Federation of Christian Democrats and of the Centre
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The Federation of Christian Democrats and of the Centre (Federazione dei Democristiani e di Centro, FDCC) is a federation of christian democratic
political parties in Italy
.
It was founded by the Christian Democratic Party
and the Party of Christian Democracy
in 2007 after other minor Christian democratic parties founded the Christian Democratic Federation
, which these two parties considered to be too far on the left for them, despite the conservative credentials of Publio Fiori
, leader of the other federation and formerly a leading member of National Alliance
.
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 parties in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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It was founded by the Christian Democratic Party
Christian Democratic Party (Italy)
The Christian Democratic Party is a minor Christian-democratic Italian political party.It was founded in 2000 by Flaminio Piccoli, Clelio Darida, Carlo Senaldi and Alfredo Vito as the electoral arm of the Rebirth of Christian Democracy...
and the Party of Christian Democracy
Party of Christian Democracy
The Party of Christian Democracy , whose members actually call it simply Christian Democracy , is a minor Christian-democratic Italian political party....
in 2007 after other minor Christian democratic parties founded the Christian Democratic Federation
Christian Democratic Federation
The Christian Democratic Federation is a federation of Christian democratic political parties in Italy.Originally, an accord was signed between four parties on 30 November 2006:...
, which these two parties considered to be too far on the left for them, despite the conservative credentials of Publio Fiori
Publio Fiori
Publio Fiori is an Italian politician.-Career:Fiori was born in Rome and graduated in jurisprudence. He became a member of Democrazia Cristiana , to which he belonged for much of his political career....
, leader of the other federation and formerly a leading member of National Alliance
National Alliance (Italy)
National Alliance was a conservative political party in Italy.Gianfranco Fini was the leader of the party since its foundation in 1995, however he stepped down in 2008 after being elected to the nominally non-partisan post of President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and was succeeded by...
.