Italy is Popular

Italy is Popular (Italian: L'Italia è Popolare, IP) is a Christian-democratic political party active in Italy.[1]

Not to be confused with Popular Italy.
Italy is Popular

L'Italia è Popolare
LeaderGiuseppe De Mita
Founded11 November 2017
Split fromUnion of the Centre
IdeologyChristian democracy
Popularism
Political positionCentre
National affiliationPopular Civic List
Centre-left coalition
Chamber of Deputies
0 / 630
Senate
0 / 315
European Parliament
0 / 73
Regional Council of Campania
2 / 51
Website
www.italiaepopolare.it

History

IP was launched as a split from the Union of the Centre (UdC) in November 2017 by Giuseppe De Mita, nephew of Ciriaco De Mita, a former leader of Christian Democracy and Prime Minister of Italy during 1980s. For the 2017 Sicilian regional election the UdC re-joined the centre-right coalition at the regional level.[2] Giuseppe De Mita criticised the decision, was relinquished as UdC's deputy secretary,[3] and, along with his uncle Ciriaco and Marco Follini, launched IP.[4][5]

In December IP formed the Popular Civic List (CP), a centrist electoral list within the centre-left coalition, along with Popular Alternative (AP), Italy of Values (IdV), the Centrists for Europe (CpE), Solidary Democracy (DemoS), the Union for Trentino (UpT) and minor parties/groups. Minister of Health Beatrice Lorenzin was chosen as leader.[6][7][8]

In the 2018 general election CP obtained a mere 0.5% and no seats, except for a handful of elects in single-seat constituencies. De Mita was defeated in the single-seat constituency of Ariano Irpino, where he came third.[9]

References
  1. Politiche 2018, De Mita jr riparte da “L’Italia è popolare”
  2. http://www.udc-italia.it/sicilia-udc-nessuna-fibrillazione-cesa-lavora-a-unita-centrodestra
  3. https://www.italiaoggi.it/giornali/dettaglio_giornali.asp?preview=false&accessMode=FA&id=2206376&codiciTestate=1&titolo=De%20Mita%20junior%20spacca%20l%27Udc
  4. http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2017/11/11/de-mita-jr-chiude-a-berlusconi-e-da-laddio-alludc-non-esiste-piuNapoli04.html
  5. http://corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it/napoli/politica/17_novembre_06/i-de-mita-radunano-fedelissimi-cesa-punta-mocerino-gargani-580e42a2-c321-11e7-b6ac-dc5d5d317d53.shtml
  6. http://www.repubblica.it/politica/2017/12/29/news/nasce_la_lista_centrista_alleata_col_pd_sara_guidata_da_lorenzin-185423728
  7. "Centrosinistra, c'è anche il terzo mini-alleato del Pd: Civica Popolare guidata dalla Lorenzin. Simbolo? Una margherita - Il Fatto Quotidiano". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  8. http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/notizie/2017-12-29/nasce-civica-popolare-lista-centrista-il-pd-lorenzin-guida--132250.shtml
  9. http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/cronache/onda-m5s-lirpinia-volta-spalle-de-mita-1502199.html

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