Middle-of-the-Road Italy
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Middle-of-the-Road Italy (Italia di Mezzo, IdM) was an Italian centrist
political grouping founded in 2006 by Marco Follini
, Senate member and former leader of the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (UDC, 2002–05), and Riccardo Conti, member of the Chamber of Deputies. Initially founded as a free political association in support of the "no" vote for the 2006 constitutional referendum, it became a party on October 21, 2006, after Follini announced his resignations from the UDC caucus.
The primary goal of this political movement was to attract all those voters who were unsatisfied by the Italian political system, based on the often harsh contrapposition between the centre-left Union
and the centre-right House of Freedoms
, and to change, or, better, to produce the end of bi-polarism. However, he supported Prodi in a confidence vote and then entered the Union.
Never having contested an election on its own, the party merged into the Democratic Party
on 14 October 2007. Most of its members anyway did not follow Follini in that decision and switched to Italy of the Centre
, led by former Minister of the Interior
Vincenzo Scotti
.
Centrism
In politics, centrism is the ideal or the practice of promoting policies that lie different from the standard political left and political right. Most commonly, this is visualized as part of the one-dimensional political spectrum of left-right politics, with centrism landing in the middle between...
political grouping founded in 2006 by Marco Follini
Marco Follini
Marco Follini is an Italian centre-wing politician.Follini was born in Rome. He was National Secretary of the Democrats' Centre Union party until October 15, 2005...
, Senate member and former leader of the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (UDC, 2002–05), and Riccardo Conti, member of the Chamber of Deputies. Initially founded as a free political association in support of the "no" vote for the 2006 constitutional referendum, it became a party on October 21, 2006, after Follini announced his resignations from the UDC caucus.
The primary goal of this political movement was to attract all those voters who were unsatisfied by the Italian political system, based on the often harsh contrapposition between the centre-left Union
The Union (political coalition)
The Union was an centre-left coalition of political parties in Italy. It was led by Romano Prodi, Prime Minister of Italy from April 2006 to April 2008, and former President of the European Commission.-Parties:...
and the centre-right House of Freedoms
House of Freedoms
The House of Freedoms , was a major Italian centre-right political and electoral alliance led by Silvio Berlusconi. It was initially composed of several political parties:*Forza Italia *National Alliance...
, and to change, or, better, to produce the end of bi-polarism. However, he supported Prodi in a confidence vote and then entered the Union.
Never having contested an election on its own, the party merged into the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Italy)
The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election....
on 14 October 2007. Most of its members anyway did not follow Follini in that decision and switched to Italy of the Centre
Italy of the Centre
Italy of the Centre was a small Christian-democratic Italian political party, based in Central and Southern Italy, and especially in Abruzzo. Its leader is Vincenzo Scotti, former Christian Democratic Minister of the Interior....
, led by former Minister of the Interior
Italian Minister of the Interior
This is a list of Italian Ministers of the Interior since 1861.-Kingdom of Italy:-Italian Republic:...
Vincenzo Scotti
Vincenzo Scotti
Vincenzo Scotti is an Italian politician and member of Christian Democracy . He was Minister of the Interior and Minister of Foreign Affairs.-Biography:...
.