The Sicilian People's Movement (''Movimento Popolare Siciliano'', MPS) was a regional

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active in

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. It was founded in 2012 by the merge of Allied for Sicily (''Alleati per la Sicilia'', ApS) and some civic associations. Riccardo Savona was elected president of the party. ApS was in turn formed in May 2011 by former members of PdL, UDC and PD in support of

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's regional government. The party, which at its foundation counted 6 regional deputies, was a close ally of the

Movement for the Autonomies The Movement for Autonomy ( it, Movimento per l'Autonomia, MpA) is a regionalism (politics), regionalist, Christian democracy, Christian-democratic list of political parties in Italy, political party in Italy, based in Sicily. The MpA, whose found ...

. In the 2012 Sicilian regional election the party formed a joint list with the local section of

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in support of the "Sicilianist" bid of

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( Great South and

Party of Sicilians The Party of Sicilians ( it, Partito dei Siciliani, PdS) was a regionalist and Christian-democratic political party in Sicily. It was the Sicilian regional section of the Movement for the Autonomies (MpA). History In August 2012 it was announced ...

). The list obtained 4.4% of the vote and no regional deputies, as it did not pass the 5% threshold. However, the leader of MPS Riccardo Savona was candidated among the ranks of the Great South party and was eventually elected.Elezioni Sicilia 2012: risultati finali. Tutti gli eletti e i seggi alle liste
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