New CDU – United Christian Democrats

The New CDU – United Christian Democrats (Nuovo CDU – Cristiani Democratici Uniti) is a Christian democratic political party in Italy led by Mario Tassone. The party takes the name of the United Christian Democrats that existed from 1995 to 2002.

New CDU – United Christian Democrats
Nuovo CDU – Cristiani Democratici Uniti
SecretaryMario Tassone
PresidentAntonio Iervolino
Founded16 March 2014
Split fromUnion of the Centre
HeadquartersCorso Vittorio Emanuele II 154, Rome
IdeologyChristian democracy
Political positionCentre
Chamber of Deputies
0 / 630
Senate
0 / 315
Website
www.nuovocdu.it

History

After the disappointing results of the Union of the Centre in the 2013 Italian general election, Mario Tassone, in disagreement with the party strategies and on the alliance with Civic Choice, called the national council of the United Christian Democrats on 11 May 2013, although he declared that he had no intention of founding a new party.[1][2] On 6 July 2013 Tassone was so referred to the arbitrators by the UDC's Calabrian regional committee for his expulsion.[3][4] On 16 March 2014, in the fourth CDU congress, Tassone was appointed secretary of the reborn party,[5] while up to that moment he had been president of the United Christian Democrats' association which had never been definitively dissolved.[6]

The New CDU ran in the 2014 Calabrian regional election within the centre-left coalition, but with 1.5% of the vote it gained no seat.

On the occasion of the 2018 Italian general election, the New CDU joined Us with Italy–UDC,[7] without getting MPs, while in the 2019 European Parliament election the party joined the Populars for Italy list.

On 31 August 2018 the New CDU joined the Federation of Christian Democracy, along with Christian Revolution, Christian Democracy and other small Christian democratic parties.[8][9]

On 19 December 2018 Gianfranco Rotondi, president of the Federation of Christian Democracy, Mario Tassone, secretary of the New CDU, Giorgio Merlo, leader of "White Network" and Renato Grassi, secretary of the historical Christian Democracy, signed a federative pact for the reconstitution of the Christian Democracy,[10] that, on 8 June 2019, became a foundation.[11]

References
  1. Nell’Udc Tassone prova a riunire i dissidenti: subito un congresso. E Casini finisce sotto accusa
  2. Tassone rilancia il Cdu:«Ma non faremo un nuovo partito»
  3. Caos Udc, i vertici chiedono l'espulsione di Tassone
  4. L'Udc va in frantumi: chiesta espulsione di Tassone La replica: «Vanno cacciati Manti e Trematerra»
  5. Rinasce il Cdu e Mario Tassone è il segretario
  6. Se Tassone vuole risvegliare il Cdu
  7. ELEZIONI, SI RICANDIDA TASSONE, DEPUTATO PER QUASI 40 ANNI
  8. La “rivoluzione” di Rotondi: «Farò rinascere la Democrazia Cristiana»
  9. "SCUDI CROCIATI RIUNITI. A PESCARA ROTONDI RIFONDA LA DEMOCRAZIA CRISTIANA". Archived from the original on 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  10. Rotondi: "Oggi primo passo per la ricostruzione della Dc". L'eterno ritorno della Balena bianca
  11. La Dc muore, anzi no: e Rotondi la trasforma in una fondazione
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