Gianfranco Fini

Gianfranco Fini (born January 3, 1952 in Bologna) is an Italian politician, currently Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister in the Government led by Silvio Berlusconi. He ran for mayor of Rome in 1993 but was defeated by Francesco Rutelli. He is the leader of the National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale), a right-wing party.

Controversial moves

While visiting Israel in 2003, Fini declared fascism "an absolute evil." This led Benito Mussolini's granddaughter, Alessandra, a longtime member of the MSI/AN, to leave the party and found her own party, Libertà di Azione (later renamed Azione Sociale), which would ally itself with other neo-fascist parties in Alternativa Sociale.

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Israel - 2003 - Benito Mussolini - Alessandra - Libertà di Azione - Alternativa Sociale

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In the campaign for the referenda of June 2005, concerning the Italian law on artificial insemination techniques, considered by some the most restrictive in the world except for Costa Rica's, Fini surprisingly declared he would vote "Yes" to three of four referenda, splitting his own party, which is more aligned with the catholic church.

Related Topics:
Referenda - June - 2005 - Artificial insemination - Costa Rica - Catholic - Church

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