in the 2000s, italian nationalism seemed to gain a moderate support by the society, in particular during important days such as the national day festa della repubblica (republic day) and the anniversary of the liberation. the president of the republic carlo azeglio ciampi has often praised patriotism among italians by mentioning in his speeches national events, including the risorgimento or the resistenza, and national symbols like the flag of italy and the national anthem, although he seems to want to stress self-confidence rather than plain nationalism. in 2011, the 150th anniversary of italian unification showed a moderately renewed interest in italian nationalism among the society. nationalist ideologies are often present during italian anti-globalisation protests. today, italian nationalism is still mainly supported by right-wing political parties like brothers of italy and minor far-right political parties like the right, casapound, forza nuova and tricolour flame. nonetheless, in recent times italian nationalism has been occasionally embraced as a form of banal nationalism by liberal parties like forza italia, centrist parties like the union of the centre or even by centre-left parties like the democratic party.