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Popular Area
Popular Area ( it, Area Popolare, AP) was a centre-right and mainly Christian-democratic coalition, which included two parliamentary groups active in each house of the Italian Parliament: the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. "Popular" was a reference to '' popolarismo'', the Italian variety of Christian democracy. History The groups, launched in December 2014, originally included 34 deputies and 36 senators, comprising the New Centre-Right (NCD), the Union of the Centre (UdC), some dissidents from Civic Choice (SC) and a splinter from the Five Star Movement (M5S). The UdC and most former SC members were previously affiliated to the For Italy groups. In the 2015 regional elections, Popular Area ran lists in Veneto, Liguria and Tuscany. In Campania and Umbria the names "Popular Campania" and "For Popular Umbria" were used, respectively. Finally, in Marche and Apulia, the NCD (without the UdC) formed a joint list with Marche 2020 and Francesco Schittulli's movement, respective ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelino Alfano
Angelino Alfano (; born 31 October 1970) is an Italian former politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 12 December 2016 to 1 June 2018. Alfano was Minister of the Interior from 28 April 2013 to 12 December 2016, serving in the governments of Matteo Renzi and Enrico Letta; from 2013 to 2014 he held the office of Deputy Prime Minister of Italy, as part of the Letta Cabinet, and previously served as Minister of Justice from 2008 to 2011 as part of the Berlusconi IV Cabinet. He was the first and only secretary of the centre-right party The People of Freedom (PdL) from 2011 to 2013. In November 2013 he became Leader of the New Centre-Right party which is a split from the PdL, until March 2017 when NCD was dissolved and Popular Alternative was founded. Alfano is the first Italian politician to have held the offices of Minister of Justice, Minister of the Interior, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, which are considered among the most important ministries in the Cabinet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Star Movement
The Five Star Movement ( it, Movimento 5 Stelle , M5S) is a political party in Italy. Its leader and president is Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy from 2018 until 2021. The M5S was founded on 4 October 2009 by Beppe Grillo, a comedian and blogger, and Gianroberto Casaleggio, a web strategist. From 2014 to 2017, it was a member of the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy group in the European Parliament, along with the UK Independence Party and minor Eurosceptic parties. In January 2017, M5S members voted in favour of Grillo's proposal to join the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group but the party was eventually refused, and has since sat as Non-Inscrits in the European Parliament. In November 2014, Grillo appointed a directorate composed of five leading members of parliament (Alessandro Di Battista, Luigi Di Maio, Roberto Fico, Carla Ruocco, and Carlo Sibilia), which lasted until the following October when he dissolved it and proclaimed himself the politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Italian Constitutional Referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Italy on 4 December 2016. Voters were asked whether they approved a constitutional law that amends the Italian Constitution to reform the composition and powers of the Parliament of Italy, as well as the division of powers between the State, the regions, and administrative entities. The bill, put forward by the then Prime Minister of Italy, Matteo Renzi, and his centre-left Democratic Party, was first introduced by the government in the Senate on 8 April 2014. After several amendments were made to the proposed law by both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, the bill received its first approval on 13 October 2015 (Senate) and 11 January 2016 (Chamber), and, eventually, its second and final approval on 20 January 2016 (Senate) and 12 April 2016 (Chamber). In accordance with Article 138 of the Constitution, a referendum was called after the formal request of more than one fifth of the members of both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (Italy)
The Democratic Party ( it, Partito Democratico , PD) is a social-democratic political party in Italy. The party's secretary is Enrico Letta, who was elected by the national assembly in March 2021, after the resignation of the former leader Nicola Zingaretti, while its president is Valentina Cuppi. The PD was established in 2007 upon the merger of various centre-left parties which had been part of The Olive Tree list in the 2006 general election, mainly the social-democratic Democrats of the Left (DS), successor of the Italian Communist Party and the Democratic Party of the Left, which was folded with several social-democratic parties ( Labour Federation and Social Christians, among others) in 1998, as well as the largely Catholic-inspired Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy (DL), a merger of the Italian People's Party (heir of the Christian Democracy party's left wing), The Democrats and Italian Renewal in 2002. While the party has also been influenced by social liberalism an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Schittulli
Francesco Schittulli (born 21 April 1946 in Gravina in Puglia) is an Italian surgeon and politician. Since 2000 is the President of the Lega Italiana per la Lotta ai Tumori (''Italian League Against Cancer''). Biography Francesco Schittulli was son on Angelo Schittulli, regional secretary of Christian Democracy in Apulia in the 80s and 90s. He graduated with honors in Medicine and Surgery and specialized in general surgery and oncology. Since 1993, year of its establishment, he has been a member of the National Oncology Commission of the Ministry of Health. He was also the scientific director of the Oncological Institute of Bari since 1993 until 1997. Elected several times councilor to the Order of Doctors of Bari, Schittulli was also national councilor of the ''Italian Society of Surgical Oncology'' and director of the ''Special School of Surgical Breast'' of ''Italian Hospital Surgeons Association''. Furthermore, he has been lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine of the Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marche 2020
Marche 2020 – Party of Marche ( it, Marche 2020 – Partito delle Marche, M20 or M2020) is a regional centrist and Christian-democratic political party in Marche, Italy. The party was formed, out of an association, in December 2014 by Gian Mario Spacca (President of Marche since 2005), Vittoriano Solazzi (President of the Regional Council of Marche since 2010) and other defectors from the Democratic Party (PD), mainly former Christian Democrats (both Spacca and Solazzi had been members of Christian Democracy, the Italian People's Party and Democracy is Freedom – Daisy). The decision to leave the PD was taken when it was clear that the party would not have let Spacca run for a third-consecutive term as President in the 2015 regional election. M20 flirted with the idea of taking part to the centre-left primary, but finally decided to part ways with the PD. Spacca was thus chosen as the party's candidate for President and secured the support of Forza Italia and the New Centre- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Apulian Regional Election
The Apulian regional election of 2015 were held on 31 May 2015. La Repubblica, 24 March 2015 The centre-left candidate won the election with a large margin from the Five Star Movement's candidate, Antonella Laricchia. The centre-right coalition broke up, presenting two different candidates, Francesco Schittulli, supported by former governor |
2015 Marche Regional Election
The Marche regional election of 2015 took place on 31 May 2015. La Repubblica, 24 March 2015 Luca Ceriscioli of the Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
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2015 Umbrian Regional Election
The Umbrian regional election of 2015 took place on 31 May 2015. La Repubblica, 24 March 2015 Catiuscia Marini of the Democratic Party (Italy), Democratic Party (PD) was narrowly re-elected President over the joint-centre-right coalition, centre-right candidate, Claudio Ricci. The PD was by far the largest party, while the Five Star Movement and Lega Nord Umbria had a breakthrough. Results See also *2015 Italian regional electionsReferences {{Elections in Umbria Elections in Umbria 2015 elections in Italy May 2015 events in Italy ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Campania Regional Election
The Campania regional election of 2015 took place on 31 May 2015. La Repubblica, 24 March 2015 The centre-left candidate Vincenzo De Luca
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2015 Tuscan Regional Election
The Tuscan regional election of 2015 took place on 31 May 2015. Electoral system Tuscany uses its own legislation of 2014 to elect its Regional Council. The councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the D'Hondt method. Florence constituency is further divided into 4 sub-constituencies. Preferential voting is allowed: a maximum of two preferences can be expressed for candidates of the same party list and provided the two chosen candidates are of different gender. In this system parties are grouped in alliances, supporting a candidate for the post of President of Tuscany. The candidate receiving at least 40% of the votes is elected to the post and his/her list (or the coalition) is awarded a majority in the Regional Council. If no candidate gets more than 40% of the votes, a run-off is held fourteen days after, with only the two top candidates from the first round allowed. The winning candidate is assured a majority in the Regional C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Ligurian Regional Election
The Ligurian regional election of 2015 took place on 31 May 2015. La Repubblica, 24 March 2015 Giovanni Toti of Forza Italia (2013), Forza Italia, who benefited of the decisive support of the Lega Nord Liguria, Northern League Liguria, was elected President in a three-way race with Raffaella Paita of the Democratic Party (Italy), Democratic Party, which was the largest party, and Alice Salvatore of the Five Star Movement. Electoral system The Regional Council of Liguria is composed of 30 members, plus the president elect. The president elect is the candidate winning a plurality of votes at the election. Within the council, 24 seats are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation. The remaining 6 co ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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