Bertinottiani
After Bertinotti unsuccessfully led the party ( within the Rainbow Left list ) in the 2006 general election , in the 2008 congress the Bertinottiani , led by Nichi Vendola and Franco Giordano , were defeated by Paolo Ferrero , After a few months , the pair led their Refoundation for the Left ( RpS ) faction outside the PRC and formed the Movement for the Left ( MpS ) , which would be merged into Left Ecology Freedom ( SEL ) , which would finally be transformed into Italian Left ( SI ) . 
<triplet> Nichi Vendola <subj> Left Ecology Freedom <obj> member of political party <triplet> Franco Giordano <subj> Left Ecology Freedom <obj> member of political party <triplet> Left Ecology Freedom <subj> Italian Left <obj> part of <triplet> Italian Left <subj> Left Ecology Freedom <obj> follows