Federation of the Left

The Federation of the Left (Italian: Federazione della Sinistra, FdS) was an electoral alliance of communist political parties in Italy. The coalition was the evolution of the Anticapitalist and Communist List.

Federation of the Left

Federazione della Sinistra
Founded9 April 2009
Dissolved24 July 2015
Preceded byAnticapitalist and Communist List
Succeeded byThe Other Europe
IdeologyCommunism
Socialism
Political positionFar-left
European affiliationParty of the European Left (PRC, PdCI)

History

At the start, in May 2009, the federation included four distinct groups:[1][2]

In the 2009 European Parliament election the list won 3.4% of the vote. Its strongholds were in Central and Southern Italy: Calabria (6.7%), Umbria (6.2%), Tuscany (5.1%), Basilicata (4.5%), Abruzzo (4.3%) and Marche (4.2%).[3] The support for FdS followed a similar pattern in the 2010 regional elections, despite losing votes to Left Ecology Freedom.[4]

The coalition held its first congress on 20–21 November 2010.[5]

In September 2012 Socialism 2000 and Labour–Solidarity were merged into the Labour Party.[6]

In November 2012 the FdS was de facto suspended as its two main constituents, the PRC and the PdCI, did not agree on how to participate to the 2013 general election,[7] and the PdCI chose to take part to the primary election organized by Italy. Common Good.

In December 2012, la the PRC and the PdCI support list Ingroia "Civil Revolution" to create a fourth pole and a new hope.[8]

Election results

European Parliament
European Parliament
Election year Votes % Seats +/− Leader
2009 1,038,247 3.4
0 / 72
–
Paolo Ferrero

Regional Councils
Region Election year Votes % Seats +/−
Lombardy 2010 87,221 2.05
0 / 80
–
Piedmont 2010 50,191 2.65
1 / 60
–
Veneto 2010 35,028 1.56
1 / 51
–
Emilia-Romagna 2010 58,943 2.79
1 / 50
–
Liguria 2010 29,148 3.91
1 / 31
–
Tuscany 2010 80,017 5.27
3 / 53
–
Marche 2010 27,975 3.87
1 / 41
–
Umbria 2010 28,331 6.87
2 / 30
–
Lazio 2010 67,386 2.75
1 / 71
–
Campania 2010 43,097 1.56
0 / 60
–
Apulia 2010 64,441[lower-alpha 1] 3.26
0 / 70
–
Basilicata 2010 6,904 2.15
0 / 30
–
Calabria 2010 41,520 4.03
2 / 50
–
  1. In a joint list with the Federation of the Greens.

Leadership

Symbols
  • 2009-2012
  • 2013 (never used)

References
  1. "Per un nuovo inizio: costruiamo insieme la federazione della sinistra di alternativa" (in Italian). RadioRadicale.it. 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. "[Esplora il significato del termine: Al via la nuova Federazione della sinistra] Al via la nuova Federazione della sinistra". Corriere della Sera Archivio Storico (in Italian). RCS Mediagroup S.p.a. 19 July 2009. p. 16. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  3. "ARCHIVIO STORICO DELLE ELEZIONI – Consultazione dati". Ministero dell'Interno (in Italian). Ministero dell'Interno. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  4. "ARCHIVIO STORICO DELLE ELEZIONI – Consultazione dati". Ministero dell'Interno (in Italian). Ministero dell'Interno. 28 March 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  5. "Comunisti riuniti". Affaritaliani.it (in Italian). Uomini & Affari S.r.l. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  6. "Nasce il "Partito del lavoro" Quante sigle a sinistra del Pd". Repubblica.it. 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  7. "La relazione del portavoce della FdS e l'esito del Consiglio Politico Nazionale del 3 Novembre". Federazione della Sinitra. federazionedellasinistra.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  8. "Nasce il Quarto Polo. Prc: "Siamo con Ingroia per far nascere una nuova speranza" – Politica La Spezia". Citta della Spezia. 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

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