We the South
We the South | |
|---|---|
| Secretary | Arturo Iannaccone |
| President | Vincenzo Scotti |
| Founded | 21 January 2010 |
| Headquarters | via Fratelli del Gaudio, 13 83100 Avellino |
| Newspaper | none |
| Membership | unknown |
| Ideology | Regionalism, Centrism, Christian democracy |
| European affiliation | none |
| European Parliament group | no MEPs |
| International affiliation | none |
| Chamber of Deputies | 7 / 630
|
| Senate | 0 / 315
|
| European Parliament | 0 / 72
|
| Website | |
| http://www.noisud.com/ | |
We the South (Noi Sud, NS), in full We the South – Freedom and Autonomy (Noi Sud – Libertà e Autonomia), is a regionalist-centrist political party in Italy based in the South.
History
The party emerged in January 2010 as a split from the Movement for Autonomies (MpA). MpA, a Sicilian-based regionalist party active all around Southern Italy, was in coalition with The People of Freedom (PdL), the centre-right party led by Silvio Berlusconi, both at national and regional level, since 2006.
In December 2009 Raffaele Lombardo, leader of MpA and President of Sicily, formed his third cabinet that included ministers from his MpA party, the PdL–Sicily and the newly formed regional section of Alliance for Italy, plus some independents, including one who was close to the opposition Democratic Party (PD). No members of the "official" PdL were included.[1]
The break-up of the alliance with the official PdL in Sicily and all around the South led to a painful split. In January 2010 Vincenzo Scotti and four deputies out of eight, who wanted to continue the alliance with the PdL, were expelled from the party[2] and formed their own movement.[3][4]
In the 2010 regional elections the party gained 3.6% of the vote in Campania and 3.1% in Calabria.
In October 2010, in the Italian Chamber of Deputies, NS formed a joint group with The Populars of Italy Tomorrow (PID) led by Luciano Sardelli (NS).[5] In that occasion Americo Porfidia, a former member of Italy of Values (IdV), joined NS.[6] Another deputy coming from IdV, Antonio Razzi, joined NS in December.[7] On 20 January 2011 NS was a founding component of Responsible Initiative, a centre-right group in the Chamber, but one deputy, Antonio Gaglione, refused to join it.[8][9]
Leadership
- Secretary: Arturo Iannaccone (2010–present)
- Deputy Secretary: Elio Belcastro (2010–present)
- Treasurer: Antonio Milo (2010–present)
- President: Vincenzo Scotti (2010–present)
- Leader in the Chamber of Deputies: Luciano Sardelli (2010–present)
References
- ^ http://palermo.repubblica.it/dettaglio/Lombardo-azzera-la-giunta-e-chiama-i-rutelliani/1810974
- ^ http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2010/gennaio/21/Mpa_espelle_Enzo_Scotti_Sta_co_9_100121003.shtml
- ^ http://www.ilvelino.it/articolo.php?Id=1044026
- ^ http://www.asca.it/news-CAMERA__PRESENTATO_NUOVO_GRUPPO__NOI_SUD__-_ALLE_REGIONALI_COL_PDL-888782-ORA-.html
- ^ http://www.agenparl.it/articoli/news/news/20101020-camera-nuovo-gruppo-noi-sud-pid
- ^ http://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2010/10/03/news/porfidia_l_amico_di_cosentino_mette_in_crisi_idv_a_caserta-7681039/
- ^ http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2010/dicembre/10/Rissa_sui_transfughi_Razzi_lascia_co_9_101210033.shtml
- ^ http://www.ilmessaggero.it/articolo.php?id=135365&sez=HOME_INITALIA
- ^ http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/notizie/2011-01-20/ecco-responsabili-pronti-difendere-123748.shtml?uuid=AaHn4J1C
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