Humanist Party (Italy)

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Humanist Party
Partito Umanista
Secretary-General Giovanna Ubaldeschi
Founded1984
Headquartersvia La Nebbia, 9 - 00168 Rome
Ideology Universal humanism
Pacifism
European affiliation Humanist International
Website
www.partitoumanista.it

The Humanist Party (Italian : Partito Umanista, PU) is a minor political party in Italy. Founded in 1984, the party is a member of the Humanist International. [1] It has never been represented in either the Italian Chamber of Deputies or the Italian Senate, the two houses of the Parliament of Italy.[ citation needed ]

Its long-time leader was Giorgio Schultze (secretary since 1996 to 2003), who is currently spokesman of the Humanist Movement in Europe. [2] [3] In 2005, Marina Larena was elected new secretary of the party.[ citation needed ]

The party did not take part to the 2008 general election, but some Humanist activists ran as independents in the lists of The Left – The Rainbow and For the Common Good, both left-wing coalitions.[ citation needed ] In the 2009 European Parliament election, Schultze ran as a candidate for Italy of Values (IdV). [4] This choice was criticized by those who acknowledged the IdV's law and order policies over immigration.[ citation needed ]

In 2010, after a period of organizational difficulties, Tony Manigrasso was elected secretary of the party and he was reconfirmed also in 2012.[ citation needed ] In 2014, he was replaced by Valerio Colombo. [5] Subsequently, Giovanna Ubaldeschi was appointed secretary of the party.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL HUMANIST PARTY". Humanist Movement. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  2. ↑ "Il Partito Umanista sostiene alle Elezioni Europee del 6 e 7 giugno Giorgio Schultze". Partito Umanista (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  3. ↑ "Giorgio Shultze - portavoce europeo del Movimento Umanista". Umanisti.it. Archived from the original on 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  4. ↑ "L'Idv schiera Giorgio Schultze: "Fonti pulite e no al nucleare"". Il Giorno (in Italian). 2009-05-24. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  5. ↑ "Formata la nuova Equipe di Coordinamento Nazionale 2014-2016". Partitoumanista.it. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
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