Christian Popular Union

The Christian Popular Union (Italian: Unione Popolare Cristiana, UPC) was a regionalist and Christian-democratic[1] political party in Italy.

Christian Popular Union
Unione Popolare Cristiana
LeaderAntonio Satta
Founded2009
Dissolved2020 ca.
Split fromUnion of Democrats for Europe
IdeologyRegionalism
Christian democracy
Political positionCentre
National affiliationCentre-left coalition
Chamber of Deputies
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Senate
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European Parliament
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Regional Council of Sardinia
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History

The UPC was launched in August 2009 by Antonio Satta, a former Christian Democrat who had been the regional leader of the Union of Democrats for Europe (UDEUR) and, later, of the Sardinian Autonomist Populars.[2][3] The party was based and had its best electoral results in Sardinia, but had a structure countrywide, consisting primarily of former members of the UDEUR, notably including Gianfranco Saraca, Luca Bagliani, Danilo Bertoli, Sergio Deorsola, and Antonio Potenza (leader of Basilicata's United Populars).[4][5][6]

In the 2010 Sardinian provincial elections the party did especially well in northern Sardinia: 10.7% in Sassari[7] and 6.2% in Olbia-Tempio.[8] Massimo Mulas, a regional councillor elected with the Union of Sardinians in the 2009 regional election, joined the party during the legislature. In June 2012, through Mulas, the UPC joined the newly formed parliamentary group Sardinia Tomorrow, along with other centrist councillors.[9][10]

In the 2014 regional election the party won 1.7% of the vote[11] and one regional councillor, Gaetano Ledda.[12]

In 2015 the Council of State reassessed the composition of the Regional Council and two more UPC members, Antonio Gaia and Piefranco Zanchetta, gained seats.[13][14] A month before, however, Ledda had left the party and joined The Base Sardinia.[15][16]

In the run-up of the 2018 general election the UPC joined the Popular Civic List (CP), a centrist electoral list within the centre-left coalition, comprising mainly Popular Alternative (AP), Italy of Values (IdV), the Centrists for Europe (CpE), Solidary Democracy (DemoS), the Union for Trentino (UpT) and Italy is Popular (IP).[17] CP obtained a mere 0.5% and no seats.

In the 2019 regional election the party won 1.5% of the vote and no seats in a joint list with the Italian Socialist Party. After that, the party was no longer active.

Leadership
  • Secretary: Antonio Satta (2009–2020 ca.)
  • President: Gianfranco Saraca (2009–2014)
  • Regional secretary (Sardinia): Enrico Piras (2009–2014), Antonio Satta (2014–2020 ca.)

References
  1. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Sardinia/Italy". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. Falcioni, Massimo (2009-12-10). "Antonio Satta (Upc) dà la "sveglia" a Casini per il nuovo grande Centro". Blogo (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  3. https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/barbato-e-satta-abbandonano-mastella.html
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724115940/http://www.unionepopolarecristiana.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=86&Itemid=2
  5. https://www.regione.basilicata.it/giunta/site/Giunta/detail.jsp?otype=1012&id=2993390
  6. https://www.regione.basilicata.it/giunta/site/Giunta/detail.jsp?otype=1012&id=2993701
  7. "Provinciali 30/05/2010 - Area ITALIA - Regione SARDEGNA - Provincia SASSARI". Eligendo (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  8. "Provinciali 30/05/2010 - Area ITALIA - Regione SARDEGNA - Provincia OLBIA-TEMPIO". Eligendo (in Italian).
  9. "Regione, nasce Sardegna Domani. Addio Pdl?". Sardies (in Italian). 2012-06-07. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  10. "Sardegna Domani, l'Upc auspica il coinvolgimento di altre forze moderate ed autonomiste". Sardies (in Italian). 2012-06-08. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  11. "Sardegna - Elezioni Regionali del 16 febbraio 2014". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2014-02-18. Archived from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  12. "XV Legislatura - on. Gaetano Ledda". Consiglio Regionale della Sardegna (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  13. Tramonte, Andrea (21 July 2015). "Regione, il Consiglio di Stato toglie la poltrona a Sale, Arbau, Azara e Fenu". Sardiniapost. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  14. "Consiglio regionale, escono in quattro: Sale, Arbau, Azara e Fenu. L'intervista". l'Unione Sarda. 2015-07-22. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  15. "Gaetano Ledda passa dall'Upc alla Base". La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). 2015-07-07. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  16. "La Base raddoppia in Consiglio Regionale con Gaetano Ledda". Sardegna Reporter (in Italian). 2015-07-05. Archived from the original on 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  17. "Centrosinistra, c'è anche il terzo mini-alleato del Pd: Civica Popolare guidata dalla Lorenzin. Simbolo? Una margherita - Il Fatto Quotidiano". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 2017-12-29. Archived from the original on 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
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