Sardinian People's Party
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The Party of Sardinian People – Fortza Paris (Partito del Popolo Sardo – Fortza Paris, PPS) is a regionalist
political party in Sardinia.
The party's self-proclaimed ideology comprises "all what the 20th Century had it good", including Christian democracy
, liberalism
, social democracy
and federalism
, but it is basically a Christian-democratic party emerged from the regional section of the United Christian Democrats
.
In the 2004 regional election
the PPS won 4.6% of the vote and 3 regional deputies. In the 2005 provincial elections a member of the PPS, Pasquale Onida, was elected President of the Province of Oristano
. In the 2008 general election
party leader Silvestro Ladu was candidate for The People of Freedom
(PdL) for the Italian Senate
, but was not elected.
In late 2008 several members of PPS, including Onida, Ladu and all the other three regional deputies chose to join the PdL, while a minority, led by Gianfranco Scalas, refused to do it. In the 2009 Sardinian regional election
Ladu and other two PPS members, Domenico Gallus and Renato Lai, were elected to the Regional Council for the PdL, while Scalas, who was a candidate of a joint list with the local Movement for Autonomy
, failed to get into it. In 2009 a former regional leader of the PPS, Adriano Aversano, launched Lega Sarda, that could become the Sardinian "national section" of Lega Nord.
In the 2010 provincial elections the party suffered a general decline in term of votes, but in Oristano
, its stronghold, where it won 9.9% of the vote.
Regionalism (politics)
Regionalism is a term used in international relations. Regionalism also constitutes one of the three constituents of the international commercial system...
political party in Sardinia.
The party's self-proclaimed ideology comprises "all what the 20th Century had it good", including Christian democracy
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...
, liberalism
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
, social democracy
Social democracy
Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...
and federalism
Federalism
Federalism is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant with a governing representative head. The term "federalism" is also used to describe a system of the government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and...
, but it is basically a Christian-democratic party emerged from the regional section of the United Christian Democrats
United Christian Democrats
The United Christian Democrats was a Christian democratic party in Italy.-History:It began in 1995 by a split of those members of the Italian People's Party who wanted to enter into an alliance with Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia...
.
In the 2004 regional election
Sardinian regional election, 2004
The Sardinian regional election of 2004 took place on 12 -13 June 2004.The election had two main competitors: Mauro Pili for the centre-right and Renato Soru for the centre-left. Soru won easily over Pili, who had been President of the Region from 2001 to 2003...
the PPS won 4.6% of the vote and 3 regional deputies. In the 2005 provincial elections a member of the PPS, Pasquale Onida, was elected President of the Province of Oristano
Province of Oristano
Oristano is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. Its capital is the city of Oristano.It has an area of 3,040 km², and a total population of 167,971 . There are 88 municipalities in the province ). As of June 2005, the main communes by population are:-Politics:-External...
. 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...
party leader Silvestro Ladu was candidate for The People of Freedom
The People of Freedom
The People of Freedom is a centre-right political party in Italy. With the Democratic Party, it is one of the two major parties of the current Italian party system....
(PdL) for the Italian Senate
Italian Senate
The Senate of the Republic is the upper house of the Italian Parliament. It was established in its current form on 8 May 1948, but previously existed during the Kingdom of Italy as Senato del Regno , itself a continuation of the Senato Subalpino of Sardinia-Piedmont established on 8 May 1848...
, but was not elected.
In late 2008 several members of PPS, including Onida, Ladu and all the other three regional deputies chose to join the PdL, while a minority, led by Gianfranco Scalas, refused to do it. In the 2009 Sardinian regional election
Sardinian regional election, 2009
The Sardinian regional election of 2009 took place on 15-16 February 2009.Ugo Cappellacci, the centre-right candidate, defeated Renato Soru, the centre-left incumbent President, by a large margin and The People of Freedom was by far the largest party...
Ladu and other two PPS members, Domenico Gallus and Renato Lai, were elected to the Regional Council for the PdL, while Scalas, who was a candidate of a joint list with the local 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...
, failed to get into it. In 2009 a former regional leader of the PPS, Adriano Aversano, launched Lega Sarda, that could become the Sardinian "national section" of Lega Nord.
In the 2010 provincial elections the party suffered a general decline in term of votes, but in Oristano
Province of Oristano
Oristano is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. Its capital is the city of Oristano.It has an area of 3,040 km², and a total population of 167,971 . There are 88 municipalities in the province ). As of June 2005, the main communes by population are:-Politics:-External...
, its stronghold, where it won 9.9% of the vote.