The Sicilian National Movement (Italian: Movimento Nazionale Siciliano, MNS) is a separatist coalition of parties active in Sicily.
The coalition was launched in November 2016[1] and officially founded in January 2017. Its three founding members were: Sicily Nation (SN), the Movement for the Independence of Sicily (MIS; re-edition of the separatist party which was active after World War II) and the Sicilian National Front (FNS).[2]
Since its foundation, the MNS supported Gaetano Armao, SN leader, for President of Sicily in the 2017 regional election.[3][4]
In the summer of 2017 Armao, with the support of the MNS,[5] launched a broader Union of Indignant Sicilians (Unione dei Siciliani Indignati, USI),[6][7][8] received the support of Silvio Berlusconi and Forza Italia (FI),[9][10] and was selected as candidate for Vice President, in ticket with candidate for President Nello Musumeci, representing a broad centre-right coalition, notably including FI, Brothers of Italy, Us with Salvini, the Party of Sicilians and the Union of the Centre.[11][12][13][14]
After the election, in which the MNS did not field own lists, and Musumeci's election as President, Armao was sworn in as Vice President and minister of Economy.[15]
References
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- ↑ "Sicilia: nasce il Movimento nazionale siciliano e candida alla Regione Gaetano Armao - Libero Quotidiano". www.liberoquotidiano.it. Archived from the original on 2017-01-20.
- ↑ "Sicilia: Nasce Movimento nazionale siciliano, Armao il candidato alla Regione | Palermo la Repubblica.it".
- ↑ "I "nazionalisti" siciliani contro Crocetta e Orlando: Affossano l'isola". 11 February 2017.
- ↑ "Il sito web è in costruzione". Archived from the original on 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
- ↑ http://siciliainformazioni.com/redazione/670149/amao-e-il-suo-movimento-nazionale-siciliano-scendono-in-campo-per-il-centrodestra
- ↑ "Gaetano Armao, chi è il prof. Gradito a Berlusconi in ticket con Musumeci in Sicilia". 20 August 2017.
- ↑ "Armao, il leader degli Indignati che "indigna" parte di Forza Italia".
- ↑ "Sicilia, Berlusconi decide da solo: "Punto su Armao e sfido gli alleati"". 26 August 2017.
- ↑ "Berlusconi: Per Armao più di un "colpo di fulmine". Ma Musumeci non indietreggia". 25 August 2017.
- ↑ "Sicilia, il centrodestra si compatta attorno alla candidatura di Musumeci". September 2017.
- ↑ "Centrodestra unito in Sicilia. C'è il via libera a Musumeci". 2 September 2017.
- ↑ "Sicilia, Berlusconi: "Scendo in campo io. Ok ticket Musumeci-Armao"". 9 February 2017.
- ↑ "Regionali, Berlusconi in campo per la Sicilia: "Modello da esportare alle Politiche"". 2 September 2017.
- ↑ "Regione, ecco la nuova giunta - Nomi e Foto".