Christian Democracy (''Democrazia Cristiana'', DC) is a minor

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History

The sentence of the United Sections of the Court of Cassation n. 25999/2010 definitively sanctioned that the historical

Christian Democracy Christian democracy (sometimes named Centrist democracy) is a political ideology that emerged in 19th-century Europe under the influence of Catholic social teaching and neo-Calvinism. It was conceived as a combination of modern democratic ...

did not have a juridical continuity with the various formations that had claimed the succession of that party. The ruling also made it clear that Christian Democracy was never dissolved by Congress, the only statutory body entitled to take such a decision. Therefore, on the initiative of

Clelio Darida Clelio Darida (3 May 1927 – 11 May 2017) was an Italian politician. He was mayor of Rome and minister of the Italian Republic. Biography Darida was born in Rome in 1927. Starting from June 1960, he was member of Rome's municipal council for h ...

, with a notice in the Official Gazette of March 12, 2012, the National Council in charge in 1993 was reconvened to deliberate the election of the Political Secretary and the President. The council, meeting in Rome on March 30, 2012, elected

Gianni Fontana Giovanni Angelo Fontana (born 1 April 1944) is an Italian politician and lawyer. Biography Born in Verona, Fontana graduated in law from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. He was elected for the first time in Parliament in 1972. He als ...

as Political Secretary,

Silvio Lega Silvio Lega (4 February 1945 – 24 April 2021) was an Italian politician from the Christian Democracy party who served as member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1983 to 1994. Lega died from COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID ...

as President of the National Council and Clelio Darida as Honorary President. Therefore, the political subjects who claimed the name "Christian Democracy" became three, led respectively by

Giuseppe Pizza Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it. The feminine form of the name is Giusep ...

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and

. Even the party led by Fontana resumed the celebration of the congresses continuing the numbering from the last of those celebrated by the historical DC, the XVIII held in 1989. Thus, in November 2012 the XIX congress was celebrated, which ratified the election of Fontana as Secretary. Subsequently, however, the members of the reborn DC changed its nature and name to "Christian Democracy Association" and Gianni Fontana took on the role of president of the association. In May 2012

Giampiero Catone Giampiero Catone (born 1 June 1956 in Naples, Campania) is an Italian politician and journalist. Biography Giampiero Catone was born on 1 June 1956 in Naples. He graduated in Political Sciences at the D'Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara ...

, a deputy elected with

The People of Freedom The People of Freedom ( it, Il Popolo della Libertà, PdL) was a centre-right political party in Italy. The PdL, launched by Silvio Berlusconi on 18 November 2007, was initially a federation of political parties, notably including Forza Italia a ...

and formerly a leading member of the

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, the

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and Christian Democracy for Autonomies, joined the party, which was thus given parliamentary representation. In December 2018

Gianfranco Rotondi Gianfranco Rotondi (born 25 July 1960) is an Italian politician and a member of the Chamber of Deputies. Biography Rotondi was born in Avellino, Campania. Political career Graduated in law, he was first elected in the Chamber of Deputies in 20 ...

, president of the ''Federation of Christian Democracy'', Mario Tassone, secretary of the New CDU, Giorgio Merlo, leader of "White Network" and Renato Grassi, secretary of the DC, signed a federative pact for the reconstitution of the

, that, in June 2019, became a foundation. In the

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the DC joined the joint list of

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and

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. Contextually, Christian Democracy Sicily, that is the Sicilian branch of the party, obtained 6.5% of the vote in the

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. In May 2023, during a congress,

Salvatore Cuffaro Salvatore "Totò" Cuffaro (born 21 February 1958) is a former Italian politician and former President of Sicily. He has served an almost 5-year jail sentence for aiding Cosa Nostra.Gianni Fontana Giovanni Angelo Fontana (born 1 April 1944) is an Italian politician and lawyer. Biography Born in Verona, Fontana graduated in law from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. He was elected for the first time in Parliament in 1972. He als ...

(2012–2018), Renato Grassi (2018–2023),

Salvatore Cuffaro Salvatore "Totò" Cuffaro (born 21 February 1958) is a former Italian politician and former President of Sicily. He has served an almost 5-year jail sentence for aiding Cosa Nostra.Silvio Lega Silvio Lega (4 February 1945 – 24 April 2021) was an Italian politician from the Christian Democracy party who served as member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1983 to 1994. Lega died from COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID ...

(2012–2018),

(2018–2019), Renzo Gubert (2019–2023), Renato Grassi (2023–present) *Honorary President:

(2012–2017)

References

External links

Official website
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