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, the

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and the

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, after those parties were severely damaged by the ''

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'' scandals. The leader of the new party was Antonello Cabras, a Socialist who had been President of Sardinia from 1991 to 1994. In the 1994 regional election FD won 5.2% of the vote and elected 4 regional deputies. In 1998 the party and other groups merged with the

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(PDS) to form the

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(DS), of which it became a regional faction. In the 1999 regional election, because of its political autonomy within the DS, FD presented an autonomous list and won 5.8% of the vote, electing 4 regional deputies. Since 1996 FD has been represented in the

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by Antonello Cabras and by Giovanni Murineddu. When the DS merged into the

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(PD) in 2007, Cabras was elected regional secretary of the party, defeating

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, President of the Region.Veltroni al Pd: attenti ai vecchi vizi
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Leadership

*President: Antonello Cabras (1994–2000), Franco Mannoni (2000–2007)

References

External links

Official website
{{Historical Italian political parties Political parties in Sardinia Political party factions in Italy Defunct political parties in Italy