Alliance of the Centre
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Alliance of the Centre is a Christian-democratic
political party in Italy.
It was founded in November 2008 by splinters from the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (UDC) who wanted to return to an alliance with Silvio Berlusconi
's centre-right coalition and support his fourth government
. Its leader is Francesco Pionati, deputy and formerly spokesman of the UDC.
At the 2009 European Parliament election
AdC was part of the Pole of Autonomy
, an electoral coalition inclunding also The Right
, the Movement for Autonomies and the Pensioners' Party
, which gained no MEPs. At the 2010 regional elections
AdC ran its lists in a handful of regions, electing only one regional councillor in Pionati's homeregion, Campania
(2.3%).
On 20 January 2011 AdC was a founding component of Responsible Initiative
, a centre-right
group in the Italian Chamber of Deputies
. In that occasion the party was joined by Maurizio Grassano, a deputy who had been expelled from Lega Nord.
Christian Democracy
Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy. It emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching...
political party in Italy.
It was founded in November 2008 by splinters from the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (UDC) who wanted to return to an alliance with Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...
's centre-right coalition and support his fourth government
Berlusconi IV Cabinet
Berlusconi IV Cabinet has been the cabinet of the government of Italy from 8 May 2008 to 16 November 2011.As of July 2011, it was composed of 24 ministers, 4 deputy ministers and 39 under-secretaries, for a total of 67 members.-Sources:*...
. Its leader is Francesco Pionati, deputy and formerly spokesman of the UDC.
At the 2009 European Parliament election
European Parliament election, 2009
Elections to the European Parliament were held in the 27 member states of the European Union between 4 and 7 June 2009. A total of 736 Members of the European Parliament were elected to represent some 500 million Europeans, making these the biggest trans-national elections in history...
AdC was part of the Pole of Autonomy
Pole of Autonomy
The Pole of Autonomy is an heterogeneous electoral coalition of political parties in Italy, formed in the run-up to the 2009 European Parliament election in order to overcome the 4% threshold introduced in the electoral law in February 2009...
, an electoral coalition inclunding also The Right
The Right
The Right is a national-conservative political party in Italy.-Foundation:On 3 July 2007 Storace announced his resignation from National Alliance in a letter posted on his website, claiming that it had become too centrist and moderate and in protest against the lack of internal democracy in the...
, the Movement for Autonomies and the Pensioners' Party
Pensioners' Party (Italy)
The Pensioners' Party is a centrist Italian political party. It was founded in 1987 in Milan and its current leader is Carlo Fatuzzo....
, which gained no MEPs. At the 2010 regional elections
Italian regional elections, 2010
A big round of regional elections in Italy took place on 28–29 March in 13 regions out of 20, including nine of the ten largest ones: Lombardy, Campania, Veneto, Lazio, Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna, Apulia, Tuscany and Calabria...
AdC ran its lists in a handful of regions, electing only one regional councillor in Pionati's homeregion, Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
(2.3%).
On 20 January 2011 AdC was a founding component of Responsible Initiative
Responsible Initiative
People and Land , originally Responsible Initiative, is a centre-right parliamentary party active in the Italian Chamber of Deputies....
, a centre-right
Centre-right
The centre-right or center-right is a political term commonly used to describe or denote individuals, political parties, or organizations whose views stretch from the centre to the right on the left-right spectrum, excluding far right stances. Centre-right can also describe a coalition of centrist...
group in the Italian Chamber of Deputies
Italian Chamber of Deputies
The Italian Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a plurality of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A...
. In that occasion the party was joined by Maurizio Grassano, a deputy who had been expelled from Lega Nord.