Civics of Italy
Civics of Italy Civici d'Italia | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Cd'I |
| President | Michaela Biancofiore |
| Founded | 18 October 2022 |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | Centre-right coalition |
| Group members | |
| Senate of the Republic | 8 / 206 |
Civics of Italy (Italian: Civici d'Italia, Cd'I), officially Civics of Italy – UDC – Us Moderates (Us with Italy, Courage Italy, Italy in the Centre) – MAIE – Popular Centre (Italian: Civici d'Italia – UDC – Noi Moderati (Noi con l'Italia, Coraggio Italia, Italia al Centro) – MAIE – Centro Popolare), is a centre-right parliamentary group in the Senate of the Republic, established in the XIX legislature of the Italian Parliament on 18 October 2022.
History
[edit]The group was established on 18 October 2022 by six senators elected with the center-right coalition, which had won the 2022 Italian general election on 25 September. Two members had been elected with Us Moderates (a list which would become a political party afterwards), one for the Associative Movement of Italians Abroad and the other three, for technical reasons, hailed from Brothers of Italy, the coalition's largest party.[1][2][3]
In October 2022 Antonio De Poli of the Union of the Centre was unanimously elected president of the group.[4][5] In March 2023 he was replaced by Michaela Biancofiore.[6]
Between October and November 2024, two new members, who had defected from Action, joined the group.[7]
Composition
[edit]| Party | Main ideology | Leader | Senators | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning | Current | ||||
| Brothers of Italy (FdI) | National conservatism | Giorgia Meloni[a] | 3 | 3[b] | |
| Us Moderates (CI) | Liberal conservatism | Maurizio Lupi | – | 2[c] | |
| Union of the Centre (UdC) | Christian democracy | Lorenzo Cesa | 1 | 1[d] | |
| Coraggio Italia (CI) | Liberal conservatism | Luigi Brugnaro | 1 | 1[e] | |
| Associative Movement of Italians Abroad (MAIE) | Italians abroad interests | Ricardo Merlo | 1 | 1[f] | |
| Total | 6 | 6[8] | |||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Not in the group, like the rest of the 65 senators
- ^ Antonio Guidi, Giovanna Petrenga, Giorgio Salvitti (vice president)
- ^ Mariastella Gelmini, Giusy Versace
- ^ Antonio De Poli (vice president)
- ^ Michaela Biancofiore (president)
- ^ Mario Borghese (treasurer)
References
[edit]- ^ "Berlusconi: c'è l'accordo con Giorgia Meloni su Elisabetta Casellati alla Giustizia". RaiNews (in Italian). 18 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ Lentini, Aurora Bottino e Davide (18 October 2022). "Parlamento: Paita capogruppo Terzo Polo, Pastorino e Cavo nel Gruppo misto". www.primocanale.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ "Le notizie del 18 ottobre sul nuovo governo italiano". Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ "Senato:De Poli presidente Civici d'Italia-Noi Moderati-Maie - Ultima Ora". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ Paoli, Enrico (2022-10-18). "Formazione del nuovo governo: il possibile timing". Interris.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ https://www.senato.it/composizione/senatori/elenco-alfabetico/scheda-attivita?did=22871
- ^ https://www.senato.it/composizione/gruppi-parlamentari/variazioni-nella-composizione-dei-gruppi-del-senato-nella-xix
- ^ https://www.senato.it/leg/19/BGT/Schede/Gruppi/00000092.htm Gruppo Civici d'Italia - Noi Moderati (UDC - Coraggio Italia - Noi con l'Italia - Italia al Centro) - MAIE