The August 24th Movement ( it, Movimento 24 Agosto, M24A) – officially called Territorial Equity Movement ( it, Movimento Equità Territoriale, MET) – is a
regionalist political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
in
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
, launched in August 2019.
Its leader is the journalist Pino Aprile.
History
During the
2019 Italian government crisis
The 2019 Italian government crisis was a political event in Italy that occurred between August and September 2019. It includes the events that follow the announcement of the Minister of the Interior and leader of the League, Matteo Salvini, that ...
, Pino Aprile called for a meeting on 24 August in the Grancia Park,
Basilicata
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, near
Brindisi Montagna
Brindisi Montagna, also spelled Brindisi di Montagna ( Lucano: ) is an Arbëreshë town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.
Geography
The municipality borders with Albano di Lucania, Anzi, Pot ...
, to counter
Matteo Salvini
Matteo Salvini (; born 9 March 1973) is an Italian politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport since 2022. He has been List of Federal ...
's victory in the snap election he requested. More than 500 people from the southern regions of Italy attended the meeting and the foundation of the party, including
senator
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
Saverio De Bonis, criticizing the
differentiated autonomy pursued by
Lombardy
Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
,
Veneto
Veneto (, ; vec, Vèneto ) or Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fourth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice while the biggest city is Verona.
Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...
and
Emilia-Romagna.
On 13 October, Aprile officially presented the charter of the party and its logo in the "
Aroldo Tieri" movie theatre in
Cosenza
Cosenza (; local dialect: ''Cusenza'', ) is a city in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000; the urban area counts more than 200,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Province of Cosenza, which has a populati ...
. Since 2021,
MEP MEP may refer to:
Organisations and politics
* Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, a political party in Sri Lanka
* Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (1956), a former political alliance in Sri Lanka
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Piernicola Pedicini
Piernicola Pedicini (born 22 May 1969 in Benevento) is an Italian politician and member of the European Parliament since 2014. In December 2020, he joined the Greens/EFA group together with his colleagues Rosa D'Amato, Ignazio Corrao and Eleon ...
joined the August 24th Movement, assuming the position of vice-president.
Leadership
*President: Pino Aprile (2019–present)
*Vice-President: Piernicola Pedicini (2021–2022)
*Secretary: Piernicola Pedicini (2022–present)
References
External links
Official website
{{Political parties in Italy
2019 establishments in Italy
Regionalist parties in Italy
Socialist parties in Italy
Left-wing politics in Italy
Political parties established in 2019