10 Times Better

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

10 Times Better

10 Volte Meglio
LeaderEnrico Maria Bozza
FoundedDecember 2017
IdeologyEconomic liberalism
Liberalism
Political positionCentre
National affiliationCambiamo!/Centre-right coalition
(from September 2019)
Colors  Orange
Chamber of Deputies
0 / 630
Senate
0 / 315
European Parliament
0 / 73
Website
www.diecivoltemeglio

History

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.[2]

10VM wants to restart investing funds on enterprises, on tourism and innovation which are considered the key points to re-launch Italy.[3] Dusi often stressed that his party is completely the opposite of the Five Star Movement, the anti-establishment party which some commentators have compared to 10VM.[4]

The party's slogan is "Italy Deserves to Be Ten Times Better".[5]

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 youngests to the future.[6]

On 18 April 2019 three Deputies joined the party. The party voted against the motion of confidence to the Conte II Cabinet.

In September four deputies officially left Forza Italia in order to join "Cambiamo!".[7] Along with a fifth deputy (Giorgio Silli), they renamed the "Dream Italy–10 Times Better" sub-group within the Mixed Group as "Cambiamo!–10 Times Better".[8]

Election results

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

Italian Parliament
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
  1. Nasce il “partito start-up”: un imprenditore veneto lancia “Italia, 10 volte meglio”
  2. Al decollo "Italia, 10 volte meglio", il partito dell'innovazione: «Nostro modello è Ciudadanos, siamo l'opposto di M5S»
  3. 10 Volte Meglio si presenta: “Innovazione, turismo e competenze per cambiare l’Italia”
  4. 0 Volte Meglio, il partito acchiappa-giovani punta a 2 milioni di voti
  5. 10 Volte Meglio – Facebook
  6. https://www.linkiesta.it/it/article/2019/01/25/impactscool-andrea-dusi/40861/
  7. "Gli azzurri Benigni e Sorte lasciano Forza Italia, entrano nel gruppo misto della Camera - Bergamo News". BergamoNews. September 9, 2019.
  8. "Camera: nasce Cambiamo!,componente Misto - Politica". Agenzia ANSA. September 11, 2019.
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