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image by M. Schmöger, 29 June 2002
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At the 1st May demonstrations in Munich there are also always
political parties and groups from foreign countries including
Italy.
Flag of "L'Ulivo" (The Olive Tree) - Several left and
centrist parties joined together in the L'Ulivo coalition for the
elections in 1996 and 2001. L'Ulivo won the 1996 election (prime
ministers were Romano Prodi und Massimo d'Alema), but was defeated in 2001 by
the right-centre coalition "Casa delle Libertà" (House of the Liberties), led by current prime
minister Silvio Berlusconi. The parties and coalitions currently
belonging to L'Ulivo are: DS (Democratici di Sinistra);
Margherita (coalition of: PPI (Partito Popolare Italiano),
I Democratici,
Rinnovamento Italiano, UDEUR (Unione Democratici per
l'Europa);
Federazione dei Verdi; SDI (Socialisti Democratici Italiani); PdCI
(Partito dei Comunisti Italiani).
The symbol of L'Ulivo is a circle of white blending into light
blue at the bottom, in the centre the inscription
"L'ULIVO" in blue (the apostrophe red), and a green
olive twig. The flag is a bluish green with the symbol in the
center.
Sources:
- own observations at the 1st May 2001 and 2002 demos in Munich
- website of L'Ulivo at <www.ulivo.it>
M. Schmöger, 29 June 2002
image by M. Schmöger, 29 June 2002
image by M. Schmöger, 29 June 2002
