Progressive Area

Progressive Area (Italian: Area Progressista, AP) is a democratic-socialist political party in Italy.

Progressive Area

Area Progressista
LeaderMichele Ragosta
FoundedDecember 2017
Preceded byProgressive Camp
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Progressivism
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationMore Europe
Centre-left coalition
Colours  Orange
Chamber of Deputies
0 / 630
Senate
0 / 315
European Parliament
0 / 73

AP is mainly composed of former members of Progressive Camp (CP), a tentative party founded and briefly led by Giuliano Pisapia,[1][2] who finally decided not to run and declared CP's experience over.[3][4][5][6] AP's leading members include Michele Ragosta, Adriano Zaccagnini and Luigi Lacquaniti,[7] all three former members of Left Ecology Freedom (of which Pisapia was an independent) and transitated through the Democratic Party and Democratic and Progressive Movement.

In the run-up of the 2018 general election, AP was originally headed into the Together electoral list within the centre-left coalition, along with the Italian Socialist Party, the Federation of the Greens and Civic Area.[8][9] However, after tensions with Together leaders,[10] in January 2018 it was announced that AP had signed an agreement with the More Europe electoral list, already composed of the Italian Radicals, Forza Europa and the Democratic Centre, also with the centre-left.[11][12] No members of Progressive Area were elected; following the election, AP did not merge into More Europe.

References
  1. irpinia24 (2013-02-21). "Nasce Area Progressista. Ragosta: "Progetto forte per proseguire nella costruzione di un centrosinistra largo" | Irpinia24" (in Italian). Irpinia24.it. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  2. "Nasce la lista "Insieme – Italia Europa"". 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. "La resa di Pisapia: "Col Pd è finita, non ci sono condizioni per l'unità" Anche Alfano annuncia: non mi candido". Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. "Campo Progressista si spacca, Pisapia rinuncia: "Non siamo riusciti a cambiare il centrosinistra"". 6 December 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. "Passo indietro di Pisapia: impossibile confronto con Pd. Ex Sel con Grasso". Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  6. "Centrosinistra, Pisapia si ritira: "Campo progressista già finito"". Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  7. "A Napoli l'assemblea nazionale di Area Progressista: tra gli ospiti Fassino e De Luca". Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  8. "Centrosinistra: Fassino, siamo argine a Berlusconi e populisti". Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  9. "Centrosinistra, a Napoli l'assemblea nazionale di Area Progressista(LaPresse) - QuotidianoNet". 29 December 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  10. "Area progressista, corriamo da soli - Ultima Ora". 4 January 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  11. "Più Mezzogiorno". Piumezzogiorno.it. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-01-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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