Forza Italia

Forza Italia is an Italian political party. It is headed by Silvio Berlusconi, who also is Prime Minister of Italy.

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Forza Italia - Italian - Silvio Berlusconi - Prime Minister of Italy

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It was formed in 1993 by Berlusconi, a successful businessman and owner of all the main private television stations in Italy. A few months after its creation, Forza Italia came to national power in the 1994 elections as the head of a political coalition called Polo delle Libertà, but fell when the northern separatist Lega Nord left the coalition. It regained power in the 2001 elections, with the League's support in a new coalition called Casa delle Libertà (House of Freedoms). Occasionally, Forza Italia has surpassed 30% of votes (as in the 1994 elections for the European parliament), but presently (as of 2005) its base of support consists of about one-fifth of the electorate. In the regional elections of April 2005, it received 18.5% of the vote.

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1993 - Television station - 1994 - Coalition - Polo delle Libertà - Lega Nord - 2001 - Casa delle Libertà - European parliament - As of 2005 - April 2005

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