People's Union (Italy)
People's Union Unione Popolare | |
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Leader | Vacant |
Founder | Luigi de Magistris |
Founded | 9 July 2022 |
Ideology | Left-wing populism Socialism Factions: Democratic socialism Communism |
Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
National affiliation | Peace Land Dignity |
Chamber of Deputies | 0 / 400 |
Senate | 0 / 200 |
European Parliament | 0 / 73 |
Regional Councils | 4 / 896 |
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The People's Union (Italian: Unione Popolare, UP) is a left-wing political alliance in Italy launched on 9 July 2022 by Luigi de Magistris.
History
[edit]Background
[edit]During a national assembly of Democracy and Autonomy (DemA) in January 2022, Luigi de Magistris, party leader and former Mayor of Naples, announced his intention to create a new coalition of left-wing parties, starting from his own party.[1] In February, four deputies founded a sub-group at the Chamber of Deputies called "ManifestA". All of them had been elected in the 2018 general election for the Five Star Movement, a big-tent populist party, and then left the party and joined either Power to the People (PaP) or Communist Refoundation Party (PRC).[2][3]
In April, at the Chamber of Deputies, de Magistris and the four deputies of ManifestA, held a joint conference to launch a coalition of parties opposed to the Russo-Ukrainian war and Mario Draghi's government for the next general election, initially scheduled to be held in 2023. He also stated that the group would not join the centre-left coalition led by the Democratic Party.[4][5][6]
In July, De Magistris organised an assembly named "Towards the People's Union", which was attended also by PaP, the PRC, ManifestA and other groups.[7][8]
The alliance participated in the 2022 general election, receiving over 400,000 votes and zero seats.[9]
In December, the 4th October Movement, a brekaway-party from the Five Star Movement, announced they will join the UP, along with their two regional councillors in Piedmont.[10]
In the run-up of the 2024 European Parliament election the UP and its components joined Peace Land Dignity, a pacifist electoral list proposed by journalist Michele Santoro. In March 2024 de Magistris, after refusing to stand as a candidate in the upcoming election, left UP's leadership altogether.[11]
Composition
[edit]Founding member parties
[edit]Party | Main ideology | Leader(s) | |
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Democracy and Autonomy (DemA) | Left-wing populism | Luigi de Magistris | |
Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) | Communism | Maurizio Acerbo | |
Power to the People (PaP) | Left-wing populism[12] | Giuliano Granato, Marta Collot | |
ManifestA | Communism[13] | None | |
Socialist Rebirth (RS) | Socialism | Franco Bartolomei | |
Party of the South (PdS)[14] | Regionalism | Natale Cuccurese |
Further members
[edit]Party | Main ideology | Leader(s) | Joined | |
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October 4th Movement | Environmentalism[10] | Francesca Frediani | 16 December 2022[10] |
Electoral results
[edit]Italian Parliament
[edit]Chamber of Deputies | |||||
Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Leaders |
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2022 | 402,964 | 1.43 | 0 / 400
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Senate of the Republic | |||||
Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Leaders |
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2022 | 374,051 | 1.36 | 0 / 200
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Regional Councils
[edit]Region | Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/− |
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Lazio | 2023 | 10,289 (14th) | 0.7 | 0 / 51
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Lombardy | 2023 | 39,913 (11th) | 1.4 | 0 / 51
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References
[edit]- ^ "De Magistris annuncia un nuovo soggetto politico: 'Per rispondere alle esigenze degli italiani'". NapoliToday (in Italian). Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Nasce «ManifestA», 4 ex M5S coi simboli di Pap e Rifondazione". il manifesto. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Da Rifondazione agli ex 5S, alla Camera nasce ManifestA. Nel 2023 De Magistris guiderà la sfida alla sinistra". la Repubblica (in Italian). 16 February 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "De Magistris, impossibile convergenza elettorale con questo Pd - Puglia". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 30 April 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Elezioni Politiche 2023, i lavori in corso della politica italiana: De Magistris lancia il cantiere della sinistra alternativo a Pd-5s-Si-Verdi". la Repubblica (in Italian). 28 April 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "De Magistris lancia il partito con Rifondazione e Pap: «Contro la guerra e il liberismo»". il manifesto. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "De Magistris prova a rilanciarsi con i movimenti in "Unione popolare"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 9 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Blog | Nasce Unione Popolare e il patto con i cittadini parte dal conflitto sociale". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 11 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Eligendo Archive". Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "La lista di Luigi De Magistris in Piemonte cresce: aderisce anche il Movimento 4 Ottobre". TorinoToday (in Italian). Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "L'annuncio di Luigi de Magistris: «Lascio Unione popolare e non mi candido alle Europee con Santoro»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 4 March 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Potere al popolo, la via di sinistra al populismo: Ecco come il movimento vuole crescere". 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Da Rifondazione agli ex 5S, alla Camera nasce ManifestA. Nel 2023 De Magistris guiderà la sfida alla sinistra". la Repubblica. 16 February 2022.
- ^ "VERSO L' UNIONE POPOLARE!". Retrieved 12 July 2022.