Great South (Italy) Explained

Colorcode:	FF7F00
Great South
Native Name:	Grande Sud
Abbreviation:	GS
Leader:	Gianfranco Micciché
Foundation:	5 September 2011
Dissolution:	23 November 2013
Predecessor:	Force of the South
Merged:	Forza Italia^[1]
Position:	Centre-right
Colours:	Orange
Website:	www.grandesud.it (inactive)
Country:	Italy

Great South (Italian: Grande Sud) was a centre-right regionalist political party in Italy. The party was at times referred to as Project South (Italian: Progetto Sud).^{[2] [3]}

History

In January 2012 GS formed a sub-group in the Mixed Group of the Chamber of Deputies, including the seven FdS deputies (Giuseppe Fallica, Ugo Grimaldi, Maurizio Iapicca, Gianfranco Micciché, Antonino Minardo, Francesco Stagno D'Alcontres and Giacomo Terranova) and two new entries (Aurelio Misiti, from Italy of Values, who was appointed chairman, and Gerardo Soglia, from the PdL), but not the three deputies of NS. In March 2012 the party was joined by Giancarlo Pittelli.^{[4] [5] [6]}

In the 2012 Sicilian regional election Micciché ran for president, as part of a "Sicilianist" coalition including also the Party of the Sicilians, the Sicilian People's Movement and the local wing of Future and Freedom.^[7] Micciché won 15.4% of the vote and GS obtained a mere 6.0%, returning five regional deputies.^[8]

In the 2013 general election, Great South was part of the centre-right coalition and obtained the 0.43% of the vote for the Chamber and the 0.39% of the vote for the Senate, electing a senator in Calabria and two senators in the PdL's list in Sicily.

In 2013 Great South joined the new Forza Italia^[9] and became virtually inactive as an independent party.

Composition

Great South was initially composed of the following parties:^{[10] [11]}

Party		Main ideology	Leader	Home region
	Force of the South	Liberal conservatism	Gianfranco Micciché	Sicily
	I the South	National conservatism	Adriana Poli Bortone	Apulia
	We the South	Christian democracy	Arturo Iannaccone	Campania

References

Notes

External links

• Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: "Grande Sud con Forza Italia", Berlusconi "abbraccia" Miccichè . 2014-01-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131213173538/http://www.siciliainformazioni.com/sicilia-informazioni/62157/micciche-grande-sud-si-schiera-con-forza-italia . 2013-12-13 . dead .
2. Web site: FDS: Micciche', progetto Sud e' un treno inarrestabile .
3. Web site: Governatori del PDL in campo con una lista. La carta di Berlusconi per conquistare la maggioranza al Senato .
4. Web site: Camera.it - Deputati e Organi Parlamentari - Composizione gruppi Parlamentari . 2012-01-21 . 2011-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111022135640/http://www.camera.it/217?idGruppo=472 . dead .
5. Web site: BariSera . 2012-01-21 . dead . https://archive.today/20120720091813/http://www.barisera.net/site/il-progetto-del-grande-sud-naufraga-in-soli-sette-mesi-36756.html . 2012-07-20 .
6. Web site: Archived copy . 2020-01-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610221857/http://www.barisera.net/site/%E2%80%9Cil-grande-sud-sta-navigando-a-gonfie-vele%E2%80%9D-36794.html . 2015-06-10 . dead .
7. Web site: Sicilia/ Micciché molla Musumeci - Affaritaliani.it . 2012-09-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120830195154/http://affaritaliani.libero.it/politica/sicilia280812.html . 2012-08-30 .
8. Web site: Sicilia - Elezioni Regionali 28 ottobre 2012.
9. Web site: "Grande Sud con Forza Italia", Berlusconi "abbraccia" Miccichè . 2014-01-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131213173538/http://www.siciliainformazioni.com/sicilia-informazioni/62157/micciche-grande-sud-si-schiera-con-forza-italia . 2013-12-13 . dead .
10. Web site: Archivio Corriere della Sera.
11. Web site: Nasce la federazione per il Sud, in campo Micciché, Poli Bortone e Iannacone | Il Sud . 2011-07-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720041711/http://www.ilsud.eu/2011/07/15/nasce-la-d/2685 . 2011-07-20 .