Project Republic of Sardinia ( sc, Progetu Repùblica de Sardigna, ProgReS) is a
separatist
Separatism is the advocacy of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group. As with secession, separatism conventionally refers to full political separation. Groups simply seeking greate ...
political party in Sardinia, founded in January 2011 following a split from
Independence Republic of Sardinia
Independence Republic of Sardinia ( sc, Indipendèntzia Repùbrica de Sardigna, iRS) was a Sardist, left-wing nationalist and social-democratic and non-violent separatist political party in Sardinia. The party, whose long-time leader is Gavino ...
(iRS).
The party's current secretary is
Luigi Todde, while
Adriano Sollai serve as its presidents.
History
In January 2011, after a struggle with
Gavino Sale
Gavino is a male given name. It is common in Sardinia. Despite its form, it is unrelated to Gavin, dating back to ancient Latin (meaning "from Gabii"). Saint Gavinus (San Gavino, Porto Torres, Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italia ...
, president of iRS, the faction led by former leader
Ornella Demuru
Ornella is an Italian feminine given name, probably derived from , " flowering ash tree" (''Fraxinus ornus''). It was coined by Gabriele D'Annunzio in his 1904 play '' The Daughter of Iorio'' and made popular also thanks to the fame of singer Orn ...
, including iRS founding members
Frantziscu Sanna and
Franciscu Sedda, decided to leave the party and launch a "Republican Constituent Assembly" (''Sa Costituente Repubricana''). In February the new party took the name of Project Republic of Sardinia (ProgReS) and
Bobore Bussa was elected as provisional leader.
The party made its first electoral appearance in May 2011 at the municipal elections in Cagliari and Olbia by filing candidates for mayor (Demuru in Cagliari and
Gianmaria Bellu in Olbia) and for the city councils. In both cases ProgReS mayoral candidates took less than 1% of the vote. However, the results were welcomed as encouraging, considering the paucity of resources available, as well as the fact the party was new and had yet to make a name for itself.
At the party's first congress in August 2011, Bussa was replaced as secretary by
Salvatore Acampora, while
Omar Onnis was elected president.
In July 2012 Demuru and Sedda left the party over disagreements with the new leadership and the rise of
Michela Murgia
Michela Murgia (born 3 June 1972) is an Italian novelist, playwright and radio personality. She is a winner of the Premio Campiello and the Mondello International Literary Prize.
Biography
Michela Murgia was born in Cabras, Sardinia on 3 June 1 ...
, a well-known writer. A year later Sedda went on to launch the
Party of Sardinians
The Party of Sardinians ( it, Partito dei Sardi, links=https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partito_dei_sardi, translit=, label=, PdS) is a social-democratic, separatist political party in Sardinia.
History
In July 2012 Franciscu Sedda and Ornella D ...
(PdS) along with
Paolo Maninchedda
Paolo is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Paul. Notable people with the name include:
People with the given name Paolo
Art
*Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter
*Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American s ...
, a splinter from the
Sardinian Action Party (PSd'Az).
The party's second congress took place in Cagliari in December 2012. Party members were presented with two proposals: one that saw candidates for the main party roles led by Contu; an alternative proposal whereby each coordinator of the nine regional constituencies would have taken the role of party leader for a limited period time, thus creating a turning leadership. The team led by Contu won and the proposal of a turning leadership was rejected. The congress also accepted a proposal to appoint two party presidents, female and male.
Sandro Ghiani
Sandro Ghiani (born 12 August 1952) is an Italian film, stage and television actor.
Life and career
Born in Carbonia, Sardinia, the son of a postal clerk, Ghiani studied in a seminary, the Institute of Don Orione in Tortona in Piedmont, where, ...
and
Federica Serra were elected presidents.
In August 2013 Murgia announced she was running for President of Sardinia in the
2014 regional election for ProgRes.
In November 2013, during a national assembly of the party, Paolo Piras, formerly responsible for communication in the Franco Contu secretariat, was elected secretary to replace the resigned Contu who for work reasons moved to Italy. In the forthcoming election Murgia 10.3% of the vote, but ProgReS, which suffered the competition of two coalition partners, gained 2.8% and failed to pass the 5% threshold for parties outside big coalitions. The other two ProgReS' emanations won 2.2% and 1.8% of the vote, respectively.
In May 2014, during the party's fourth congress,
Gianluca Collu was elected secretary, while
Carla Carcangiu and
Sebastian Madau presidents.
In May 2015, during the party's fifth congress,
Gianluca Collu,
Carla Carcangiu and
Sebastian Madau were confirmed in their roles.
In the
2019 regional election ProgReS formed a joint list with
Unidos, a centre-right separatist party, and minor groups. Unidos' leader,
Mauro Pili, ran as the list's candidate for President, winning 2.3% of the vote. The list obtained 2.1% and no seats in the Regional Council.
In December 2020, during the party's sixth congress,
Luigi Todde was elected secretary, while
Adriano Sollai president.
Organisation
The party is organized in territorial activity centers (in sardinian: "TzdA - Tzentros de Atividade") and the Sardinian diaspora in Europe and in the world is represented by the "TzdA Disterru". ProgReS is the second party, after iRS, to organize and involve the Sardinian diaspora in regional politics.
All Party activists are members of the highest political and decision-making assembly: the National Assembly of activists.
Electoral results
Leadership
*Secretary:
Bobore Bussa (2011),
Salvatore Acampora (2011–2012),
Franco Contu (2012–2013),
Paolo Piras (2013–2014),
Gianluca Collu (2014–2019),
Luigi Todde (2019–present)
*President:
Omar Onnis (2011–2012),
Federica Serra and
Sandro Ghiani
Sandro Ghiani (born 12 August 1952) is an Italian film, stage and television actor.
Life and career
Born in Carbonia, Sardinia, the son of a postal clerk, Ghiani studied in a seminary, the Institute of Don Orione in Tortona in Piedmont, where, ...
(2012–2014),
Carla Carcangiu and
Sebastian Madau 2014- 2019),
Adriano Sollai (2019–present)
External links
Official website
References
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Political parties in Sardinia
Sardinian nationalist parties
Political parties established in 2011
2011 establishments in Italy