The Union for the Republic ( it, Unione per la Repubblica, UpR) was a
centrist
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political party in Italy
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Throughout history, numerous political parties have been operating in Italy, and since World War II no party has ever gained enough support to govern ...
.
It was formed by
Francesco Cossiga
Francesco Maurizio Cossiga (; sc, Frantziscu Maurìtziu Còssiga, ; 1928 – 2010)
. was an Italian pol ...
and his followers after the break-up of the
Democratic Union for the Republic
The Democratic Union for the Republic ( it, Unione Democratica per la Repubblica, UDR) was a short-lived Christian-democratic and centrist political party in Italy.
It was founded in February 1998 by Francesco Cossiga (former Prime Minister and ...
(UDR) in November 1999.
The UpR formed a short-lived centrist alliance called
The Clover
The Clover ( it, Il Trifoglio) was a centrist coalition of Italian political parties.
It was launched on 27 October 1999 and led by Francesco Cossiga, who supported the D'Alema I Cabinet since its formation via his Democratic Union for the Rep ...
with the
Italian Democratic Socialists
The Italian Democratic Socialists ( it, Socialisti Democratici Italiani, SDI) were a social-democratic political party in Italy. The party was the direct continuation of the Italian Socialists, the legal successor of the historical Italian Soci ...
(SDI) and
Italian Republican Party
The Italian Republican Party ( it, Partito Repubblicano Italiano, PRI) is a liberal and social-liberal political party in Italy. Founded in 1895, the PRI is the oldest political party still active in Italy.
The PRI has old roots and a long histo ...
(PRI), which was responsible for the fall of the
D'Alema I Cabinet
The first D'Alema government was the government of Italy from 21 October 1998 to 22 December 1999.
The first Prodi government fell in 1998 when the Communist Refoundation Party withdrew its support to Prodi. This led to the formation of a new go ...
on 18 December.
Consequently, the UpR did not enter in
D'Alema II Cabinet
The second D'Alema government was the government of Italy from 22 December 1999 to 26 April 2000.
Following the exit from the majority of the United Christian Democrats led by Rocco Buttiglione and of the Union for the Republic led by Francesco ...
.
Most of UpR members, with the notable exception of
Carlo Scognamiglio
Carlo Scognamiglio Pasini (born 27 November 1944) is an Italian economist and politician. He is a university professor in applied economics, and was Chancellor of the LUISS University of Rome (1984–1992). He was President of the Italian Sena ...
, joined
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 ...
prior to the
2001 general election.
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Defunct political parties in Italy
Centrist parties in Italy
Christian democratic parties in Italy
Catholic political parties
Political parties established in 1999
1999 establishments in Italy
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