Civics of Italy

Civics of Italy
Civici d'Italia
AbbreviationCd'I
PresidentMichaela Biancofiore
Founded18 October 2022 (2022-10-18)
Political positionCentre-right
National affiliationCentre-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

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

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

  1. ^ Not in the group, like the rest of the 65 senators
  2. ^ Antonio Guidi, Giovanna Petrenga, Giorgio Salvitti (vice president)
  3. ^ Mariastella Gelmini, Giusy Versace
  4. ^ Antonio De Poli (vice president)
  5. ^ Michaela Biancofiore (president)
  6. ^ Mario Borghese (treasurer)

References

  1. ^ "Berlusconi: c'è l'accordo con Giorgia Meloni su Elisabetta Casellati alla Giustizia". RaiNews (in Italian). 18 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Le notizie del 18 ottobre sul nuovo governo italiano". Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  4. ^ "Senato:De Poli presidente Civici d'Italia-Noi Moderati-Maie - Ultima Ora". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  5. ^ Paoli, Enrico (2022-10-18). "Formazione del nuovo governo: il possibile timing". Interris.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  6. ^ https://www.senato.it/composizione/senatori/elenco-alfabetico/scheda-attivita?did=22871
  7. ^ https://www.senato.it/composizione/gruppi-parlamentari/variazioni-nella-composizione-dei-gruppi-del-senato-nella-xix
  8. ^ 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