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Why did Silvio Berlusconi relaunch the People of Freedom party as Forza Italia?
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Silvio Berlusconi addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, 2009.
Silvio Berlusconi relaunched the People of Freedom (PdL) party as Forza Italia in October 2013 following significant internal instability within his political movement.1
The decision occurred shortly after Berlusconi faced a revolt from the party's moderate wing, which had defied his attempt to withdraw support from the coalition government led by Enrico Letta. By relaunching the party under its original name, Berlusconi sought to consolidate his control; however, the move prompted the moderate faction, led by Angelino Alfano, to break away and form the New Centre Right (Nuovo Centrodestra) party.1