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People's Union (Italy)
Left-wing political alliance in Italy
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.
People's Union Unione Popolare | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Vacant |
| Founder | Luigi de Magistris |
| Founded | 9 July 2022 (2022-07-09) |
| Ideology | Left-wing populism Socialism Factions: Democratic socialism Communism |
| Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
| Chamber of Deputies | 0 / 400 |
| Senate | 0 / 200 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 73 |
| Regional Councils | 4 / 896 |
| Website | |
| unionepopolare.blog | |
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Background
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 coalition will participate in the 2022 general election.
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.[9]
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.[10]
Founding member parties
| Party | Main ideology | Leader(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[11] | Giuliano Granato, Marta Collot | |
| ManifestA | Communism[12] | None | |
| Socialist Rebirth (RS) | Socialism | Franco Bartolomei | |
| Party of the South (PdS)[13] | Regionalism | Natale Cuccurese | |
Further members
| Party | Main ideology | Leader(s) | Joined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 4th Movement | Environmentalism[9] | Francesca Frediani | 16 December 2022[9] | |
Italian Parliament
| Chamber of Deputies | |||||
| Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 402,964 | 1.43 | 0 / 400 |
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| Senate of the Republic | |||||
| Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 374,051 | 1.36 | 0 / 200 |
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Regional Councils
- "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.
- "La lista di Luigi De Magistris in Piemonte cresce: aderisce anche il Movimento 4 Ottobre". TorinoToday (in Italian). Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- "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.