The United Populars is a regional Christian-democratic

Christian Democracy

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 political party based in Basilicata

Basilicata

Basilicata , also known as Lucania, is a region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and east, and Calabria to the south, having one short southwestern coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea between Campania in the northwest and Calabria in the southwest, and a...

, Italy

Italy

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The party was founded in February 2008 by splinters from the UDEUR Populars who wanted to continue the alliance with centre-left

Centre-left

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 The 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:...

 coalition. They included Antonio Potenza (regional minister), Gaetano Fierro and Luigi Scaglione, all three regional deputies of Basilicata, and several provincial and municipal ministers, including Carmine Nigro

Carmine Nigro

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, President of the Province of Matera

Province of Matera

The Province of Matera is a province in the Basilicata region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Matera.It has an area of 3,447 km², and a total population of 203,837 . There are 31 comunes in the province . The main comunes by population are:- External links :* **...

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In the 2008 general election

Italian general election, 2008

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 the party won 4.1% of the vote in Basilicata for the Senate

Italian Senate

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In the 2010 regional election

Basilicata regional election, 2010

The Basilicata regional election of 2010 took place on 28–29 March 2010.The incumbent President Vito De Filippo of the Democratic Party was elected for a second-consecutive term by a landslide, thus becoming the most voted candidate in 2010 regional elections.-Results:Source:...

the party gained 5.9% of the vote and one regional councillor, Luigi Scaglione.

External links

• Official website