Popular Base

Popular Base Base Popolare
Abbreviation	BP
President	Gian Mario Spacca
Secretary	Giuseppe De Mita
Founder	Giuseppe De Mita Lorenzo Dellai Mario Mauro Dante Monda Gaetano Quagliariello Gian Mario Spacca Francescomaria Tuccillo
Founded	19 July 2023;16 months ago (2023-07-19)
Headquarters	Rome
Ideology	Christian democracy Popolarismo
Political position	Centre
Colors	Blue and   Gold
Chamber of Deputies	0 / 400
Senate	0 / 200
European Parliament	0 / 76
Regional Councils	0 / 896
Website
basepopolare.com
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Popular Base (Italian : Base Popolare) is a Christian-democratic political party in Italy.

History

In July 2020 Ciriaco De Mita, the former prime minister, together with Giuseppe De Mita, leader of Italy Is Popular and Francescomaria Tuccillo, launched the ‘’Prospective Populars’’, that in 2021 became Populars in Network movement to attempt to federate the Italian populars into a single party. ^{[1] [2] [3]} On 25 February 2023, on the same day that the national congress of Together was held, the Assembly of the regional promoters committees of Populars in Network met in Rome and launched a committee called POP - United Populars, with the aim of forming by the end of the year a political association that would bring together other popular political associations. ^{[4] [5]} POP, Together and other catholic associations signed on 27 February a manifesto called New Times – United Populars promoted by Giuseppe Fioroni, who left the PD following the election of Elly Schlein in the Democratic Party leadership election. In this manifesto the signatories pledge to work together while preserving the autonomy of their respective political parties. ^{[6] [7]} On 19 July, the Popular Base association was born from the POP promoting committee. ^{[8] [9]} On 24 September, in a meeting in Marina di Grosseto, the founders of Popular Base ^{[10] [11]} launched their official logo, joining the family of European People's Party with a video message sent by its Chairman Manfred Weber, and they announced the next steps leading up to the constituent assembly on 3 February 2024. ^[12]

References

1. "Politica. I popolari gettano la Rete e progettano un nuovo inizio". www.avvenire.it (in Italian). 13 March 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
2. "I Popolari in rete (ri)partono dal centro e dal dialogo. "Alla politica serve un esame di coscienza"". Corriere della Calabria (in Italian). 25 June 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
3. "De Mita e Mauro lanciano la Rete dei Popolari italiani: "Non siamo i soli e non siamo soli" - Orticalab.it". www.orticalab.it (in Italian). Retrieved 31 December 2023.
4. "Dal Congresso le proposte di una politica democratica e popolare | Insieme per lavoro e famiglia solidarietà e pace" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 December 2023.
5. "Nasce la piattaforma popolare". Pop in Rete (in Italian). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
6. "Nasce "Piattaforma Popolare-Tempi Nuovi", il network dei democratici di matrice cristiana e popolare". Il Domani d'Italia (in Italian). 27 February 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
7. "Pd, l'addio di Fioroni: "Non è più il mio partito"". La Stampa (in Italian). 27 February 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
8. Brambilla, Paolo (18 July 2023). "Nasce Base Popolare: Follini, Quagliarello e De Mita jr tra i fondatori. Partito popolare europeo favorevole « LMF Lamiafinanza". LMF Lamiafinanza. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
9. "Nasce a Roma Base Popolare, il fondatore: "È una speranza ed una palestra" - VIDEO". Corriere della Calabria (in Italian). 19 July 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
10. "Nasce "Base popolare": l'associazione politica si presenta in un incontro pubblico". www.ilgiunco.net (in Italian). 22 September 2023.
11. "All'Italia (e ai cattolici) serve una Base popolare. Mauro spiega perché". www.formiche.net (in Italian). 9 November 2023.
12. "Base Popolare presenta il simbolo "Verso l'assemblea costituente"". www.ilmattino.it (in Italian). 24 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

External links

• Official website