Democratic Energy () is a liberal and centrist faction within the Democratic Party (PD), a political party in Italy.Anna Ascani fonda la sua corrente, Energia Democratica: ecco da chi si affranca, nel Pd Its leader is Anna Ascani, PD's vice president and deputy from Umbria, who was considered very close to Matteo Renzi, party's former national secretary and former Prime Minister of Italy from February 2014 to December 2016.Pd, Anna Ascani lancia la sua corrente. Si chiama "Energia democratica"
History The movement is the de facto heir of Always Forward, the faction which rose around Giachetti and Ascani's candidacy as secretary and deputy secretary in March 2019 leadership election.PD. Zingaretti 68%, Martina 20%, Giachetti 12%
On 17 September, during an interview to Italian newspaper la Repubblica, Renzi announced his intention to leave the PD, and create new parliamentary groups, led by himself. On the same day, interviewed by Bruno Vespa during the late-night TV talk-show Porta a Porta, he officially launched Italia Viva (IV). Almost every member of Always Forward, including Roberto Giachetti, followed Renzi in the new movement, while Anna Ascani remained within the PD, of which she was serving as vice president.Scissione di Renzi, Anna Ascani resta nel PdNuovo partito di Renzi, ecco chi lo segue After few days, on 29 September, she officially launched Democratic Energy.Anna Scani su Twitter: "Sono tanti quelli che, come me, hanno scelto di restare nel PD. E credo che la nostra energia oggi sia più preziosa che mai. Nasce #EnergiaDemocratica. "
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