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image by M. Schmöger, 10 August 2002
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image by M. Schmöger, 10 August 2002
MSFT ("Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore"= Social Movement Tricolour Flame www.msifiammatric.it)
- When the old MSI transformed itself into the AN in 1994/95, the
more radical wing of the party split off and founded the MSFT in
January 1995. The leader of the MSFT is Pino Rauti, former MSI
leader (1989-1991). In contrast to the AN, the MSFT adheres to a
nostalgic fascism, especially in the form of the "Republica
Sociale Italiano" di Saló (1943-45). Several groups left
the MSFT founding their own small parties, as they disliked the
dictatorial leadership of Rauti. In the 2001 elections the MSFT
only got 0,4% and 1,0% of the votes (Camera and Senato,
respectively); only one senator was elected, however on a list of
the "Casa delle libertà".
The MSFT wanted to use the old symbol of the MSI, the tricoloured flame, but
there was (or still is?) some legal quarrel with the AN about that. So currently
the MSFT uses two modified variants of the "fiamma". The one shows a simplified
tricoloured flame together with the inscription "FIAMMA TRICOLORE". The other
one shows the flame as part of the first "A" in the inscription "FIAMMA",
together with the inscriptions "MOVIMENTO SOCIALE" and "TRICOLORE". The statute
at www.msifiammatric.it/statuto1_10.htm
describes the second symbol (Art. 2):
"L'emblema del MSFT è momentaneamente costituito della
scritta Fiamma nella quale la prima A è coniugata ad una lingua
di fuoco verde, bianca e rossa sormontata dalla dicitura
Movimento Sociale e con al disotto la dicitura Tricolore il tutto
iscritto in un cerchio, fino a quando non sarà definita la
vertenza giudiziaria con Alleanza Nazionale. In caso di sentenza
positiva per il Movimento Sociale il simbolo tornerà ad essere
"una Fiamma Tricolore (verde, bianca e rossa) su base
trapezoidale contenente la sigla MSI in giallo-oro su fondo
rosso." (The emblem of the MSFT consists at the moment of
the inscription Fiamma, in which the first A is linked with a
tongue of fire in green, white and red, surmounted by the
inscription Movimento Sociale and beneath the inscription
Tricolore, the whole inscribed in a circle, as long as the
lawsuit with the Alleanza Nazionale has not been settled. In case
of a decision positive for the Movimento Sociale the symbol will
again be "a tricolored flame (green, white and red) on a
trapezoid base containing the abbreviation MSI in golden-yellow
on a red field.)
Logo at cedweb.mininterno.it:8890, www.msicivitavecchia.it/logo_fiamma.gif
and www.comune.cosenza.it/cs/elettorale/Image21.gif
The second symbol is also used on flags, i.e. in the center,
white stripe of the Tricolore. Followers of the party also use
variants of the Celtic cross flags, either with white cross on
black or with black cross on a white disk on a red field.
The flags can be seen at the foto on the homepage http://www.msifiammatric.it.
M. Schmöger, 10 August 2002
image by Anto'nio Martins-Tuva'lkin
and M. Schmöger, 13 October 2010
A black flag with the disc logo of the MSFT was offered for sale at the
"specialized" online flag store Mussolini.NET Predappio Tricolore Souvenir
as "BANDIERA B6 Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore", with a photo showing the
middle of it (no edge visible, not possible to determine the relative size of
the disc) and measurements given as 132 x 96 cm.
Anto'nio Martins-Tuva'lkin, 13 October 2010
The tricolore version is somewhat older and obviously not available anymore,
I guess. They have changed their logos and flags frequently, so it is difficult
to keep track of them.
M. Schmöger, 19 December 2010
image by M. Schmöger, 27 April 2013
image by M. Schmöger, 27 April 2013
image by M. Schmöger, 27 April 2013
image by M. Schmöger, 27 April 2013
The current symbol has been introduced in 2002. It shows another (more
modernized) variant of the tricolour flame, derived from the old MSI symbol; and
the shorter version of the party name "Fiamma Tricolore" in black. Although
older flag versions are still in use, the mainly used flags show the current
logo on differently coloured backgrounds: black [1,2,3], blue [2,3,4,5], green
[6,7] and white [8].
Sources:
[1] flag in collection
Silvio Mancuso
[2]
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--RpvKxzBmk8/Tx_20-icnII/AAAAAAAAc5I/Pj5r6Pb7fF0/s1600/FM.jpg
[3]
http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000kwMK0V4mFk8/s/750/750/AC-Destra-00196.jpg
[4] flag no. 203 in Italian political flags collection Schmöger, from MSFT
headquarters
[5]
http://www.fiammacanicatti.it/fotofiamma/34.jpg
[6] flag no. 159 in
Italian political flags collection Schmöger, from MSFT headquarters
[7]
http://www.panorama.it/images/foto/ambasciata-del-brasile-sit-in-a-favore/803483-1/AMBASCIATA-DEL-BRASILE-SIT-IN-A-FAVORE_h_partb.jpg
[8]
http://www.fiammacanicatti.it/fotofiamma/08_campagna_elettorale_comunali_2006.JPG
M. Schmöger, 27 April 2013
