Italian Social Movement
Italian Social Movement Movimento Sociale Italiano | |
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| Abbreviation | MSI |
| Leaders | Giorgio Almirante (first) Gianfranco Fini (last) |
| Founded | 26 December 1946 |
| Dissolved | 27 January 1995 |
| Preceded by | Republican Fascist Party (de facto) |
| Succeeded by | National Alliance (legal successor) |
| Membership | 202,715 (1993) |
| Ideology | Neo-fascism National conservatism |
| Political position | Far-right |
The Italian Social Movement (Italian: Movimento Sociale Italiano, MSI) was a neo-fascist political party in Italy from 1946 to 1995.[1]
The party was made by supporters of the former dictator Benito Mussolini, who wanted to carry the "flame" and were in the Italian Social Republic and Republican Fascist Party.[2] The MSI was from the 1950s to the 1980s a small right-wing party.[3]
References
- ↑ Winfield, Nicole (2022-09-26). "How a party of neo-fascist roots won big in Italy". AP News. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
The Italian Social Movement, or MSI, was founded in 1946 by Giorgio Almirante
- ↑ Internationalist, Internationalist. "Giorgia Meloni and her Fascist Fratelli d'Italia". www.internationalist.org. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
The Movimento Sociale Italiano (MSI) was formed by veterans of the Salò republic to carry forward the "flame" of fascism
- ↑ Winfield, Nicole (2022-09-26). "How a fringe far-right group with neo-fascist roots became Italy's biggest party". The Times of Israel. ISSN 0040-7909. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
Giorgia Meloni has taken Brothers of Italy from a fringe far-right group to Italy's biggest party.