Atheist Democracy
Atheist Democracy Democrazia Atea | |
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| Abbreviation | DA |
| Secretary | Carla Corsetti |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Via Alfieri, 80 03024, Ceprano (FR) |
| Ideology | Atheism Secularism Anticlericalism Libertarian socialism Feminism Pacifism |
| National affiliation | Power to the People! |
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| www.democrazia-atea.it | |
Atheist Democracy (Italian: Democrazia Atea, DA) is a political party in Italy. Its ideology includes secularism, libertarian socialism, atheism, anticlericalism, feminism and pacifism.
Among the main goals, it campaigns for the abolition of the Lateran Treaty between Italy and the Vatican City.[1]
The party was founded by Carla Corsetti in 2009;[2] Corsetti is the current secretary. Others members of the secretariat are Ciro Verrati, Ivan Visentini, Rosaria Gabriele, Cai Bravi.[3]
The party requires all candidates for public office to give proof of apostasy from the Catholic Church (sbattezzo in Italian, which means debaptism).[4] In Italy, many newborn receive baptism; debaptism is a formal procedure to declare oneself no longer part of the Catholic Church.
Widely renowned astrophysicist and scientific communicator Margherita Hack was a member of Atheist Democracy; in 2013 she also ran unsuccessfully for the Italian parliament with the party.[5]
Marco Dimitri also ran for office in 2013 with AD; being Satanist, his move drew some criticism.[6]
In 2018, Atheist Democracy entered the Power to the People! coalition, also inserting the abolition of Lateran Treaty in the shared political program;[1] this affiliation was interrupted in May 2021.[7]
Election results[]
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| Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Leader | |
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| 2013 | 556 | 0.0 | 0 / 630
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| 2018 | In Power to the People | 0 / 630
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| Senate of the Republic | ||||||
| Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Leader | |
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| 2013 | – | – | 0 / 315
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| 2018 | In Power to the People | 0 / 315
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References[]
- ^ a b "Carla Corsetti (Democrazia atea): Senza Patti lateranensi l'Italia sarebbe un Paese civile". Left (in Italian). 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Statuto".
- ^ "Segreteria".
- ^ "Margherita Hack si candida con Democrazia Atea. Ce ne parla Carla Corsetti". AgoraVox (in Italian). 21 January 2012.
- ^ "È morta Margherita Hack". il Post (in Italian). 29 June 2013.
- ^ "Lazio2, metti in lista il satanista. Spunta Dimitri, "bambini di Satana"". affaritaliani.it. 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Comunicato del 13 maggio 2021".
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