''Unidos'' (translation from
Sardinian: "United") is a
centre-right 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.
History
The party was launched by
Mauro Pili Mauro may refer to:
Given name
* Mauro (footballer, born 1932), Brazilian footballer
* Mauro Silva (footballer, born 1978), Brazilian footballer
* Mauro (footballer, born 1984), Portuguese footballer
* Bruno Mauro (born 1973), Angolan footballer
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, a long-time member of centre-right parties like
Forza Italia
Forza ItaliaThe name is not usually translated into English: ''forza'' is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Ital ...
(FI) and
The People of Freedom (PdL) and a former
President of Sardinia
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;Elected by the Regional Council (1949–1994)
;Directly-elected presidents (since 1994)
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(1999, 2001–2003), in November 2011. Originally a faction within the PdL, Unidos soon became a party upon Pili's exit from that party in October 2013. As Pili had been elected to the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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in the
2013 general election, Unidos was represented in Parliament until 2018.
In the
2014 regional election Pili ran for president and won 5.7% of the vote, while the party and a list named after the leader obtained 2.8% and 1.7% of the vote, respectively, both with no seats in the Regional Council.
In the
2019 regional election Pili stood again as a candidate for president, this time at the head of a joint list formed by Unidos,
Project Republic of Sardinia (ProgReS) and minor groups. He won 2.3% of the vote, while the list stopped at 2.1%, resulting in no seats in the Regional Council.
Electoral history
References
External links
Official website
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Political parties in Sardinia