Reality Italy ( it, Realtà Italia, RI) was a regional
political party
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active in
Italy
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's mainland
South
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Etymology
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.
History
The party was formed in March 2013 by
Giacomo Olivieri, a regional councillor in
Apulia
it, Pugliese
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, upon the break-up of
Moderates and Populars, a regional party. Many high-ranking members of RI (notably including
Elio Belcastro and
Arturo Iannaccone Arturo is a Spanish and Italian variant of the name Arthur.
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Autonomy South, with which RI signed a federative pact. In 2013 RI established close ties with
Pino Arlacchi
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(PD) and former member of
PCI
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In the
2013 regional election in
Basilicata
it, Lucano (man) it, Lucana (woman)
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the party, which supported Democrat
Marcello Pittella, obtained 5.9% of the vote and one councillor,
Paolo Galante. In the 2014 municipal election in Bari Olivieri came second in the primary with 42% of the vote and the party won 5.5% of the vote in the general election.
In 2015 RI formed a federation with the
Democratic Centre (CD). In the
regional election in Apulia the alliance was enlarged with the inclusion of the
Union of the Centre (UdC): the CD–RI–UdC list, which supported PD's
Michele Emiliano
Michele Emiliano (born 23 July 1959) is an Italian politician and former judge. He is the incumbent president of Apulia Region since June 2015, and he previously served as mayor of Bari from 2004 to 2014. Emiliano has often been considered a popu ...
for President, won 5.9% of the vote and three regional councillors, none of whom from the RI's fold.
In September 2018 Giacomo Olivieri decided to dissolve the party to devote himself full time to his profession as a lawyer.
Bari, Giacomo Olivieri scioglie Realtà Italia
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Election Results
Regional Councils
Leadership
* President: Giacomo Olivieri (2013–2019)
References
External links
Official website
{{Italian political parties
Political parties established in 2013
2013 establishments in Italy
Political parties disestablished in 2019
2019 disestablishments in Italy
Regionalist parties in Italy