People's Union (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
LeaderLuigi de Magistris
Founded9 July 2022 (2022-07-09)
IdeologyLeft-wing populism
Socialism
Factions:
Democratic socialism
Communism
Political positionLeft-wing to far-left
Chamber of Deputies
0 / 400
Senate
0 / 200
European Parliament
0 / 73
Regional
Councils
4 / 896
Website
unionepopolare.blog

History

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]

On 28 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]

On 9 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.

On 16 December, the 4th October Movement, a brekaway-party from the Five Star Movement, announced they will join People's Union, along with their two regional councillors in Piedmont.[9]

Composition

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[10] Giuliano Granato, Marta Collot
ManifestA Communism[11] None
Socialist Rebirth (RS) Socialism Franco Bartolomei
Party of the South (PdS)[12] Regionalism Natale Cuccurese

Electoral results

Italian Parliament
Chamber of Deputies
Election year Votes % Seats +/− Leaders
2022 402,964 1.43
0 / 400
–
Luigi de Magistris
Senate of the Republic
Election year Votes % Seats +/− Leaders
2022 374,051 1.36
0 / 200
–
Luigi de Magistris

Regional Councils
Region Election year Votes % Seats +/−
Lazio 2023 10,289 (14th) 0.7
0 / 51
-
Lombardy 2023 39,913 (11th) 1.4
0 / 51
-

References
  1. "De Magistris annuncia un nuovo soggetto politico: 'Per rispondere alle esigenze degli italiani'". NapoliToday (in Italian). Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  2. "Nasce «ManifestA», 4 ex M5S coi simboli di Pap e Rifondazione". il manifesto. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. "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.
  4. "De Magistris, impossibile convergenza elettorale con questo Pd - Puglia". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 30 April 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  5. "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.
  6. "De Magistris lancia il partito con Rifondazione e Pap: «Contro la guerra e il liberismo»". il manifesto. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  7. "De Magistris prova a rilanciarsi con i movimenti in "Unione popolare"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 9 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  8. "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.
  9. "La lista di Luigi De Magistris in Piemonte cresce: aderisce anche il Movimento 4 Ottobre". TorinoToday (in Italian). Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  10. "Potere al popolo, la via di sinistra al populismo: Ecco come il movimento vuole crescere". 24 August 2018.
  11. "Da Rifondazione agli ex 5S, alla Camera nasce ManifestA. Nel 2023 De Magistris guiderà la sfida alla sinistra". la Repubblica. 16 February 2022.
  12. "VERSO L' UNIONE POPOLARE!". Retrieved 12 July 2022.
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