Transnational Radical Party

Transnational Radical Party
Founded 1989
Type Non-profit
NGO
Headquarters Rome
Location
  • Worldwide
Services Media attention, direct-appeal campaigns, research, lobbying
Fields Protecting human rights, freedom of choice, civil rights
Members
2,000 (2007)
Key people
 Marco Pannella, Emma Bonino, Marco Cappato, Chris Davies
Website radicalparty.org

The Transnational Radical Party or Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty (formerly Radical Party, not to be confused with the Italian Radicals liberal party founded in 2001) is a political association of citizens, parliamentarians and members of government of various national and political backgrounds who intend to use nonviolent means to create an effective body of international law with respect for individuals and the affirmation of democracy and freedom throughout the world.

The PRT is a non-governmental organization (NGO) in a General category consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations since 1995.[1] The TRP does not participate in national, regional, or local elections.

The party often advocates for the international use of the language Esperanto in its literature.[2]

History

The PRT's forerunner, the Radical Party (Partito Radicale, PR), was established in 1955 by a left-wing splinter group from the centre-right Italian Liberal Party. In 1988 the PR was transformed into the PRT. In 1992 the Radicals formed, at the Italian-level, the Pannella List (Lista Pannella), as its most senior figure was Marco Pannella. In 1999 the List used the electoral label Bonino List (Lista Bonino), named after Emma Bonino. In 2001 the Radicals in Italy formed the Italian Radicals (Radicali Italiani).

In May 2003 Olivier Dupuis resigned from his office as secretary of the party because of serious political differences with TRP leader Pannella. The party was later provisionally run by a committee, known as the "Senate" (Senato), led by Pannella and composed of the leading members of the party.

In September 2016, after Pannella's death in May, the party's congress elected a collective leadership led by Rita Bernardini, Antonella Casu, Sergio D'Elia and Maurizio Turco, as opposed to the wing led by Bonino and Marco Cappato, who, in turn, control the Italian Radicals party.[3][4][5]

Members

This is a list of PRT prominent members and former members:

Leadership

See also

References

  1. ↑ database of NGO's with consultative status at un.org
  2. ↑ The International Politics of Esperanto at the Nitobe Center for Language Democracy
  3. ↑ http://www.repubblica.it/politica/2016/09/03/news/radicali_al_congresso_vince_la_mozione_ortodossa_-147121871/?refresh_ce
  4. ↑ http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/politica/congresso-partito-radicale-vincono-ultr-pannelliani-1302647.html
  5. ↑ http://www.radicalparty.org/it/content/i-furbetti-del-partitino-consulenza-i-compagni-espulsi-o-di-espulsione
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