The Other Europe
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| The Other Europe | |
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| L'Altra Europa | |
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| Chairman | Massimo Torelli |
| Founded | 5 March 2014 |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Eco-socialism[1] Eurocommunism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| European affiliation | Party of European Left |
| European Parliament group | GUE-NGL |
| Colours | Red |
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The Other Europe (Italian: L'Altra Europa), whose full name is The Other Europe with Tsipras (L'Altra Europa con Tsipras)[2] is a left-wing electoral list in Italy, which took part to the 2014 European Parliament election in support of Alexis Tsipras, the candidate of the Party of the European Left for the European Commission.[3]
The list obtained 4.0% of the vote, just above the 4% threshold, and 3 MEPs.
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Overview[edit]
The Other Europe was founded on 5 March 2014 in Rome by some Italian intellectuals, Andrea Camilleri, Paolo Flores d'Arcais, Luciano Gallino, Marco Revelli, Barbara Spinelli and Guido Viale.[4] By now the alliance is composed by individual citizens, associations and parties:[5]
- Left Ecology Freedom (Sinistra Ecologia Libertà, SEL - Democratic socialism), led by Nichi Vendola;
- Communist Refoundation Party (Partito della Rifondazione Comunista, PRC - Communism), led by Paolo Ferrero;
- Numerous associations, movements and personalities from the civil society;[6]
- Other minor parties, such as:
- Civil Action (Azione Civile, AC - Anti-corruption politics), led by Antonio Ingroia;
- Labour Party (Partito del Lavoro, PL - Socialism), led by Gian Paolo Patta and Cesare Salvi;
- Pirate Party (Partito Pirata, PP - Pirate politics);[7]
- Greens of South Tyrol (Verdi–Grüne–Vërc - Green politics), led by Brigitte Foppa and Giorgio Zanvettor.
Leadership[edit]
Candidate for the European Commission[edit]
- Alexis Tsipras (17/01/2014 - present)
Committee of Guarantors[edit]
Current members:
- Luciano Gallino (01/02/2014 - present)
- Marco Revelli (01/02/2014 - present)
- Barbara Spinelli (01/02/2014 - present)
- Guido Viale (01/02/2014 - present)
- Alexis Tsipras (08/02/2014 - present)
Former members:
- Andrea Camilleri (01/02/2014 - 11/03/2014)
- Paolo Flores d'Arcais (01/02/2014 - 11/03/2014)
Electoral results[edit]
European Parliament[edit]
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Leader |
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| 2014 | 1,108,457 (#6) | 4.03 |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Il Manifesto".
- ^ ""L’altra Europa con Tsipras", ecco il nome della lista" (in Italian). Europa. 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ^ "Nasce "L’altra Europa con Tsipras", la lista della società civile contro l’austerità" (in Italian). Il Fatto Quotidiano. 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ^ "A sinistra, una lista per Tsipras" (in Italian). il manifesto. 2014-01-17. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ^ "Verso la lista Tsipras: resoconto della riunione con le associazioni" (in Italian). listatsipras.eu. 2014-02-16. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ^ "Tutti i candidati de “L’Altra Europa con Tsipras”" (in Italian). esserecomunisti.it. 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
- ^ (Italian) Il Partito Pirata aderisce a L'Altra Europa
External links[edit]
- (Italian) The Other Europe official website
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