South calls North

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South calls North
Sud chiama Nord
Leader Cateno De Luca
President Laura Castelli
Founded25 June 2022 (2022-06-25)
HeadquartersVia Oratorio San Francesco 5, Messina
Membership (2024)14,000
Ideology
National affiliation Freedom (2024)
Colours  Yellow   Red
Chamber of Deputies
1 / 400
Senate
0 / 200
European Parliament
0 / 76
Sicilian Assembly
7 / 70
Website
sud-chiamanord.it

South calls North (Italian : Sud chiama Nord, ScN) is a regionalist and populist political party in Italy, based in Sicily and led by former mayor of Messina Cateno De Luca. [3]

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History

Cateno De Luca in 2024 Cateno De Luca.jpg
Cateno De Luca in 2024

In 2007, Cateno De Luca, a former Christian Democrat who had been a member of the Christian Democratic Centre (1994–2002), the Union of the Centre (2002–2005) and the Movement for Autonomy (2005–2008), formed Sicilia Vera, which soon became an independent party.

In June 2022, in the run-up to the Sicilian regional election, De Luca, along with former Five Star Movement MEP Dino Giarrusso, launched "South calls North", as a broader political vehicle than Sicilia Vera. [4] However, after a few weeks, Giarrusso left the party due to conflicts with De Luca with regard to the party's candidatures in the following election and De Luca remained the sole leader. [5]

ScN took part in the 2022 general election, winning one single-member constituency in the Chamber of Deputies with Francesco Gallo, and one in the Senate of the Republic with Dafne Musolino, both from the districts of Messina, where ScN was capable to collect more than 30% of votes. [6] [7] [8] Contextually, in the 2022 regional election De Luca came second, with 24.0% of the vote, behind the centre-right candidate Renato Schifani, [9] while the affiliated party lists obtained 18.1%, electing eight members of the Sicilian Regional Assembly; [10] upon the formation of parliamentary groups, four councillors elected with ScN formed a distinct parliamentary group named "Sicilia Vera", De Luca's other party. [11]

In March 2023, Laura Castelli, a former leading member of the Five Star Movement joined the party, becoming its spokesperson. [12] In January 2024, Castelli was appointed president of the party. [13] In September 2023, senator Musolino left the party in order to join Matteo Renzi's Italia Viva. [14]

In 2024, the party signed a deal with Franco Cuccureddu, a former member of the Movement for Autonomy (MpA), who became the party's representative in Sardinia. Cuccureddu's list, named Shared Horizon (OC), run in the regional election within the centre-left coalition gaining three seats.

In March 2024, De Luca launched Freedom, a populist electoral list with several regionalist and anti-establishment minor parties, with the aim of taking part in the 2024 European Parliament election. [15]

Ideology

The party has been described as regionalist, autonomist and populist. [16] ScN also supports federalism, advocating for a greater administrative decentralization and greater decision-making power for local administrators. Moreover, the party is also in favor of increasing the powers of the Prime Minister of Italy, comparing this position to a "mayor of Italy", [17] as it is clearly shown in the party's logo under the slogan "De Luca for Mayor of Italy". [18]

Election results

Italian Parliament

ElectionLeader Chamber of Deputies Senate of the Republic
Votes %Seats+/–PositionVotes %Seats+/–Position
2022 Cateno De Luca 212,6850.76
1 / 400
New13th272,4621.0
1 / 200
New13th

European Parliament

ElectionLeaderVotes %Seats+/–EP Group
2024 Cateno De Luca Into Freedom
0 / 76
New–

Regional Councils

RegionElectionCandidateVotes %Seats+/–
Sicily 2022 Cateno De Luca 254,45313.61
8 / 70
New

Symbols

Leadership

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References

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  2. ↑ Cateno De Luca “populista di governo” e outsider di lusso della politica siciliana, www.ilsicilia.it
  3. ↑ "Giarrusso e De Luca fondano partito 'Sud chiama Nord'". Adnkronos. 27 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Due ex 'Iene' e l'ex sindaco di Messina De Luca fondano il partito 'Sud chiama Nord'". Agenzia Dire. 27 June 2022.
  5. ↑ Elezioni politiche, strappo tra De Luca e Giarrusso: "Ci siamo separati, abbiamo idee diverse", Normanno
  6. ↑ Elezioni 2022 – Collegio uninominale Sicilia 2, Messina. Ministero dell'Interno
  7. ↑ Politiche a Messina: Francesco Gallo e Tommaso Calderone vincono alla Camera, Gazzetta del Sud
  8. ↑ In Sicilia è andato molto bene il partito di Cateno De Luca, Il Post
  9. ↑ Elezioni regionali 2022 – Presidenti, Regione Sicilia
  10. ↑ Elezioni regionali 2022 – Liste Archived 2013-01-29 at the Wayback Machine , Regione Sicilia
  11. ↑ Sicilia Vera. Assemblea Regionale Siciliana
  12. ↑ Sud chiama Nord, Laura Castelli nuova portavoce. MessinaToday
  13. ↑ "Da pioniera grillina a presidente del movimento di Cateno de Luca passando da Draghi: La parabola di Laura Castelli". 5 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "La campagna acquisti di Renzi non finisce mai: La senatrice Dafne Musolino molla il partito di Cateno de Luca e sbarca in IV". 5 October 2023.
  15. ↑ Accordo per le Europee tra Cateno De Luca e l’ex ministro leghista Castelli. “Bossi approva il nostro progetto”. la Repubblica
  16. ↑ “Sud chiama nord” la nuova idea di Cateno De Luca “Nostre liste alle nazionali”, Blog Sicilia
  17. ↑ Manifesto politico, Sud chiama Nord
  18. ↑ Fenomeno De Luca, Sud chiama Nord meglio dei partiti di Lupi e Di Maio: "Alla Camera risultato eclatante", Palermo Today

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