Us with Italy

Us with Italy (Italian: Noi con l'Italia, NcI) is a centre-right,[8][9][10] Christian-democratic,[2][3] liberal-conservative[3][4] political party in Italy.[11] Until March 2018, it was a federation of parties known as Us with Italy – UDC[12][13] for its alliance with the Union of the Centre (UdC). Main leaders of the federation were Raffaele Fitto (president, leader of Direction Italy), Francesco Saverio Romano (vice president, leader of Popular Construction), Maurizio Lupi (coordinator, former leading member of Popular Alternative) and Enrico Costa (the main proponent). Both Fitto and Costa have since left.

Us with Italy

Noi con l'Italia
PresidentMaurizio Lupi
Founded19 December 2017 (2017-12-19)
HeadquartersCorso Vittorio Emanuele II, 18
00186 Rome[1]
IdeologyChristian democracy[2][3]
Liberal conservatism[3][4]
Social conservatism[5]
Liberalism[6][7]
Political positionCentre to Centre-right[8][9][10]
National affiliationCentre-right coalition
Colours  Blue
Chamber of Deputies
3 / 630
Senate
0 / 315
European Parliament
0 / 73
Regional
Councils
3 / 897
Website
noiconlitalia.it

The federation was part of the centre-right coalition in the 2018 general election. Along with Forza Italia, NcI represented the coalition's centrist wing and favoured Berlusconi or a centrist candidate as Prime Minister.[8]

History

In the run-up of the 2018 general election there was a debate on the creation of a "fourth leg" of the centre-right coalition, along with Forza Italia (FI), Lega Nord (LN) and Brothers of Italy (FdI). It all started when Enrico Costa, a FI dissident who had been a minister in Paolo Gentiloni's centre-left government, resigned from his post and left his party, Popular Alternative (AP),[14][15][16] in order to form a "liberal centre" in alliance with FI.[17] Originally, the Federation of Freedom (FdL), a parliamentary group in the Senate launched by Identity and Action (IdeA), was seen as the embryo of the "fourth leg".[18][19][20][21]

On 19 December 2017 Us with Italy (NcI) was formed by a group of AP splinters led by Maurizio Lupi, other former AP members close to Enrico Costa, Direction Italy (DI), Civic Choice (SC), Act! (Fare), Popular Construction (CP) and the Movement for the Autonomies (MpA). Other centre-right parties, notably including IdeA, chose not to join.[22][23]

On 29 December 2017 NcI signed a pact with the Union of the Centre (UdC).[24][10][25] On 5 January 2018 it was the turn of IdeA, which was convinced to join by enhancement of the federative character and the Christian-democratic identity of NcI.[26][7] On 11 January a new symbol of NcI, containing also UdC's crossed shield, was unveiled.[27][28]

In the election NcI obtained a mere 1.3% of the vote and four deputies from single-seat constituencies: Costa, Lupi, Alessandro Colucci and Renzo Tondo. The first three were former members of AP, while the fourth was a member of Responsible Autonomy, a party in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and DI. The list also featured four senators elected, three of the UdC and one of IdeA.

Soon after the election, both the UdC and IdeA left the alliance to form a pact with FI.[29][30][31][32] In mid April 2018 Costa also left the NcI and re-joined FI.[33][34]

In December 2018 Fitto led DI out of NcI, announcing its end.[35] However, NcI continued to exist as a sub-group within the Mixed Group of Chamber of Deputies.

Composition

Founding members
Party Main ideology Leader/s
Direction Italy Liberal conservatism Raffaele Fitto
Civic Choice Liberalism Enrico Zanetti
Act! Liberalism Flavio Tosi
Popular Construction Christian democracy Francesco Saverio Romano
Movement for the Autonomies Regionalism Giuseppe Maria Reina
Independents (former AP members) Christian democracy Maurizio Lupi

Former associate members
Party Main ideology Leader/s
Union of the Centre Christian democracy Lorenzo Cesa
Identity and Action Christian democracy Gaetano Quagliariello
New CDU – United Christian Democrats Christian democracy Mario Tassone
Union of Democrats for Europe Christian democracy Clemente Mastella
Independents (former AP members) Liberalism Enrico Costa

Election results

Italian Parliament
Chamber of Deputies
Election year Votes % Seats +/– Leader
2018 427,152 (8th) 1.30
4 / 630
–
Raffaele Fitto
Senate of the Republic
Election year Votes % Seats +/– Leader
2018 361,402 (8th) 1.20
4 / 315
–
Raffaele Fitto

Regional Councils
Region Election year Votes % Seats +/–
Lombardia 2018 66,355 (10th) 1.3
1 / 80
1
Lazio 2018 41.234 (9th) 1.6
1 / 51
1
Abruzzo 2019 17,308 (9th)[lower-alpha 1] 2.9
0 / 29
–
Molise 2018 5,204 (9th) 3.6
1 / 21
1
  1. In a joint list with UDC, DC and IdeA.

Symbols

References
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  2. Erika Bertossi (19 February 2018). "Roccella, Noi con l'Italia: 'Siamo l'anima cattolica del centrodestra'". Bologna Today.
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  19. Fabrizio d'Esposito (19 July 2017). "E Berlusconi ordinò: "Fermate l'esodo o cade l'esecutivo"". il Fatto Quotidiano.
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  24. "Udc-Noi con l'Italia, è accordo. Sulla lista torna lo scudo crociato". affaritaliani.it. 29 December 2017.
  25. Anna Maria Greco (30 December 2017). "Berlusconi si appella ai delusi dalla politica: "Sarà sfida coi 5 Stelle"". il Giornale.
  26. "La tela Fitto-Cesa si allarga su 'Idea' di Gaetano Quagliariello". affaritaliani.it. 5 January 2018.
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  29. "Centrodestra: De Poli (Udc), corriamo insieme per costruire Ppe italiano, priorità lavoro imprese e giovani | UDC Italia". 23 March 2018.
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  32. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-04-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  34. "Enrico Costa: "L'unico governo possibile è quello 'di contratto'"". Targatocn.it. 10 April 2018.
  35. "Europee, "Noi con l'Italia esperienza chiusa". Stop di Fitto a Lupi e Romano". Affaritaliani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-11-29.

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