespoli, menardi , saia, along other like-minded senators adriana poli bortone (i south), formed new centre-right group called national cohesion , returned fold of majority. on 16 february 1 more deputy, giulia cosenza, walked out , returned pdl.
the party experienced more internal troubles in april 2011, in run-up local elections. leading members of party disagreed candidatures decided party s national leadership, notably in latina , naples. led mep enzo rivellini step down regional leadership in campania , leave party. mep, potito salatto, , 1 senator, candido de angelis, left leadership posts too. in meantine party s moderates , led urso , ronchi, launched own faction, fareitalia, open members of centre-right parties, pdl udc. in may ronchi resigned president of party s national assembly. in june ronchi, along urso , giuseppe scalia (sicilian leader of fli), left party.
on 30 december 2011 mirko tremaglia, veteran of italian social republic , historic figure in history of msi/an/fli, died.
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