Independent Alternative for Italians Abroad

The Independent Alternative for Italians Abroad (Italian: Alternativa Indipendente Italiani All 'Estero; AIIE) was a party list that contested the 2006 Italian general election in the overseas division of North America and Central America. It ran four candidates for the Chamber of Deputies and two candidates for the Italian Senate. The party did not win any seats.

The AIIE supported improvements in consular and health-care services for Italians living abroad, and was generally focused on interactions between Italy and the country's diaspora population.^[1] One candidate for the Italian Chamber of Deputies indicated that the party was neither right-wing nor left-wing, and that it opposed bureaucracy while supporting freedom for both the individual and society.^[2] Another party candidate for the Italian Senate said that the AIIE was seeking to reach an electorate of moderate and undecided voters.^[3]

Electoral record

2006 Italian general election results: Chamber of Deputies, North and Central America region

Party		Votes	%	Deputies
	The Union	33,881	38.72	1
	Forza Italia	26,843	30.68	1
	For Italy in the World with Tremaglia	10,897	12.45
	Union of Christian and Centre Democrats	9,494	10.85
	Alternativa Indipendente Italiani All 'Estero	3,732	4.26
	Northern League	1,461	1.67
	Tricolour Flame	1,197	1.37
Total valid votes		87,505	100.00

The Union candidate preference votes
Gino Bucchino (elected)	10,361
Giovanni Rapana'	8,626
Silvana Mangione	8,086
Graziella Ciminata Bivona	4,502

Forza Italia candidate preference votes
Salvatore Ferrigno (elected)	10,492
Liliana Bartolotta	4,717
Paolo Antonio Ariemma	4,427
Angela Della Costanza Turner	3,392

For Italy in the World with Tremaglia candidate preference votes
Antonio Cardillo	3,593
Anna Colarusso	2,950
Angelo Vinciguerra	2,362
Quintino Cianfaglione	1,634

Union of Christian and Centre Democrats candidate preference votes
Giuseppe Canciani	3,877
Domenico Mignone	2,696
Gaetano Mattioli Cecchini	1,202
Massimo Seracini	916

Alternativa Indipendente Italiani All 'Estero candidate preference votes
John Adamo	1,947
Paolo de Francesco	685
Francesco de Leo	648
Antonino Massana	408

Northern League candidate preference votes
Guido Renzi	541
Stefano Bagnasco	431
Natale Salvatore Caruso	312

Tricolour Flame candidate preference votes
Giorgio Viti	382
Vito Verzura	351

Source: ARCHIVIO STORICO DELLE ELEZIONI - Consultazione dati: Camera 09/04/2006, Area ESTERO, Ripartizione AMERICA SETTENTRIONALE E CENTRALE, Ministerio dell'Interno, Government of Italy, accessed 27 July 2011. Voters were not required to give a preference vote for any candidate.

2006 Italian general election results: Senate, North and Central America region

Party		Votes	%	Senators
	The Union	32,036	38.03	1
	Forza Italia	25,556	30.33
	For Italy in the World with Tremaglia	11,604	13.77
	Union of Christian and Centre Democrats	9,412	11.17
	Independent Alternative for Italians Abroad	3,191	3.79
	Northern League	1,389	1.65
	Tricolour Flame	1,061	1.26
Total valid votes		84,249	100.00

The Union candidate preference votes
Renato Turano (elected)	12,097
Rocco di Trolio	7,675

Forza Italia candidate preference votes
Augusto Sorriso	8,898
Liborio Zambito	5,387

For Italy in the World with Tremaglia candidate preference votes
Carlo Consiglio	5,446
Vincenzo Centofanti	2,531

Union of Christian and Centre Democrats candidate preference votes
Vittorio Coco	3,906
Bernardo Paradiso	2,885

Independent Alternative for Italians Abroad candidate preference votes
Domenico Serafini detto Dom	1,471
Sonia Marcella Spadoni	922

Northern League candidate preference votes
Salvatore Rappa	807

Tricolour Flame candidate preference votes
Alfredo Viti	415

Source: ARCHIVIO STORICO DELLE ELEZIONI - Consultazione dati: Senato 09/04/2006, Area ESTERO, Ripartizione AMERICA SETTENTRIONALE E CENTRALE, Ministerio dell'Interno, Government of Italy, accessed 27 July 2011. Voters were not required to give a preference vote for any candidate.

References

↑ "Serafini e Adamo annunciano la lista Alternativa Indipendente", Italia Estera, 17 November 2005(?), accessed 22 July 2011.
↑ Francesco de Leo, "Sei di destra, di centro o di sinistra?", 24 March 2006, accessed 22 July 2011.
↑ "Intervista al teramano Dom Serafini, candidato indipendente per il voto degli italiani del Nordamerica", Teramo News, accessed 22 July 2011.

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