 In 2006 National Alliance asked the Court of Florence to prevent the use of the acronym "MSI" and the historic Tricolour Flame at the New MSI of Gaetano Saya, Maria Antonietta Cannizzaro and Andrea Lucatorto.The judge upheld the party of Gianfranco Fini and the New MSI appealed, pointing out that AN "had abandoned its origins, effectively renouncing any political continuation with the formation of the MSI".In 2009, merging into the PdL, AN ceased to exist and was replaced by the National Alliance Foundation.