Fausto Bertinotti
Fausto Bertinotti is an Italian politician and former president of the Chamber of Deputies, known for his leadership of the Refoundation Communist Party. Bertinotti has been a prominent figure in Italian politics since the 1990s, advocating for leftist principles and social justice. His recent comments in a television interview sparked controversy when he expressed that he would have reacted violently to remarks made by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni regarding the Manifesto of Ventotene, a foundational document of the Italian Republic. His statements have ignited a political debate about the limits of discourse in the Italian parliament.
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Fausto Bertinotti was the candidate premier for the 'Cosa rossa' in 2008.
Dalla Cosa alla Costituzione: la sinistra che cerca un nome tra sigle, simboli e psicodrammi
Italy· 2026-07-01
Fausto Bertinotti was one of the other candidates in the coalition primaries won by Prodi in 2005.
Come si sceglie un premier. La saga del centrosinistra dai gazebo a «chi è meglio»Italy· 2026-06-25
Fausto Bertinotti is a former leader of the Rifondazione Comunista and has been involved in politics for decades.
Lella Bertinotti: «Adoro bisticciare di politica con mio marito. Berlusconi fu il primo a telefonargli in ospedale»Italy· 2026-02-15
Fausto Bertinotti was a politician mentioned in the context of Italian political history.
Cremonini: «Giorgia Cardinaletti mi ha chiesto il coraggio di amare. Lucio Dalla diceva a mia madre: "Perché non posso essere amico di Cesare?"»Italy· 2025-12-26
Fausto Bertinotti responds to Romano Prodi regarding the political climate and their past interactions.
Bertinotti replica a Prodi: «Ossessionato, tra noi non c'è grande calore. La sua sinistra portatrice di una politica che è fallita»Italy· 2025-11-14
Fausto Bertinotti was the subject of a prank call made by Gianluigi Nuzzi and Antonello Venditti.
Gianluigi Nuzzi: «Il maggiordomo di Ratzinger mi passò le carte segrete e sorrise. Gorbaciov? Mi colpirono i suoi occhi gelidi»Italy· 2025-08-28
Fausto Bertinotti is a former president of the Chamber of Deputies and leader of the Communist Refoundation party.
La collezione privata di Bertinotti fa il record all'asta: da Andy Warhol a Dorazio, incasso per oltre 300mila euroItaly· 2025-07-04
Fausto Bertinotti led the Communist Refoundation in promoting a referendum in 2003.
Referendum, da Craxi a Renzi fino a Berlusconi: l’antica tentazione dell’invito al mareItaly· 2025-05-14
Fausto Bertinotti explained how he would have reacted if he were in Parliament when Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticized the Manifesto of Ventotene.
Bertinotti: «Su Ventotene a Meloni avrei tirato un libro in testa»Italy· 2025-03-23
