Garibaldian Antifascist Partisan Movement of Italy

The Garibaldian Antifascist Partisan Movement of Italy (Italian: Movimento Garibaldino antifascista Partigiani d'Italia, abbreviated GAPI) was a political party in Italy. GAPI was founded by Sante Garibaldi at a congress in Rome August 8–14, 1945.[1][2] GAPI supported a democratic, republican and federalist constitution of Italy.[2] The party published the weekly La Pattuglia ('The Patrol').[2][3]

Garibaldian Antifascist Partisan Movement of Italy

Movimento Garibaldino antifascista Partigiani d'Italia
LeaderSante Garibaldi
Constituent Assembly
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Sante Garibaldi died in the summer of 1946.[1]

The party contested the Napoli-Caserta constituency in the 1946 Constituent Assembly election. It obtained 1,922 votes (0.19% of the votes in the constituency).[4] The party again contested the Napoli-Caserta constituency in the 1953 general election, obtaining 762 votes (0.06% of the votes in the constituency).[5]

Michele Crisafulli was the chairman of GAPI in Sicily.[3]

References
  1. Heyriès, Hubert. Les Garibaldiens de 14: splendeurs et misères des Chemises rouges en France de la Grande Guerre à la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Nice: Serre Éd, 2005. p. 652
  2. Ballini, Pier Luigi. 1946-1948: Repubblica, costituente, costituzione : mostra storica, bibliografica, documentaria : Firenze, 7 ottobre-19 dicembre 1998. Firenze: Polistampa, 1998.
  3. Colombo, Arturo. Voci e volti della democrazia: cultura e impegno civile da Gobetti a Bauer. Firenze: F. Le Monnier, 1990. p. 188
  4. Italian Ministry of Interior. Assemblea costituente 02/06/1946 | Area ITALIA | Circoscrizione NAPOLI-CASERTA
  5. Italian Ministry of Interior. Camera 07/06/1953 | Area ITALIA | Circoscrizione NAPOLI-CASERTA
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