centre-right
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and mainly
Christian-democratic
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It was conceived as a combination of modern democratic ...
coalition, which included two parliamentary groups active in each house of the
Italian Parliament
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: the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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and the
Senate
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.
"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
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The party was launched on 15 November 2013 by a group of dissidents of The People of Freedom (PdL) who opposed the party's transformation into Forza Ita ...
Civic Choice
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(SC) and a splinter from the
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 an ...
(M5S). The UdC and most former SC members were previously affiliated to the
For Italy
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The groups were launched on 12 December 20 ...
Veneto
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Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...
,
Liguria
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and
Tuscany
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. In
Campania
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the names "Popular Campania" and "For Popular Umbria" were used, respectively. Finally, in
Marche
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, the NCD (without the UdC) formed a joint list with
Marche 2020
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The party was formed, out of an association, in December 2014 by Gian Mari ...
and Francesco Schittulli's movement, respectively, under the Popular Area banner. The best results were obtained in Apulia (6.0%), Campania (4.0%) and Marche (4.0%); in Apulia and Marche the UdC, which was in alliance with the centre-left
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(PD), scored 6.0% and 3.4%, respectively.
In the run-up of the 2016 constitutional referendum the UdC campaigned for the "No", while the NCD was among the keenest supporters of the "Yes". After the referendum, which saw a huge defeat of the "Yes" side, the UdC left Popular Area altogether. However, some UdC splinters, notably including
Pier Ferdinando Casini
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Casini is the honorary president of the Centrist Democrat International and the Inter-Parliamentary ...
Centrists for Europe
Centrists for Europe ( it, Centristi per l'Europa, CpE) is a Christian-democratic political party in Italy. The party was launched, as Centrists for Italy (''Centristi per l'Italia'', CpI), by splinters from the Union of the Centre in December 2 ...
(CpE) and confirmed their alliance with the NCD within Popular Area.
In March 2017 the NCD was dissolved into
Popular Alternative
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(AP) and also Popular Area was set aside.
Composition
The alliance was originally composed by the following two parties:
Since December 2016, the alliance is composed by the following parties:
Electoral results
Regional Councils
Leadership
*Group Leader in the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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:
Nunzia De Girolamo
Nunzia De Girolamo (born 10 October 1975) is an Italian lawyer and politician who served as the minister of agricultural, food and forestry policies from late April 2013 to 26 January 2014.
Early life and education
De Girolamo was born on 10 Oc ...
(2014–2015),
Maurizio Lupi
Maurizio Lupi (born 3 October 1959) is an Italian politician. He served as minister of infrastructure and transport between 28 April 2013 and 20 March 2015.
Early life and education
Lupi was born in Milan, Italy, on 3 October 1959. He has a deg ...
(2015–2017)
*Group Leader in the
Senate
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:
Maurizio Sacconi
Maurizio Sacconi (Conegliano, 13 July 1950) is an Italian politician from Veneto.
A long-time member of the Italian Socialist Party, from 1979 to 1994 he was a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and from 1987 to 1994 he served also as Under ...
(2014–2015),
Renato Schifani
Renato Maria Giuseppe Schifani (; born 11 May 1950 .) is an Italian politician who has served as the (2015–2016), Laura Bianconi (2016–2017)