People's Union Unione Popolare | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Vacant |
| Founder | Luigi de Magistris |
| Founded | 9 July 2022 |
| Ideology | Left-wing populism Socialism Factions: Democratic socialism Communism |
| Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
| Chamber of Deputies | 0 / 400 |
| Senate | 0 / 200 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 73 |
| Regional Councils | 4 / 896 |
| Website | |
| unionepopolare.blog | |
The People's Union (Italian : Unione Popolare, UP) is a left-wing political alliance in Italy launched on 9 July 2022 by Luigi de Magistris.
During a national assembly of Democracy and Autonomy (DemA) in January 2022, Luigi de Magistris, party leader and former Mayor of Naples, announced his intention to create a new coalition of left-wing parties, starting from his own party. [1] In February, four deputies founded a sub-group at the Chamber of Deputies called "ManifestA". All of them had been elected in the 2018 general election for the Five Star Movement, a big-tent populist party, and then left the party and joined either Power to the People (PaP) or Communist Refoundation Party (PRC). [2] [3]
In April, at the Chamber of Deputies, de Magistris and the four deputies of ManifestA, held a joint conference to launch a coalition of parties opposed to the Russo-Ukrainian war and Mario Draghi's government for the next general election, initially scheduled to be held in 2023. He also stated that the group would not join the centre-left coalition led by the Democratic Party. [4] [5] [6]
In July, De Magistris organised an assembly named "Towards the People's Union", which was attended also by PaP, the PRC, ManifestA and other groups. [7] [8] The coalition will participate in the 2022 general election.
In December, the 4th October Movement, a brekaway-party from the Five Star Movement, announced they will join the UP, along with their two regional councillors in Piedmont. [9]
In the run-up of the 2024 European Parliament election the UP and its components joined Peace Land Dignity, a pacifist electoral list proposed by journalist Michele Santoro. In March 2024 de Magistris, after refusing to stand as a candidate in the upcoming election, left UP's leadership altogether. [10]
| Party | Main ideology | Leader(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democracy and Autonomy (DemA) | Left-wing populism | Luigi de Magistris | |
| Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) | Communism | Maurizio Acerbo | |
| Power to the People (PaP) | Left-wing populism [11] | Giuliano Granato, Marta Collot | |
| ManifestA | Communism [12] | None | |
| Socialist Rebirth (RS) | Socialism | Franco Bartolomei | |
| Party of the South (PdS) [13] | Regionalism | Natale Cuccurese | |
| Party | Main ideology | Leader(s) | Joined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 4th Movement | Environmentalism [9] | Francesca Frediani | 16 December 2022 [9] | |
| Chamber of Deputies | |||||
| Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 402,964 | 1.43 | 0 / 400 | – | |
| Senate of the Republic | |||||
| Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 374,051 | 1.36 | 0 / 200 | – | |
| Region | Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lazio | 2023 | 10,289 (14th) | 0.7 | 0 / 51 | - |
| Lombardy | 2023 | 39,913 (11th) | 1.4 | 0 / 51 | - |
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