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Building Democracy
The Building Democracy (''Costruire Democrazia'') is a political party based in Molise, Italy. History The party was founded in September 2009 by the lawyer Massimo Romano, former member of Italy of Values. In 2011 Romano ran in the primary elections to choose the centre-left candidate for president, which Frattura later won. In the 2011 Molise regional election, Building Democracy, within the centre-left coalition, won 4.23% of the vote and one seat (assigned to Romano). The party took part in the 2013 Italian general election, obtaining only 2,635 votes for the Senate. In the same year, it also took part in the 2013 Molise regional election within a coalition of civic lists, obtaining 5.07% of the vote and one seat (assigned, in this occasion, to Filippo Monaco). After a period of inactivity, Building Democracy participates again in the 2023 Molise regional election, within the centre-left coalition, obtaining 5.73% of the votes and one seat (won by the leader Massimo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regionalism (politics)
Regionalism is a political ideology that seeks to increase the political power, influence, and/or self-determination of the people of one or more subnational regions. It focuses on the "development of a political or social system based on one or more" regions and/or the national, normative or economic interests of a specific region, group of regions or another subnational entity, gaining strength from or aiming to strengthen the "consciousness of and loyalty to a distinct region with a homogeneous population", similarly to nationalism. More specifically, "regionalism refers to three distinct elements: movements demanding territorial autonomy within unitary states; the organization of the central state on a regional basis for the delivery of its policies including regional development policies; political decentralization and regional autonomy". Regions may be delineated by administrative divisions, culture, language and religion, among others. Regionalists' demands occur in "stron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |