Critical Left (, SC) was a communist and Trotskyist political party in Italy, affiliated to the Fourth International.
History Originally a Trotskyist faction within the Communist Refoundation Party (PRC), it broke ranks on 8 December 2007 to become an independent political party. From 2006 to 2008, SC had deputy Salvatore Cannavò and senator Franco Turigliatto who voted consistently against the Prodi II Cabinet and the latter was responsible of the first major crisis of the government on 22 February 2007.Info on archiviostorico.corriere.it After this, Turigliatto was expelled from the PRC in March.Info on archiviostorico.corriere.it In the 2008 general election, SC (890 members) ran its own lists and Flavia D'Angeli was chosen as candidate for Prime Minister of the party. In the election, SC gained 0.5% of the national vote.
SC dissolved in July 2013 and agreed to separate into two groupings which would each try out their different approaches, with the first grouping formed a new party called Anticapitalist Left while the second founded Internationalist Solidarity, a political association uninvolved in direct elections."Nadia de Mond: in women's liberation the first step is self-consciousness" ."La separazione di Sinistra Critica" ."Sinistra Anticapitalista ennesima riproposizione di una posizione politica fallimentare".
Leadership Spokespersons: Salvatore Cannavò (2007–2009), Flavia D'Angeli (2008–present), Franco Turigliatto (2009–present) and Piero Maestri (2009–2013)
Electoral results Parliament Chamber of Deputies Election yearNo. of overall votes% of overall voteNo. of overall seats won+/-Notes2008 168,9160.5
Senate Election yearNo. of overall votes% of overall voteNo. of overall seats won+/-Notes2008 136.3960.4
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External links
Official website