Sovereign Popular Democracy

Sovereign Popular Democracy
Democrazia Sovrana Popolare
SecretaryMarco Rizzo
Founded22 January 2023 (2023-01-22)
Preceded bySovereign and Popular Italy
IdeologyPopulism[1]
Sovereigntism[2]
Hard Euroscepticism[3]
Anti-globalism[4]
Political positionBig tent
Chamber of Deputies
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Senate
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European Parliament
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Regional
Councils
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Website
democraziasovranapopolare.it

Sovereign Popular Democracy (Italian: Democrazia Sovrana Popolare, DSP) is a populist, sovereignist and Eurosceptic political alliance in Italy, formed in January 2023. Its leader is Marco Rizzo.

History

After participating in the 2022 Italian general election under the name Sovereign and Popular Italy, the list was officially dissolved in December 2022 by mutual agreement of its leaders, Marco Rizzo and Francesco Toscano. This happened after Francesco Toscano left his party, Italy Again, to launch a new party called Sovereign and Popular Italy Again (AISP).[5][6]

On January 13, 2023, the National Political Committee of Sovereign Popular Democracy was elected in Rome, followed by the election of the Scientific Committee on January 14.[7] On January 22, Marco Rizzo officially launched the party on YouTube. The party includes Marco Rizzo's Communist Party, Francesco Toscano's Sovereign and Popular Italy Again, Gilberto Trombetta's Front for Popular Sovereignty (a split from Reconquer Italy, which had previously participated in ISP), and Antonio Ingroia's Civil Action.[8]

On July, Gilberto Trombetta and Enrico Bonfatti denounced on social media the expulsion of Trombetta and his party from DSP, as well as the expulsion of Civil Action, CLNI, FISI and the former senator Bianca Laura Granato, who was the president of AISP. The latter was expelled after writing a letter to Secretary Rizzo in defense of Trombetta.[9][10]

Composition

Member parties

Party Main ideology Leader
Communist Party (PC) Communism Marco Rizzo
Sovereign and Popular Italy Again (AISP) Populism Francesco Toscano

Former members

Party Main ideology Leader Member between
Civil Action (AC) Anti-corruption Antonio Ingroia 2023
Front for Popular Sovereignty (FSP) Euroscepticism Gilberto Trombetta 2023

Election results

European Parliament

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– EP Group
2024 Marco Rizzo 36,225 (13th) 0.15
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References

  1. ^ Ingroia-Azione Civile: con Rizzo-Donato l'ex pm punta al polpettone populista, Affari Italiani
  2. ^ Elezioni, nasce 'Italia sovrana e popolare', Gazzetta di Parma
  3. ^ Elezioni, nasce 'Italia sovrana e popolare', Il Sole 24 Ore
  4. ^ Elezioni, nasce 'Italia sovrana e popolare', Il Sole 24 Ore
  5. ^ D'Andrea, Stefano. "Perché ISP, dopo il 25 settembre, non ha fatto nemmeno un passo e perché io, Rizzo e Toscano l'abbiamo sciolta". Facebook (in Italian). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Muore Italia Sovrana, nasce Ancora Italia Sovrana!". 31 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Azione Civile, nuovo progetto politico alle porte: nasce "Democrazia Sovrana Popolare"". Molise Web (in Italian). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Nasce Democrazia sovrana popolare. Rizzo: "Così cambieremo la società"".
  9. ^ "L'ESPULSIONE DEL FRONTE PER LA SOVRANITÀ POPOLARE". Facebook (in Italian). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Il Fronte per la Sovranità Popolare ringrazia Bianca Laura Granato per il suo coraggio e la sua coerenza politica che l'hanno spinta a rendere pubblica la lettera inviata il 28 giugno a Francesco Toscano e a Marco Rizzo. Lettera alla quale non ha ovviamente mai ricevuto risposta". Facebook (in Italian). Fronte per la Sovranità Italiana. Retrieved 26 July 2023.