10 Times Better (Italian: 10 Volte Meglio, 10VM), whose official name is Italy 10 Times Better, is a liberal[1] political party in Italy.[2]

10 Times Better
10 Volte Meglio
Abbreviation10VM
LeaderEnrico Maria Bozza
FoundedDecember 2017
IdeologyEconomic liberalism
Liberalism
Political positionCentre
National affiliationCambiamo! (2019)
PAIUCDL–10VM (2022)
European affiliationEAFD (2020–2021)
Colors  Orange
Chamber of Deputies
0 / 630
Senate
0 / 315
European Parliament
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Website
diecivoltemeglio.com

History

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Former logo

10 Times Better was founded in December 2017 by the Venetian entrepreneur, Andrea Dusi, to run in the 2018 general election; Dusi's aim is to create an Italian equivalent of Ciudadanos, the Spanish liberal party led by Albert Rivera.[1][3]

10VM wants to restart investing funds on enterprises, on tourism and innovation which are considered the key points to re-launch Italy.[4] The party considers itself different from Five Star Movement, the anti-establishment party which some commentators have compared to 10VM.[5]

The party's slogan is "Italy Deserves to Be Ten Times Better".[6]

In July 2018, the founder Andrea Dusi decided to leave the political party to continue his activity as civic leader through Impactscool, a no profit organization aiming to prepare the young people to the future.[7][failed verification]

On 18 April 2019, three Deputies joined the party and created the "Dream Italy–10 Times Better" parliamentary sub-group within the Mixed Group in the Chamber of Deputies.[8] The party voted against the motion of confidence to the Conte II Cabinet.[citation needed]

In September, four deputies officially left Forza Italia to join Cambiamo!.[9] They entered the "Dream Italy–10 Times Better" sub-group, which was then renamed "Cambiamo!–10 Times Better".[8][10]

Election results

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In the political election of the 4th of March, 10VM obtained 37859 votes (0.11%).[11] Best results in Verona where the political leader, Andrea Dusi, obtained 0.82%.[citation needed]

Italian Parliament

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Chamber of Deputies
Election year # of
overall votes
% of
overall vote
# of
overall seats won
+/– Leaders
2018 37,354 0.11
0 / 630
Andrea Dusi

References

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  1. ^ a b Visentin, Giacomo (1 March 2018). "Elezioni Politiche 2018, il programma di 10 Volte Meglio". Estensione (in Italian). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  2. ^ Pirone, Diodato (2 December 2017). "Nasce il "partito start-up": un imprenditore veneto lancia "Italia, 10 volte meglio"". Il Messaggero (in Italian). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. ^ Pirone, Diodato (15 January 2018). "Al decollo "Italia, 10 volte meglio", il partito dell'innovazione: «Nostro modello è Ciudadanos, siamo l'opposto di M5S»". Il Messaggero (in Italian). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. ^ "10 Volte Meglio si presenta: "Innovazione, turismo e competenze per cambiare l'Italia"". NTR24.TV (in Italian). 10 February 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  5. ^ Magnani, Alberto (29 January 2018). "10 Volte Meglio, il partito acchiappa-giovani punta a 2 milioni di voti". Il Sole 24 ORE (in Italian). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  6. ^ 10 Volte Meglio – Facebook
  7. ^ "Impactscool: La piattaforma che racconta a giovani e aziende come sarà il futuro". Linkiesta (in Italian). 25 January 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Modifiche intervenute alle componenti politiche: MISTO-CAMBIAMO!-10 VOLTE MEGLIO". Italian Chamber of Deputies (in Italian).
  9. ^ Agazzi, Davide (9 September 2019). "Gli azzurri Benigni e Sorte lasciano Forza Italia, entrano nel gruppo misto della Camera". Bergamo News.
  10. ^ "Camera: nasce Cambiamo!, componente Misto". Agenzia ANSA. 11 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Risultati Camera 04/03/2018 Area ITALIA (escl. Valle d'Aosta)". Eligendo (in Italian).