Article Four (political party)

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Article Four (Articolo Quattro, Art.4) was a regional centrist Italian political party active in Sicily.

The party, which functioned mainly as a group within the Sicilian Regional Assembly (ARS), was launched in July 2013 by a diverse bunch of regional deputies, [1] led Nicola Leanza (former UDC and former MpA) and which included also Luca Sammartino, Salvatore Lentini, Valeria Sudano, Paolo Ruggirello and Raffaele Nicotra and Salvatore Cascio (from the Cantiere Popolare). [2]

In November 2014 Leanza left the party and launched Democratic Sicily. [3] [4] [5] Article Four was later merged into the Democratic Party.

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References

  1. Redazione (6 July 2013). "Nasce Articolo 4 il partito fondato da Lino leanza -". SiciliaNews24.it. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  2. Presentato "Articolo 4" C'è anche l'ex Pid Cascio
  3. "Si chiamer sicilia democratica il nuovo partito di lino leanza". Archived from the original on 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
  4. "Leanza battezza Sicilia democratica: "I voti della mafia non li vogliamo"". Live Sicilia. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  5. "Leanza carica Sicilia democratica: "Al 6-7 per cento, alleati del Pd"". Live Sicilia. Retrieved 21 December 2018.