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Democracy is Freedom - The White Ox-Eye Daisy, Italy

Democrazia è libertà - La Margherita

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image by Marcus Schmöger, 17 July 2002



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Overview

Founded 24 March 2002, Dissolved 14 October 2007 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_is_Freedom_-_The_Daisy

image by Marcus Schmöger, 17 July 2002
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Flag and logo of the "Margherita", the sub-coalition of the The Olive Tree (L'Ulivo ) coalition joining together more or less centrist parties.
Marcus Schmöger, 17 July 2002

"Margherita" ("Democrazia è libertà - La Margherita" = Democracy is Freedom - The White Ox-Eye www.margheritaonline.it) - The Margherita is a sub-coalition of the "L'Ulivo" coalition joining together parties claiming heritage of the old DC ("Democrazia Cristiana" = Christian Democracy). The more right-wing fission products of the DC belong to "Casa delle Libertà", sub-coalition "UDC" (see 1.4). The leader of "Margherita" is Francesco Rutelli. The parties of the Margherita coalition form a common parliamentary group in the Camera dei Deputati (77 deputies) and the Senato (37 senators); the UDEUR members, however, had left the common groups in June/July 2002. Recently (March 2002) the three remaining parties of the coalition (PPI, Democratici, Rinnovamento Italiano) decided to formalize Margherita as a party under the name "Democrazia è libertà - La Margherita", thus dissolving the formerly independent parties.

The current logo of "Margherita" is divided pale-blue over white over green, in the center a white ox-eye daisy; at the top the inscription "DEMOCRAZIA È LIBERTÀ" (Democracy is freedom), at the bottom the inscription "LA MARGHERITA". Logo at www.margheritaonline.it. The former logo of "Margherita" was divided pale-blue over white over green, in the center a white ox-eye; in the upper right corner the logos of the four parties belonging to the coalition, in the upper left corner the inscription "Democrazia è libertà" (Democracy is freedom), at the bottom the inscription "con Rutelli" (with Rutelli). The flag is simply divided pale-blue over white over green, in the center a white ox-eye. Fotos of the flag at www.margheritaonline.it, rutelli02.jpg, rutelli03.jpg,rutelli04.jpg, rutelli05.jpg, rutelli06.jpg, rutelli07.jpg, rutelli08.jpg and www.democraticiperlulivo.it.
Marcus Schmöger, 1 August 2002