Italian political party
The Humanist Party (Italian : Partito Umanista , PU ) is a minor political party in Italy . Founded in 1984, the party is a member of the Humanist International .[ 1] It has never been represented in either the Italian Chamber of Deputies or the Italian Senate , the two houses of the Parliament of Italy .[citation needed ]
Its long-time leader was Giorgio Schultze (secretary since 1996 to 2003), who is currently spokesman of the Humanist Movement in Europe .[ 2] [ 3] In 2005, Marina Larena was elected new secretary of the party.[citation needed ]
The party did not take part to the 2008 general election , but some Humanist activists ran as independents in the lists of The Left – The Rainbow and For the Common Good , both left-wing coalitions.[citation needed ] In the 2009 European Parliament election , Schultze ran as a candidate for Italy of Values (IdV).[ 4] This choice was criticized by those who acknowledged the IdV's law and order policies over immigration .[citation needed ]
In 2010, after a period of organizational difficulties, Tony Manigrasso was elected secretary of the party and he was reconfirmed also in 2012.[citation needed ] In 2014, he was replaced by Valerio Colombo .[ 5] Subsequently, Giovanna Ubaldeschi was appointed secretary of the party.[citation needed ]
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