LeftDem

LeftDem

SinistraDem
LeftDem SinistraDem
Leader	Gianni Cuperlo
Ideology	Democratic socialism; Social democracy
Political position	Left-wing
	Politics of Italy; Political parties; Elections;

LeftDem (Italian: SinistraDem), whose complete name is LeftDem – Open Field (SinistraDem – Campo Aperto), is a social-democratic faction within the Democratic Party (PD), a political party in Italy.

History[]

The faction was launched by Gianni Cuperlo, who lost the 2013 leadership election to Matteo Renzi, in June 2014, as an association open to Democrats, independents and members of other parties.^[1] In the following October the faction's assembly saw the participation, among others, of Sergio Cofferati and Stefano Fassina,^[2] who later left the party.

In the run-up of the 2017 leadership election, LeftDem endorsed Andrea Orlando of Remake Italy for party leader.^[3]

References[]

^ http://www.europaquotidiano.it/2014/06/23/cuperlo-prova-a-recuperare-spazio-nel-pd-con-la-sinistra-dem/ Archived 2014-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Pd, Cuperlo lancia SinistraDem: "Nessuna scissione, facciamo il 'Leopoldo'"". adnkronos (in Italian). October 4, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Come cambia la galassia Pd davanti alla scissione". Rai News (in Italian). February 21, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[]

Official website

[1] ttp://www.europaquotidiano.it/2014/06/23/cuperlo-prova-a-recuperare-spazio-nel-pd-con-la-sinistra-dem/ Archived 2014-10-27 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Pd, Cuperlo lancia SinistraDem: "Nessuna scissione, facciamo il 'Leopoldo'"". adnkronos (in Italian). October 4, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "Come cambia la galassia Pd davanti alla scissione". Rai News (in Italian). February 21, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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