The Rose in the Fist (Italian: Rosa nel Pugno, RnP) was a coalition of parties in Italy.
The RnP was composed of the social-democratic Italian Democratic Socialists (led by Enrico Boselli and Roberto Villetti), the libertarian Italian Radicals (led by Marco Pannella and Emma Bonino) and some independent members gathered in the Association for the Rose in the Fist (including Lanfranco Turci, Salvatore Buglio, and Biagio De Giovanni).
RnP was part of the centre-left coalition of parties The Union and was one of the main Italian supporters of gay rights, abortion and euthanasia.
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