Democratic Front (Italy)

Democratic Front
Fronte Democratico
LeaderMichele Emiliano
FoundedApril 2017
Dissolved2018
IdeologyPopulism[1]
Regionalism[2]
Political positionBig tent

The Democratic Front (Italian: Fronte Democratico, FD), is a heterogenous and mainly regional faction within the Democratic Party (PD), a political party in Italy.[3][4] The faction was launched by Michele Emiliano, President of Apulia, one of the 20 regions of Italy, and former Mayor of Bari, in the run-up of the 2017 leadership election.

The FD includes centrists, Christian leftists, social democrats, democratic socialists, and left-wing populists.

In the election Emiliano obtained 10.9% of the vote and lost to Matteo Renzi (69.2%) and Andrea Orlando (20.0%). However, Emiliano did well in Southern Italy, obtaining 54.4% in Apulia, 24.4% in Basilicata and 22.6% in Molise.[5]

References

  1. ^ Michele Emiliano tentato dal populismo
  2. ^ Con Fronte democratico Emiliano pone il primo mattone del blocco del Sud
  3. ^ Emiliano: pronto a fare una corrente: "Lanciamo il nostro fronte democratico"
  4. ^ Michele Emiliano non si fida di Matteo Renzi
  5. ^ I dati definitivi delle primarie: Renzi 70%, Orlando 19,5%, Emiliano 10,49%