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coalition of political parties in Italy. Its leader is

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, minister of Health from 2013 to 2018 and member of

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History

CP participated in the 2018 general election within the

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centred on the

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(PD), along with

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(notably including the

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) and the liberal

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. The CP coalition's symbol consisted in a stylised peony, Lorenzin's name and the logos of

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, the

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(CpE), the

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and

(AP). The coalition also included

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, Popular Italy and the Christian Popular Union, although their logos did not appear in the coalition's symbol. In the event, the list obtained a mere 0.5% of the vote, but three of its candidates were elected in single-seat constituencies: Lorenzin and Gabriele Toccafondi (both members of AP) to the Chamber and

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(CpE) to the Senate. In September 2019 Lorenzin directlty joined the PD, while Toccafondi joined

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's new

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party.

Composition

Main members

Other members

Election results

Italian Parliament

References

External links

* {{Italian political parties 2017 establishments in Italy Defunct political party alliances in Italy Political parties established in 2017 Political parties with year of disestablishment missing