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Humanist Party Partito Umanista | |
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| Secretary-General | Giovanna Ubaldeschi |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | via La Nebbia, 9 - 00168 Rome |
| Ideology | Universal humanism |
| European affiliation | Humanist International |
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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 ]
