Popular Agreement Explained

Popular Agreement
Native Name:Intesa Popolare
Leader1 Title:Secretary
Leader1 Name:Giampiero Catone
Leader2 Title:President
Leader2 Name:Giuseppe Trieste
Foundation:7 November 2012
Dissolution:2013 (de facto)
Headquarters:Via Galileo Galilei, Pescara
Ideology:Christian democracy
Social conservatism
Position:centre-right
National:Centre-right coalition (2013)
Colorcode:lightblue
Country:Italy

Popular Agreement (Italian: Intesa Popolare, IP) was a small political party in Italy led by Giampiero Catone.

History

Popular Agreement was founded in November 2012 by the deputy Giampiero Catone, member of the centre-right parliamentary group People and Territory. The party was born from the merger of 12 small political parties and associations: the clubs "La Discussione", the Democratic Alliance (Alleanza Democratica), the Christian Democracy – Third Pole of the Centre (Democrazia Cristiana – Terzo Polo di Centro), the Rebirth of Christian Democracy (Rinascita della Democrazia Cristiana), the Italian Christian Democrats (Cristiani Democratici Italiani), the Libertarian Right (Destra Libertaria), The Lotus (Il Loto), The Tulip (Il Tulipano), the Christian League (Lega Cristiana), the Italian Movement Young Europeans (Movimento Italiano Giovani Europei), the Party of the Land (Partito della Terra) and the Italian Catholic Pole (Polo Cattolico Italiano).[1] The party was also joined by Giuseppe Trieste, that was appointed National President of the party,[2] Vittorio Sgarbi (appointed spokesman)[3] and Stefano Tacconi (appointed Deputy President).[4]

Popular Agreement presented itself as the Catholic component of the centre-right coalition.[5] The party participated in the general election of 2013 within the centre-right coalition led by Silvio Berlusconi, but it only received 0.08% of the vote and it didn't elect any MP.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.abruzzo24ore.tv/news/Elezioni-politiche-in-pista-anche-Intesa-popolare-di-Giampiero-Catone-alleata-con-il-Pdl/109062.htm Elezioni politiche: in pista anche Intesa popolare di Giampiero Catone, alleata con il Pdl
  2. http://www.liberoquotidiano.it/news/politica/1149558/intesa-popolare-giuseppe-trieste-nuovo-presidente-nazionale.html Intesa Popolare: Giuseppe Trieste nuovo presidente nazionale
  3. http://www.forlitoday.it/politica/elezioni/politiche-2013/elezioni-2013-intesa-popolare-vittorio-sgarbi-tutti-candidati-emilia-romagna-camera.html Elezioni 2013, tutti i candidati si Intesa Popolare alla Camera in Emilia-Romagna
  4. http://www.eolopress.it/eolo/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5682%3Atacconi-ci-riprova-si-candida-alle-politiche-con-qintesa-popolareq&catid=169%3Apolitica&Itemid=151 TACCONI CI RIPROVA: SI CANDIDA ALLE POLITICHE CON "INTESA POPOLARE"
  5. http://www.abruzzo24ore.tv/news/Catone-Intesa-Popolare-portavoce-di-valori-concreti/110234.htm Catone: "Intesa Popolare portavoce di valori concreti"