Italia. Bene Comune (Italy. Common Good, IBC) was a centre-left political list and electoral alliance in Italy created to stand at the 2013 Italian general election. It de facto ended on 28 April 2013, with PD's new leader Enrico Letta forming a grand coalition cabinet.
Italia. Bene Comune | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | Pier Luigi Bersani |
| Founded | 13 October 2012 |
| Dissolved | 28 April 2013 |
| Ideology | Social democracy Democratic socialism Christian democracy Social liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-left[1] |
| Colours | Red, Green |
History
editThe alliance was announced on 31 July 2012 by the Secretary of the Democratic Party Pier Luigi Bersani and officially launched on 13 October, with the signature of a common political platform.[2]
By the terms of the agreement, each party in the coalition stood separately in the 2013 general election. However, all parties agreed to support a single candidate as Prime Minister. Bersani was elected as the coalition's leader and candidate for prime minister in the primary election held on 25 November and 2 December.[3][4][5]
In the election, the coalition gained a plurality in both houses of the Italian parliament, garnering 29.6% of the vote in the Chamber[6] and 31.6% of the vote in the Senate.[7] Although IBC had a solid majority of seats in the Chamber, it came up short of a majority in the Senate, thus leaving it unable to form a government on its own. Consequently, Bersani resigned from party leadership and the PD joined a grand coalition government, led by the PD's Enrico Letta.
| Candidates | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Pier Luigi Bersani | PD | 1,395,096 | 44.9 | 1,706,457 | 60.9 | |
| Matteo Renzi | PD | 1,104,958 | 35.5 | 1,095,925 | 39.1 | |
| Nichi Vendola | SEL | 485,689 | 15.6 | |||
| Laura Puppato | PD | 80,628 | 2.6 | |||
| Bruno Tabacci | CD | 43,840 | 1.4 | |||
| All votes total | 3,181,626 | 2,741,685 | ||||
| Blank and invalid votes | 2,659 | 0.22 | 8,930 | 0.32 | ||
Composition
editThe alliance was composed by the following parties:
| Party | Ideology | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party (PD) | Social democracy | Pier Luigi Bersani | |
| Left Ecology Freedom (SEL) | Democratic socialism | Nichi Vendola | |
| Democratic Centre (CD) | Christian democracy | Bruno Tabacci | |
| Italian Socialist Party (PSI) | Social democracy | Riccardo Nencini | |
Also part of the alliance were regional parties such as the South Tyrolean People's Party (in South Tyrol),[9] Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party (in Trentino),[10] Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology (in Aosta Valley),[11] Moderates (in Piedmont), and The Megaphone (in Sicily).[12] Additionally, the Greens of South Tyrol formed a local electoral pact with SEL in South Tyrol.[13]
Election results
edit| Election | Leader | Chamber of Deputies | Senate of the Republic | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Position | Votes | % | Seats | Position | ||
| 2013 | Pier Luigi Bersani | 10,049,393 | 29.55 | 345 / 630
|
1st | 9,686,683 | 31.6 | 127 / 315
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1st |
References
edit- ^ Stefano Albertini; Anna Sgobbi (1 August 2013). Großer Lernwortschatz Italienisch aktuell. Hueber Verlag. pp. 117–. ISBN 978-3-19-838600-2.
- ^ "Carta d'Intenti | Italia. Bene Comune". Archived from the original on 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- ^ "Bersani: "Leali a Monti ma pronti a tutto Daremo riconoscimento a coppie gay"". Repubblica.it. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
- ^ "Via all'alleanza Pd-Vendola E su Monti nasce un caso". Archiviostorico.corriere.it. 2009-12-24. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
- ^ "Il centrosinistra "ignora" il premier". Archiviostorico.corriere.it. 2009-12-24. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
- ^ "Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali". Archived from the original on 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ "Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali". Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ "Risultati". Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
- ^ "Accordo fatto SVP-Pd per senato Bolzano - Trentino-Alto Adige/Suedtirol". ANSA.it. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
- ^ "Patto per l'autonomia Svp-Pd-Patt - Trentino-Alto Adige/Suedtirol". ANSA.it. 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
- ^ "Guichardaz e Morelli candidati Alpe-Pd - Valle D'Aosta". ANSA.it. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
- ^ "Liste, i simboli presentati sono 215: è record. Domani le esclusioni - Il Messaggero". Ilmessaggero.it. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
- ^ "Elezioni, patto Verdi Alto Adige e Sel - Corriere della Sera". Corriere.it. 2009-12-24. Retrieved 2013-03-01.