European Democracy
European Democracy Democrazia Europea | |
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| Leader | Sergio D'Antoni |
| Founded | 11 February 2001 |
| Dissolved | 6 December 2002 |
| Split from | Italian People's Party |
| Merged into | Union of Christian and Centre Democrats |
| Ideology | Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre |
European Democracy (Italian: Democrazia Europea, DE) was a minor Christian-democratic,[1] centrist[2] political party in Italy.
History
European Democracy was founded in 2001 by
Chamber of Deputies
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In the 2001 general election the party scored 2.3% on a stand-alone list, winning only two seats in the Senate.[3] In December 2002 it was merged with the Christian Democratic Centre and the United Christian Democrats to form the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (UDC).[4] Sergio D'Antoni became vice-secretary of the new party.
Electoral results
Italian Parliament
| Chamber of Deputies | |||||
| Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Leader |
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| 2001 | 888,269 (9th) | 2.4 | 0 / 630
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| Senate of the Republic | |||||
| Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Leader |
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| 2001 | 1,066,908 (4th) | 3.2 | 2 / 315
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References
- ISBN 978-0-19-928470-2. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-387-72141-5.
- ISBN 978-1-57181-611-5.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-7210-3.
