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. Led by

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, a former minister in

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's second government, AC was mainly composed of former

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, a faction of Prodi's loyalists within

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and, subsequently, the

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(PD). In December 2017 AC formed, along with the

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, the

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and

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, the

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electoral list, within the

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, for the upcoming 2018 general election. In the election the list obtained a mere 0.6% of the vote and no seats. However,

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(AC) was elected to the Chamber from the single-seat constituency of

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. In October 2018 Soverini joined

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and soon became the party's regional coordinator in Emilia-Romagna. In September 2019, after

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had left to form

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, Soverini joined the PD.

References

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