Moderates for Piedmont
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Moderates for Piedmont is a regional centrist
Italian political party active in Piedmont
. Its leader is Giacomo Portas (ex-FI
).
It was founded in January 2006, basically by former members of Forza Italia
(FI) and is part of the centre-left coalition which governs the Region and a close ally of the Democratic Party
(PD). In fact, the party has four members of the Regional Council of Piedmont: Giuliano Manolino (ex-FI), Giovanni Pizzale (ex-IdV
), Mauro Laus (ex-PD) and Graziella Valloggia (ex-PRC
).
In the 2007 municipal elections, Moderates scored 4% in both Turin
and Cuneo
, 8% in Grugliasco
and 10% in Moncalieri
. In the 2008 general election
Giacomo Portas was elected to the Chamber of Deputies
as independent in list of the PD in Piedmont 1 constituency
In 2009 provincial elections Moderates won 2.7% in the Province of Turin
, 2.1% in Alessandria
, 1.7% in Cuneo
and 0.8% in Novara
.
In the 2010 regional election
Moderates won 3.1% of the vote at the regional level and 4.1% in the Province of Turin, where Michele Dell'Utri was elected regional councillor.
In the 2011 Turin municipal election Moderates gained a sweeping 9.1% of the vote and four councillors, being crucial for the election of Democrat Piero Fassino
as mayor.
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...
Italian political party active in Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
. Its leader is Giacomo Portas (ex-FI
Forza Italia
Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy....
).
It was founded in January 2006, basically by former members of Forza Italia
Forza Italia
Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy....
(FI) and is part of the centre-left coalition which governs the Region and a close ally of 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....
(PD). In fact, the party has four members of the Regional Council of Piedmont: Giuliano Manolino (ex-FI), Giovanni Pizzale (ex-IdV
Italy of Values
Italy of Values is a centrist, populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party, which is affiliated to the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party , is headed by former Mani pulite prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996.The party aims to gather and give...
), Mauro Laus (ex-PD) and Graziella Valloggia (ex-PRC
Communist Refoundation Party
The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero....
).
In the 2007 municipal elections, Moderates scored 4% in both Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
and Cuneo
Cuneo
Cuneo is a city and comune in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy’s provinces by area...
, 8% in Grugliasco
Grugliasco
Grugliasco is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 9 km west of Turin.Grugliasco borders the following municipalities: Turin, Collegno, and Rivoli.-External links:*...
and 10% in Moncalieri
Moncalieri
Moncalieri is a town and comune of approximately 58,000 inhabitants about eight kilometers directly south of downtown Turin , in Piedmont, Italy. It is notable for its castle, built in the 12th century and enlarged in the 15th century, which later became the favorite residence of Maria Clotilde...
. In the 2008 general election
Italian general election, 2008
A snap general election was held in Italy on 13 April and 14 April 2008. The election came after President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved parliament on 6 February 2008 following the defeat of the government of Prime Minister Romano Prodi in a January 2008 Senate vote, and the unsuccessful tentative...
Giacomo Portas was elected to the 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...
as independent in list of the PD in Piedmont 1 constituency
In 2009 provincial elections Moderates won 2.7% in the Province of Turin
Province of Turin
The Province of Turin is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin.It has an area of 6,830 km², and a total population of 2,277,686 . There are 315 comuni in the province – the most of any province in Italy...
, 2.1% in Alessandria
Province of Alessandria
The Province of Alessandria is an Italian province, with a population of some 430,000, which forms the southeastern part of the region of Piedmont. The provincial capital is the city of Alessandria....
, 1.7% in Cuneo
Province of Cuneo
ayr is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ....
and 0.8% in Novara
Province of Novara
Novara is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Novara.It has an area of 1,339 km², and a total population of 365.156 . There are 88 communes in the province.-External links:*...
.
In the 2010 regional election
Piedmontese regional election, 2010
The Piedmontese regional election of 2010 took place on 28–29 March 2010, as part of Italy's big round of regional elections.The incumbent President of the Region, Mercedes Bresso of the centre-left Democratic Party, lost her seat to Roberto Cota, leader of Lega Piemont and floor leader of Lega...
Moderates won 3.1% of the vote at the regional level and 4.1% in the Province of Turin, where Michele Dell'Utri was elected regional councillor.
In the 2011 Turin municipal election Moderates gained a sweeping 9.1% of the vote and four councillors, being crucial for the election of Democrat Piero Fassino
Piero Fassino
Pietro Franco "Piero" Fassino is an Italian politician with the Democratic Party, the current Mayor of Turin and a former national secretary of the Democrats of the Left party.-Biography:...
as mayor.