Progressive Area ( it, Area Progressista, AP) was a democratic-socialist

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. AP is mainly composed of former members of

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(CP), a tentative party founded and briefly led by

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, who finally decided not to run and declared CP's experience over. AP's leading members include Michele Ragosta, Adriano Zaccagnini and Luigi Lacquaniti, all three former members of

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(of which Pisapia was an independent) and transitated through the

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and the Democratic and Progressive Movement. In the run-up of the 2018 general election, AP was originally headed into the

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electoral list within the

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, along with the

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, the

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and Civic Area. However, after tensions with Together leaders, in January 2018 it was announced that AP had signed an agreement with the

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electoral list, already composed of the

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and the Democratic Centre, also with the centre-left. No members of Progressive Area were elected; following the election, AP did not merge into More Europe.

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