The People of Family ( it, Il Popolo della Famiglia, PdF), is a

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. Its leader and President is Mario Adinolfi, writer and director of ''La Croce'' newspaper and former member of the

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Ideology

The party was founded in March 2016 to establish a political representation to the people who had participated at the two "Family Day"s, the first one beheld in

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the 20th of June 2015 and the second one hosted in

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the 30th of January 2016. The People of the Family is a non-confessional and value-based political subject of

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inspiration, focused on the Social Doctrine of the

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, open to non-believers and other religious confessions who share its program in defense of "non-negotiable" values: the right to life from conception to natural death, the centrality of the

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as established by Article 29 of the

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("the family as the first natural community based on marriage") and children's right to have a

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and a

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. The PdF also opposes same-sex adoption, same-sex couples' adoption rights. The People of Family's values are mainly centered on the

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, which built the historical and cultural identity of Italy and

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, another fundamental value being represented by the family. According to PdF members, they are the heirs of the great tradition of the Italian People's Party of Don

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. The People of Family formed a joint list with

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for the 2019 European Parliament election. On the occasion of the 2022 general election, the PdF formed a political alliance with Exit, a party led by Simone Di Stefano (former leader of CasaPound), founding a joint electoral list named Alternative for Italy.

Controversies

The party was labeled by some political commentators as a

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movement.Mario Adinolfi, dieci motivi per cui cantare ‘Meno male che Marione c’è’
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Secretaries

* Mario Adinolfi (2016-2017) * Gianfranco Amato (2017-2020) * Nicola Di Matteo (2020-''in charge'')

National Congress

* 1° National Congress 6–7 June 2020,

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)

Electoral results

Italian Parliament

European Parliament

Symbols

The People of Family logo.png, Official logo Il Popolo della Famiglia 2019.png, 2019 European election

References

External links

Official websiteThe People of Family Facebook
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