Alternative for Italy

This article is about the right-wing populist alliance running in the 2022 Italian general election. For the Italian Eurosceptic party born in 2021, see Alternativa (Italian political party).

Alternative for Italy (Italian: Alternativa per l'Italia, APLI) is a right-wing populist political alliance in Italy launched on 10 July 2022 by Mario Adinolfi, leader of The People of the Family (PdF), and Simone Di Stefano, leader of Exit.^[1]

Alternative for Italy Alternativa per l'Italia
Leaders	Mario Adinolfi, Simone Di Stefano
Founded	10 July 2022 (2022-07-10)
Ideology	Right-wing populism Nationalism Euroscepticism Christian right
Political position	Right-wing
Politics of Italy Political parties Elections

History

On 10 July 2022, Mario Adinolfi, leader of the Christian-rightist party The People of the Family (PdF), and Simone Di Stefano, leader of the nationalist movement Exit and former secretary of the neo-fascist CasaPound, announced the formation of a joint list to run in the upcoming general election.^[2] The party deliberately took inspiration from the nationalist party Alternative for Germany (AfD).^[3]

Alternative for Italy harshly condemned the policies promoted by the government of Mario Draghi, especially regarding the mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccination certificate (Green Pass).^[4] APLI is also against the European Union and in favor of a reconciliation with Vladimir Putin's Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.^[5]

Composition

Party		Main ideology	Leader
	The People of the Family (PdF)	Christian right	Mario Adinolfi
	Exit	Nationalism	Simone Di Stefano

Electoral results

Italian Parliament

Chamber of Deputies
Election year	Votes	%	Seats	+/−	Leaders
2022	16,882	0.06	0 / 400	–	Mario Adinolfi, Simone Di Stefano

Senate of the Republic
Election year	Votes	%	Seats	+/−	Leaders
2022	40,371	0.15	0 / 200	–	Mario Adinolfi, Simone Di Stefano