Italia in Comune
Italia in Comune | |
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President | Federico Pizzarotti |
Coordinator | |
Founded | 16 April 2018 |
Split from | Five Star Movement |
Headquarters | Piazzale San Lorenzo 1, Parma |
Ideology | Green politics Progressivism |
Political position | Centre-left |
National affiliation | Centre-left coalition |
Chamber of Deputies | 0 / 630 |
Senate | 0 / 315 |
European Parliament | 0 / 73 |
Regional Councils | 0 / 897 |
Website | |
www.italiaincomune.it | |
Italia in Comune (IiC, English: Italy in Common) is a green and progressive political party in Italy.[1][2] It was formed in April 2018 by former members of the Five Star Movement. Its leader is Federico Pizzarotti, mayor of Parma.
History[]
In October 2016, Mayor of Parma Federico Pizzarotti left the Five Star Movement (M5S)[3] due to disagreements with the movement's founder, Beppe Grillo and his suspension from the party in the previous May.[4] In the 2012 local elections, Pizzarotti had been the first M5S member to win in a big city, with 60.2% of the vote in the run-off (up from 19.5% in the first round).[5]
In the 2017 local elections, Pizzarotti was re-elected mayor without the M5S' support, with 58.9% in the run-off.[6]
In April 2018, Pizzarotti launched Italia in Comune,[7][1][8] which aimed at becoming the collector of local "civic lists", as well as disgruntled former M5S members. The party was co-founded by Alessio Pascucci, a left-wing independent who had been elected mayor of Cerveteri, Lazio in 2012 and 2017, supported by civic lists and the Federation of the Greens (FdV).[9][10]
In October 2018, Serse Soverini, a member of the Chamber of Deputies elected in the 2018 general election as a representative of Civic Area, a minor progressive party close to Romano Prodi, joined IiC[11] and soon became the party's regional coordinator in Emilia-Romagna, the region of Parma and, consequently, IiC's powerbase.[12] Almost a year later, in September 2019, after Matteo Renzi had left to form Italia Viva, Soverini would leave IiC too and join the Democratic Party.[13][14]
The party became involved in the centre-left coalition and, in the early months of 2019, obtained promising results in regional elections in Abruzzo (3.9% of the vote and one regional councillor) and Sardinia (2.5%). In February Free Alternative, another party formed by M5S splinters, announced that it was merging into IiC.[15]
In the run-up to the 2019 European Parliament election, IiC formed an alliance with the FdV, Green Italia and minor green groups, which would result in a green joint list.[16][17] However, soon after the party switched allegiances, deserted the FdV and joined forces with More Europe (+Eu), a liberal party,[18][19][20] which was later enlarged to the Italian Socialist Party (PSI).[21]
Electoral results[]
European Parliament[]
European Parliament | |||||
Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Leader |
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2019 | 833,443 (6th)[a] | 3.11 | 0 / 76
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- ^ In a joint list with More Europe and Italian Socialist Party.
Regional Councils[]
Region | Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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Piedmont | 2019 | 11,183 (14th) | 0.58 | 0 / 51
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Emilia-Romagna | 2020 | Into BP | – | 0 / 50
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Abruzzo | 2019 | 23,168 (7th) | 3.86 | 1 / 31
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Sardinia | 2019 | 17,480 (15th) | 2.47 | 1 / 60
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Leadership[]
- President: Federico Pizzarotti (2018–present)[22]
- Coordinator: (2018–present)
References[]
- ^ a b "Italia in Comune diventa partito: Pizzarotti presidente "Esordio alle Regionali 2019"". Repubblica.it. 15 April 2018.
- ^ ""Italia in Comune", Federico Pizzarotti vara il nuovo partito". Today.
- ^ "Pizzarotti lascia i 5stelle: "Esco da uomo libero". Grillo: "Ciao, goditi 15' di celebrità"". Repubblica.it. 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Federico Pizzarotti sospeso dal M5s: "Trasparenza è dovere". Lui: "Mi aspetto scuse dal direttorio"". Il Fatto Quotidiano. 13 May 2016.
- ^ "Parma – Ballottaggio – Elezioni Comunali 6–7 maggio 2012". la Repubblica.it.
- ^ "Comune di Parma – Emilia-Romagna – Elezioni Comunali Italia – Risultati – 11–25 giugno 2017 – la Repubblica.it". Repubblica.it.
- ^ "Italia in Comune, nasce il partito dei sindaci. Il presidente è Pizzarotti. A maggio il simbolo. Obiettivo: elezioni". Il Fatto Quotidiano. 15 April 2018.
- ^ "15 Aprile 2018: Pizzarotti Presidente e Pascucci Coordinatore Nazionale del Partito dei sindaci". 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Cerveteri – Ballottaggio – Elezioni Comunali 6–7 maggio 2012". la Repubblica.it.
- ^ "Comune di Cerveteri – Lazio – Elezioni Comunali Italia – Risultati – 11–25 giugno 2017 – la Repubblica.it". Repubblica.it.
- ^ "Pizzarotti ai grillini imolesi: "Non stampate monetine per il debito in bilancio"". 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Italia in Comune a Bologna: Pizzarotti si affida all'ex grillina Salsi". Repubblica.it. 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Pd, il prodiano Soverini: "Ho preso la tessera come reazione alla scissione. Farò da ponte con i movimenti"". la Repubblica. 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Italia in Comune, Soverini lascia Pizzarotti ed entra nel Pd". la Repubblica. 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Alternativa Libera continua il suo percorso in Italia in Comune". Alternativa Libera (in Italian). 15 February 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "Europee, Verdi con 'Italia in Comune': "Di Maio? Impossibile allearsi con chi va a braccetto con la Lega"". Il Fatto Quotidiano. 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Europee: i Verdi italiani, con Pizzarotti (aspettando altri) ci saranno: si compone una lista ecologista ed europeista – Eunews". 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Pizzarotti "lascia" i Verdi e si schiera con +Europa: in arrivo la lista per Strasburgo". Il Sole 24 ORE.
- ^ "Europee. Alleanza elettorale fra Più Europa e il movimento di Pizzarotti". Repubblica.it. 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Europee, la delusione dei Verdi dopo l'addio di Pizzarotti: "Ci avevano cercato loro, potevano dircelo prima"". Repubblica.it. 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Più Europa più Psi". Avanti. 9 April 2019.
- ^ "15 Aprile 2018: Pizzarotti Presidente e Pascucci Coordinatore Nazionale del Partito dei sindaci". Italia in Comune (in Italian). 15 April 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- Political parties established in 2018
- 2018 establishments in Italy
- Direct democracy parties in Italy
- Green political parties in Italy
- Pro-European political parties in Italy
- Five Star Movement breakaway groups