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People's Union (Italy)

The People's Union (Italian: Unione Popolare, UP) is a left-wing political alliance in Italy launched on 9 July 2022 by Luigi de Magistris.

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People's Union
Unione Popolare
LeaderVacant
FounderLuigi de Magistris
Founded9 July 2022 (2022-07-09)
IdeologyLeft-wing populism
Socialism
Factions:
Democratic socialism
Communism
Political positionLeft-wing to far-left
Chamber of Deputies
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Senate
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European Parliament
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Regional
Councils
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Website
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History

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Background

During a national assembly of Democracy and Autonomy (DemA) in January 2022, Luigi de Magistris, party leader and former Mayor of Naples, announced his intention to create a new coalition of left-wing parties, starting from his own party.[1] In February, four deputies founded a sub-group at the Chamber of Deputies called "ManifestA". All of them had been elected in the 2018 general election for the Five Star Movement, a big-tent populist party, and then left the party and joined either Power to the People (PaP) or Communist Refoundation Party (PRC).[2][3]

In April, at the Chamber of Deputies, de Magistris and the four deputies of ManifestA, held a joint conference to launch a coalition of parties opposed to the Russo-Ukrainian war and Mario Draghi's government for the next general election, initially scheduled to be held in 2023. He also stated that the group would not join the centre-left coalition led by the Democratic Party.[4][5][6]

In July, De Magistris organised an assembly named "Towards the People's Union", which was attended also by PaP, the PRC, ManifestA and other groups.[7][8]

The alliance participated in the 2022 general election, receiving over 400,000 votes and zero seats.[9]

In December, the 4th October Movement, a brekaway-party from the Five Star Movement, announced they will join the UP, along with their two regional councillors in Piedmont.[10]

In the run-up of the 2024 European Parliament election some of the components of UP joined Peace Land Dignity, a pacifist electoral list proposed by journalist Michele Santoro, while others chose to support some individual candidacies in the Green and Left Alliance lists. In March 2024 de Magistris, after refusing to stand as a candidate in the upcoming election, left UP's leadership altogether.[11]

Composition

Founding member parties

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Party Main ideology Leader(s)
Democracy and Autonomy (DemA) Left-wing populism Luigi de Magistris
Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) Communism Maurizio Acerbo
Power to the People (PaP) Left-wing populism[12] Giuliano Granato, Marta Collot
ManifestA Communism[13] None
Socialist Rebirth (RS) Socialism Franco Bartolomei
Party of the South (PdS)[14] Regionalism Natale Cuccurese
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Further members

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Party Main ideology Leader(s) Joined
October 4th Movement Environmentalism[10] Francesca Frediani 16 December 2022[10]
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Electoral results

Italian Parliament

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Chamber of Deputies
Election year Votes % Seats +/− Leaders
2022 402,964 1.43
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Senate of the Republic
Election year Votes % Seats +/− Leaders
2022 374,051 1.36
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Regional Councils

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Region Election year Votes % Seats +/−
Lazio 2023 10,289 (14th) 0.7
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Lombardy 2023 39,913 (11th) 1.4
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