Pact for Sicily
Encyclopedia
The Pact for Sicily is a political party
in Italy
.
It emerged in 2006 by the christian-democratic
faction led by Nicolò Nicolosi
within New Sicily
. Nicolosi has been MP for that party between since 2001.
Shortly before the 2008 regional election
PpS was merged into the Movement for Autonomy
.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
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 emerged in 2006 by the christian-democratic
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...
faction led by Nicolò Nicolosi
Nicolò Nicolosi
Nicolò Nicolosi is an Italian former football player and manager from Lercara Friddi in the Province of Palermo. Over the course of his career, Nicolosi played for several Serie A clubs...
within New Sicily
New Sicily
New Sicily is a regionalist social-democratic political party based in Sicily. Its founder and current leader is Bartolo Pellegrino. It is composed mainly by former members of the Italian Socialist Party...
. Nicolosi has been MP for that party between since 2001.
Shortly before the 2008 regional election
Sicilian regional election, 2008
The Sicilian regional election of 2008 for the renewal of the Regional Assembly and the election of the Presidency of Sicily was held on 13 -14 April 2008....
PpS was merged into the Movement for Autonomy
Movement for Autonomy
The Movement for Autonomies is a regionalist Christian democratic political party in Italy. It demands economic development and greater autonomy for Sicily, mainly, and for other regions of Southern Italy...
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