Populars (Italy, 2008)

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The Populars (Italian: Popolari), short name of Populars for the Constituent Assembly of the Centre (Popolari per la Costituente di Centro),[1][2] was a Christian-democratic political party in Italy active in Campania. The party was led by Ciriaco De Mita.

The party took different names at the provincial level. In the province of Avellino, De Mita's heartland, the party was called Coordination Populars – Daisy for the Constituent Assembly of the Centre (Coordinamento Popolari – Margherita per la Costituente di Centro),[3][4] while the group in the provincial council was named The Populars – The Daisy for the Constituent Assembly of the Centre (I Popolari – La Margherita per la Costituente di Centro).[5][6] The party was thus known also as Populars – Daisy (Popolari–Margherita),[7] sometimes even nationally.[8] In the province of Caserta the party was instead called Populars and Democrats for the Constituent Assembly of the Centre (Popolari e Democratici per la Costituente di Centro) or, simply, Populars and Democrats (Popolari e Democratici).[9][10][11] "Populars" and "Daisy" were references to the Italian People's Party (PPI) and Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy (DL), De Mita's latter parties.

De Mita, a former leader of Christian Democracy, Prime Minister and finally leading member of the PPI and DL, joined the Democratic Party in 2007. However, in early 2008 he left that party over disagreements with Walter Veltroni[12] and stood as a candidate for the Union of the Centre (UdC) for the Senate in the 2008 general election. In the event he failed election, but, one year later, he managed to win a seat in the European Parliament for the UdC in the Southern constituency.[13]

The Populars were one of the main constituent parties of the UdC, along with the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats and the White Rose.[8]

See also[]

  • Demitiani

References[]

  1. ^ "La vendetta di Re Ciriaco e il Pd teme l'effetto domino | Napoli la Repubblica.it". napoli.repubblica.it.
  2. ^ "Comunità Montana Alta Irpinia: i Popolari per la Costituente di Centro di Ciriaco De Mita danno vita ad una nuova maggioranza politica e si alleano organicamente con la Destra". January 4, 2009.
  3. ^ "Rossano (Pdl): "La parte sana dell'Udc tronchi con De Mita"". Archived from the original on April 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "Palazzo Caracciolo ultimo atto: arriva il commissario". Archived from the original on April 8, 2014.
  5. ^ "Ptr - Popolari: "Passate inascoltate le proposte della Provincia"". Archived from the original on August 14, 2014.
  6. ^ "La vendetta di De Mita: cade la giunta provinciale ad Avellino". forum.termometropolitico.it.
  7. ^ "De Mita contro De Simone, lite sulla discarica - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it.
  8. ^ a b "Il triste cimitero dei partiti". lastampa.it. June 1, 2014.
  9. ^ "Alife(Ce)- Angelo Ferrazzano é il nuovo coordinatore dei Popolari e Democratici per la Costituente di Centro nel Matese". November 11, 2008.
  10. ^ "Di Maio Aniello coordinatore dei Popolari Democratici".
  11. ^ [1][dead link]
  12. ^ "Archivio Corriere della Sera". archivio.corriere.it.
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-11-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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