Civic Area

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Civic Area
Area Civica
Leader Giulio Santagata
Founded14 December 2017
Dissolved2018
Split from Democratic Party
Ideology Progressivism
Political position Centre-left
National affiliationElectoral list
Together
Coalition:
Centre-left coalition
Colours  Orange

Civic Area (Italian : Area Civica, AC) was a progressive political party in Italy.

Led by Giulio Santagata, a former minister in Romano Prodi's second government, AC was mainly composed of former Olivists, a faction of Prodi's loyalists within Democracy is Freedom and, subsequently, the Democratic Party (PD). [1]

In December 2017 AC formed, along with the Italian Socialist Party, the Federation of the Greens and Progressive Area, the Together electoral list, within the centre-left coalition, for the upcoming 2018 general election. [2] [3] [4]

In the election the list obtained a mere 0.6% of the vote and no seats. However, Serse Soverini (AC) was elected to the Chamber from the single-seat constituency of Imola, Emilia-Romagna.

In October 2018 Soverini joined Italia in Comune [5] and soon became the party's regional coordinator in Emilia-Romagna. [6] In September 2019, after Matteo Renzi had left to form Italia Viva, Soverini joined the PD. [7] [8]

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