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Launch of DiEM25’s political party in Italy: MERA25 — with Federico Dolce, Yanis Varoufakis & more!

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MERA25 Italy is now our movement's third national political party. Federico Dolce, MERA25 Italy spokesperson: “We started in Greece, then expanded to Germany, now to Italy. Why? To give hope to Europe. We are creating a solidarity network because, though it’s fought in different places, our battle is the same.” DiEM25’s Yanis Varoufakis was also at the launch of MERA25 Italy – in Rome on November 12. The event at the Acquario Romano also featured MERA25 Germany spokesperson Julijana Zita, and videos from supporters from around the world such as Slavoj Zizek, Brian Eno, Roger Waters and Caroline Lucas. After the collapse of Mario Draghi’s unelected, technocratic government, the failure of traditional left-wing parties at the polls delivered the country’s most right-wing government since

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MERA25 Italy is now our movement's third national political party.



Federico Dolce, MERA25 Italy spokesperson: “We started in Greece, then expanded to Germany, now to Italy. Why? To give hope to Europe. We are creating a solidarity network because, though it’s fought in different places, our battle is the same.”



DiEM25’s Yanis Varoufakis was also at the launch of MERA25 Italy – in Rome on November 12. The event at the Acquario Romano also featured MERA25 Germany spokesperson Julijana Zita, and videos from supporters from around the world such as Slavoj Zizek, Brian Eno, Roger Waters and Caroline Lucas.



After the collapse of Mario Draghi’s unelected, technocratic government, the failure of traditional left-wing parties at the polls delivered the country’s most right-wing government since Mussolini. The signal sent by voters is clear: current mainstream “progressive” parties have failed to earn their trust, and the time to build an alternative is now.



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