NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Olive Tree

For information about the plant for which the political party is named, see Olive. Binomial name Olea europaea L. 19th century illustration The Olive (Olea europaea) is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean region, from Lebanon and the maritime parts of Asia Minor and northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian...

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; its name was introduced by Romano Prodi, professor of economics, former left-wing Christian Democrat, and current Italian Prime Minister. It is now subsumed into the new coalition L'Unione. Third way can refer to: The Third Way, an economic and political idea that positions itself between democratic socialism and laissez-faire capitalism, combining the ordoliberal social market with neo-liberalism. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... (born 9 August 1939) is a centre-left Italian politician. ... Christian Democracy, (Democrazia Cristiana), the christian democratic party of Italy, commonly called the democristiani or DC, dominated government for nearly half a century until its demise amid a welter of corruption allegations in 1992-94. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... The Union (Italian: LUnione) is an Italian centre-left political party coalition. ...

The Olive Tree participated in the general election of April 9 and 10, 2006, as confederation of three parties: A general election for the renewal of the two Chambers of the Parliament of Italy was held on April 9 and April 10, 2006. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

The Democrats of the Left (Italian: Democratici di Sinistra, often referred to as DS) is the main Italian left-wing political party, part of the Ulivo electoral coalition. ... Daisy-Democracy is Freedom (full name in Italian: Democrazia Ã¨ LibertÃ â€“ La Margherita: Democracy is Freedom â€“ The Daisy) is a centrist political Party in Italy. ... The European Republican Movement (Italian: Movimento Repubblicani Europei) of Italy is a small center left liberal party, part of the Olive Tree coalition and the ALDE group in the European Parliament. ...

Olive Tree - together for Italy

The Olive Tree - together for Italy (Italian: l'Ulivo - insieme per l'Italia) was a coalition of left-wing and centrist political parties in Italy. In April 21, 1996, the Olive Tree won general elections in alliance with the Communist Refoundation Party, making Romano Prodi Prime Minister of Italy. In October 9, 1998, the Romano Prodi (1st Time) administration fell when the Communist Refoundation Party left the alliance. In October 21, 1998 the Olive Tree was the core of the Massimo D'Alema (1st Time) administration, in December 22, 1999 of the Massimo D'Alema (2nd Time) administration and in April 25, 2000 of the Giuliano Amato (2nd Time) administration. In May 13, 2001, led by Francesco Rutelli, the coalition lost the general elections against Silvio Berlusconi and his renewed center-to-right coalition, the House of Freedoms (Italian: Casa delle Libertà). lUlivo - insieme per lItalia File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Communist Refoundation Party (Italian: Partito della Rifondazione Comunista) is an Italian reformed communist party. ... (born 9 August 1939) is a centre-left Italian politician. ... In Italy, the President of the Council of Ministers (Italian: Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the countrys prime minister or head of government, and occupies the fourth-most important state office. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... (born 9 August 1939) is a centre-left Italian politician. ... The Communist Refoundation Party (Italian: Partito della Rifondazione Comunista) is an Italian reformed communist party. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Massimo DAlema (born on April 20, 1949 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian journalist and politician, a former prime minister and a former national secretary of the PDS, Partito Democratico della Sinistra. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Massimo DAlema (born on April 20, 1949 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian journalist and politician, a former prime minister and a former national secretary of the PDS, Partito Democratico della Sinistra. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Giuliano Amato (born May 13, 1938) is an Italian politician. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Francesco Rutelli (Rome, June 14, 1954) is an Italian politician, formerly mayor of Rome. ... (born September 29, 1936) is a Italian politician, entrepreneur, and media proprietor. ... Casa delle LibertÃ , or House of Freedoms in English, is an Italian right of center party alliance led by national media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi. ...

United in the Olive Tree - for Europe

In June 12, 2004 the Olive Tree, as United in the Olive Tree (Italian: Uniti nell'Ulivo), ran in European Parliament Elections 2004 gaining 31.1% of popular votes. The Olive Tree of 2004 was a more strict alliance of only 3 out of 8 former affiliate parties (Democrats of the Left, Democracy is Freedom - Daisy and Italian Democratic Socialists) plus the European Republican Movement, a small new party. uniti nellUlivo - per lEuropa File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Democrats of the Left (Italian: Democratici di Sinistra, often referred to as DS) is the main Italian left-wing political party, part of the Ulivo electoral coalition. ... Daisy-Democracy is Freedom (full name in Italian: Democrazia Ã¨ LibertÃ â€“ La Margherita: Democracy is Freedom â€“ The Daisy) is a centrist political Party in Italy. ... The Italian Democratic Socialists (Italian: Socialisti Democratici Italiani), or SDI, is a small social democratic party of moderate-left policies, heir of the old Italian Socialist Party and led by Enrico Boselli. ... The European Republican Movement (Italian: Movimento Repubblicani Europei) of Italy is a small center left liberal party, part of the Olive Tree coalition and the ALDE group in the European Parliament. ...

United in the Olive Tree

In September 13, 2004 the Olive Tree became the Federation of United in the Olive Tree (Italian: Uniti nell'Ulivo) or, more shortly, the FED, consisting of same four parties that campaigned together in the European elections that summer. September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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. Current member parties of the federation are: Download high resolution version (880x584, 81 KB)An election stand for the Olive Tree coalition, during campaigning for the European Parliament election, 2004, Como, Italy, 2004-06. ... Download high resolution version (880x584, 81 KB)An election stand for the Olive Tree coalition, during campaigning for the European Parliament election, 2004, Como, Italy, 2004-06. ... (born 9 August 1939) is a centre-left Italian politician. ... The Union (Italian: LUnione) is an Italian centre-left political party coalition. ...

On February 10, 2005, the new name and logo of the larger electoral coalition was presented. Its name is L'Unione (The Union). It comprises the Federation of the Olive Tree (3 parties, after that the quit of the Italian Democratic Socialists) and all the centre-left parties allied with it (from Greens to Communists). The Democrats of the Left (Italian: Democratici di Sinistra, often referred to as DS) is the main Italian left-wing political party, part of the Ulivo electoral coalition. ... Daisy-Democracy is Freedom (full name in Italian: Democrazia Ã¨ LibertÃ â€“ La Margherita: Democracy is Freedom â€“ The Daisy) is a centrist political Party in Italy. ... The European Republican Movement (Italian: Movimento Repubblicani Europei) of Italy is a small center left liberal party, part of the Olive Tree coalition and the ALDE group in the European Parliament. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Union (Italian: LUnione) is an Italian centre-left political party coalition. ... The Italian Democratic Socialists (Italian: Socialisti Democratici Italiani), or SDI, is a small social democratic party of moderate-left policies, heir of the old Italian Socialist Party and led by Enrico Boselli. ...

In 2006 general election, DS, DL and MRE formed a single list. Also the Italian Democratic Socialist Party (a different party from SDI) had candidates in the list. A general election for the renewal of the two Chambers of the Parliament of Italy was held on April 9 and April 10, 2006. ... The Italian Democratic Socialists (Italian: Socialisti Democratici Italiani), or SDI, is a small social democratic party of moderate-left policies, heir of the old Italian Socialist Party and led by Enrico Boselli. ...

Towards the Democratic Party

Currently, Democrats of the Left (DS) and Daisy are heavily involved in the foundation of a new centre-left Democratic Party, a project strongly supported and wished by current Italian PM Romano Prodi since his entering into politics. The Democratic Party (Italian: ) is a proposed political party in Italy. ...

Interest in joining a possible Democratic Party was shown also by other minor parties, such as Italy of Values and Italian Democratic Socialists, and some civil society movements. However, the left-wing of the Democrats of the Left does not support the idea at all, since its members mainly oppose to leave the Party of European Socialists. Moreover, the conservative wing of the Daisy, often referred to as centrists or teo-dem, oppose in any form to join the PES at the European level, and instead wants explicit references to "Catholic roots" in the new party's statute. Italy of Values (Italian: Italia dei Valori, also known as Lista Di Pietro) is a liberal party and anti-corruption political movement in Italy, headed by former magistrate and Mani Pulite campaigner Antonio Di Pietro. ... The Italian Democratic Socialists (Italian: Socialisti Democratici Italiani), or SDI, is a small social democratic party of moderate-left policies, heir of the old Italian Socialist Party and led by Enrico Boselli. ... The Party of European Socialists (PES) is a European political party whose members are 33 social democratic, socialist and labour parties of the European Union member states as well as Norway. ...

The national assemblies of both DS and Daisy, held in late 2006, scheduled a founding convention for the Democratic Party to be held in the fall of 2007.

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United in the Olive Tree - for Europe

United in the Olive Tree

Towards the Democratic Party

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