People and Territory
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People and Territory Popolo e Territorio | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Francesco Saverio Romano |
| Founded | 20 January 2011 |
| Dissolved | 14 March 2013 |
| Ideology | Regionalism Christian democracy Liberal conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
People and Territory (Popolo e Territorio, PT), originally Responsible Initiative (Iniziativa Responsabile), was a centre-right parliamentary party active in the Chamber of Deputies of Italy in 2011–2013. Launched on 20 January 2011, the group was supportive of Berlusconi IV Cabinet. A large majority of its members were elected in Southern Italy.[1][2] Its counterpart in the Senate was National Cohesion, which was composed mainly of splinters from Future and Freedom.
On 23 March 2011, Francesco Saverio Romano, a group member, was appointed minister of Agriculture.[3] On 5 May 2011 Silvio Berlusconi appointed three under-secretaries from PT/IR: Giampiero Catone (Environment), and (Economy and Finance).[4]
Composition[]
Latest members[]
The group included:[5]
- The Populars of Italy Tomorrow (I Popolari di Italia Domani, PID)
- ideology: Christian democracy, regionalism
- leader: Francesco Saverio Romano
- 4 deputies: , , Francesco Saverio Romano, [6]
- Popular Action (Azione Popolare, AP)[7]
- ideology: National conservatism, liberal conservatism
- leader: Silvano Moffa
- 3 deputies: Silvano Moffa, ,
- Movement of National Responsibility (Movimento di Responsabilità Nazionale, MRN)
- ideology: Centrism, liberalism
- leader: Domenico Scilipoti
- 3 deputies: Massimo Calearo, , Domenico Scilipoti
- Alliance of the Centre (Alleanza di Centro, AdC)
- ideology: Christian democracy
- leader: Francesco Pionati
- 1 deputy: Francesco Pionati
- Popular Agreement (Intesa Popolare, IP)
- ideology: Christian democracy
- leader: Giampiero Catone
- 1 deputy: Giampiero Catone (previously La Discussione and Christian Democracy)
- 7 deputies of The People of Freedom (PdL) who joined the group for technical reasons:
- , , , , , ,
- We the South (Noi Sud, NS)
- ideology: Regionalism
- leader: Antonio Milo
- 2 deputies: Antonio Milo, Antonio Razzi.
Former members[]
The group originally included also 4 others deputies of We the South (NS): (who was appointed under-secretary for the Environment by Berlusconi on 28 July 2007, in representation of IR/PT,[4] , and (who left the party in the summer of 2011).
Three more deputies from the PdL (,[4] and ) were members of the group for some time.[5]
Other former members of the group include Paolo Guzzanti (ex-PSI/FI/PdL/PLI) and (ex-LN/LD/AdC).[5]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-22. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Ecco i 21 responsabili pronti a difendere Berlusconi. Così cambiano i giochi nelle commissioni decisive". Ilsole24ore.com.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c "Archivio Corriere della Sera". Archivio.corriere.it.
- ^ a b c "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Politica siciliana, ultime notizie e approfondimenti". Gds.it. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ Popular Action is composed of three former members of Future and Freedom who were decisive for Berlusconi IV Cabinet's survival on 14 December 2010.
- 2011 establishments in Italy
- Defunct political party alliances in Italy
- Italian Parliament