support for free market, privatization, deregulation, lower taxes, and competition in the health care and education systems. They also proposed an American-styled reform of Italian political system (their slogan was "America, Market, Individual"), including presidentialism, competitive federalism, and a first-past-the-post plurality voting system. Despite being a small party, the RI were also keen supporters of a two-party system. In foreign policy they were staunchly pro-American and very supportive of human rights all over the world. Internationally Liberal Reformers, along with the Italian Radicals, were members of the Transnational Radical Party, a NGO working at the United Nations level. The party had a socially progressive stance on abortion and stem cell research, despite not stressing too much the point. The party supported also civil unions for homosexual couples, but, differently from other liberal parties, opposed civil unions for opposite-sex couples and same-sex marriage. Della Vedova explained this position by arguing that there is no need of regulation for free cohabitation of opposite-sex couples and, instead, he proposed swift procedures for divorce, which are very lengthy in Italy. Liberal Reformers were very keen on the return of Italy to the use of nuclear energy (which was prohibited by a referendum proposed by the Radical Party in 1987) and were also the party of the centre-right to be more involved in green politics, by contesting the hegemony of left-wing politics on these issues, and proposed a new liberal-green parth for the centre-right. Explicitly inspired by the "Vote blue, go green" campaign of the British Conservative Party led by David Cameron, they launched their own campaign on the subject, named "+ Blue, + Green. A competition of ideas. A liberal policy on the environment for the program of the centre-right". Leadership President: Benedetto Della Vedova (2005–2009) Spokesman: Marco Taradash (2005–2009) Coordinator: Giuseppe Calderisi (2005–2009) Secretary: Carmelo Palma (2005–2009) See also Libertiamo References External links Official website Official website of Benedetto Della Vedova Manifesto "Give a libertarian soul to the centre-right" 2005 establishments in Italy 2009 disestablishments in Italy Liberal parties in Italy Radical parties in Italy Political parties established in 2005 Political parties disestablished in 2009 Libertarianism in Italy Classical liberal parties Libertarian parties Defunct liberal political parties Defunct political parties in Italy