Red Moors Explained

Red Moors
Native Name:Rossomori
Leader1 Title:Secretary
Leader2 Title:President
Foundation:2009
Headquarters:Via Nicolò Machiavelli, 132 - 09131 Cagliari
Ideology:Regionalism
Sardinian nationalism
Social democracy
Separatism
Position:Centre-left
Seats4 Title:Regional Council of Sardinia
Website:https://www.rossomori.it/
Colorcode:
  1. C71E2E
Country:Sardinia

Red Moors (Italian: Rossomori, RM) is a regionalist, Sardinian nationalist, social-democratic,[1] and separatist[2] political party in Sardinia. The party was founded in 2009 as a left-wing split from the Sardinian Action Party (Psd'Az), after the Psd'Az had signed an electoral pact with The People of Freedom, the main centre-right party in Italy,[3] and would later team up with Lega Nord.

In the 2009 regional election the RM won 2.5% of the vote, despite not being on the ballot in three provincial constituencies out of eight, and one regional councillor, Claudia Zuncheddu.[4] The list did better in the province of Sassari (4.2%) and the province of Nuoro (3.3%).[5] In the 2010 provincial elections the Red Moors improved their share of vote and were particularly strong in Medio Campidano (7.1%), the province of Nuoro (4.2%) and the province of Cagliari (3.1%).[6]

In January 2011, Zuncheddu left the party in order to join Independence Republic of Sardinia (iRS).[7] [8] This caused a major upheaval within the party, which was left without representation in the Regional Council.[9] However, the party pushed back and, in the 2014 regional election, it won 2.6% of the vote and two regional councillors.[10]

In the 2019 regional election the party formed, outside big coalitions, a joint list with the iRS and Sardigna Natzione Indipendentzia (SNI) named "Self-determination"[11] and obtained 1.9% of the vote. As a result, the party was no longer represented in the Regional Council. In June 2021, during a party congress, Lucia Chessa and Natacha Lampis were elected secretary and president, respectively.[12]

In the 2024 regional election Chessa ran as a stand-alone candidate, obtaining 1.0% of the vote, while the party got 0.6% of the vote and no seats in the Regional Council.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sardinia/Italy. Parties and Elections in Europe. Wolfram. Nordsieck. 2019. 26 March 2019.
  2. http://www.rossomori.net/joomla/images/Statuto_ROSSOMORI.pdf Official Statute, pg.3:
  3. Book: Eve Hepburn. Using Europe: Territorial Party Strategies in a Multi-level System. 2010. Manchester University Press. 978-1-84779-764-3. 134.
  4. http://www.regione.sardegna.it/documenti/1_204_20090302175233.pdf
  5. http://www.regione.sardegna.it/argomenti/attivita_istituzionali/elezioni2009/risultaticiscoscrizione.html Risultati per circoscrizione-Regione Autonoma della Sardegna
  6. http://provinciali.interno.it/provinciali/P000.htm Ministry of the Interior
  7. http://edicola.unionesarda.it/Articolo.aspx?Data=20110210&Categ=0&Voce=1&IdArticolo=2550091
  8. http://edicola.unionesarda.it/Articolo.aspx?Data=20110211&Categ=0&Voce=1&IdArticolo=2550446
  9. http://edicola.unionesarda.it/Articolo.aspx?Data=20110212&Categ=0&Voce=1&IdArticolo=2550802
  10. http://www.repubblica.it/static/speciale/2014/elezioni/regionali/sardegna.html Sardegna - Elezioni Regionali del 16 febbraio 2014 - la Repubblica.it
  11. https://www.consregsardegna.it/Presentato-il-Nuovo-Progetto-Autodeterminazione
  12. https://www.lanuovasardegna.it/regione/2021/06/03/news/la-guida-del-partito-e-tutta-femminile-1.40350408