Atheist Democracy

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Atheist Democracy
Democrazia Atea
AbbreviationDA
SecretaryCarla Corsetti
Founded2009
HeadquartersVia Alfieri 80, Ceprano (FR)
Ideology Secularism
Anti-clericalism
ReligionNone (Atheism)
National affiliation Power to the People! (2018)
Popular Unity (2022–)
Website
www.democrazia-atea.it

Atheist Democracy (Italian: Democrazia Atea, DA) is a political party in Italy. Its ideology includes secularism, atheism, and anticlericalism.

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Among the main goals, it campaigns for the abolition of the Lateran Treaty between Italy and the Vatican City. [1]

The party was founded by Carla Corsetti in 2009; [2] As of October 2022, Corsetti is the current secretary; others members of the secretariat are Ciro Verrati, Ivan Visentini, Rosaria Gabriele, Cai Bravi. [3]

The party requires all candidates for public office to give proof of debaptism (sbattezzo in Italian). [4] In Italy, many newborn receive baptism; debaptism is a formal procedure to declare oneself no longer part of the Catholic Church.

Widely renowned astrophysicist and scientific communicator Margherita Hack was a member of Atheist Democracy; in 2013 she also ran unsuccessfully for the Italian parliament with the party. [4] [5]

Marco Dimitri also ran for office in 2013 with AD; being Satanist, his move drew some criticism. [6]

In 2018, Atheist Democracy entered the Power to the People! coalition, also inserting the abolition of Lateran Treaty in the shared political program; [1] this affiliation was interrupted in May 2021. [7]

On 1 July 2022, Atheist Democracy, together with far-left parties and organizations (Confederation of the Italian Left, Inventing the Future, The Future City, Italian Communist Party, CARC Party and Italian Marxist-Leninist Party), became part of the "Popular Unity" coordination, with the aim of elaborating and implementing common and shared initiatives and proposals. [8]

Election results

Chamber of Deputies
Election yearVotes%Seats+/−Leader
2013 5560.00
0 / 630
–
Carla Corsetti
2018 In Power to the People
0 / 630
–
Senate of the Republic
Election yearVotes%Seats+/−Leader
2013 ––
0 / 315
–
Carla Corsetti
2018 In Power to the People
0 / 315
–

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References

  1. 1 2 Tulli, Federico (11 February 2019). "Carla Corsetti (Democrazia atea): Senza Patti lateranensi l'Italia sarebbe un Paese civile". Left (in Italian).
  2. ↑ "Statuto". Democrazia Atea (in Italian).
  3. ↑ "Segreteria". Democrazia Atea (in Italian).
  4. 1 2 Barbera, Fabio (12 January 2012). "Margherita Hack si candida con Democrazia Atea. Ce ne parla Carla Corsetti". AgoraVox (in Italian).
  5. ↑ "È morta Margherita Hack". il Post (in Italian). 29 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Lazio2, metti in lista il satanista. Spunta Dimitri, "bambini di Satana"". affaritaliani.it. 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Comunicato del 13 maggio 2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Democrazia Atea. 13 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Nasce Unitá Popolare, coordinamento tra varie forze politiche di Sinistra: presentazione venerdí alla Camera dei Deputati". Varese7Press (in Italian). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.


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