Democrats and Progressives
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Article 1 – Democratic and Progressive Movement
Articolo 1 – Movimento Democratico e Progressista |
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| Leaders |
Roberto Speranza Arturo Scotto Enrico Rossi |
| Founded | 25 February 2017 |
| Split from | Democratic Party |
| Ideology | Social democracy Democratic socialism |
| Political position | Centre-left to Left-wing |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Colours | Red Green |
| Chamber of Deputies |
40 / 630
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| Senate |
15 / 315
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| European Parliament |
3 / 73
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| Regional Government |
1 / 20
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| Website | |
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Article 1 – Democratic and Progressive Movement (Articolo 1 – Movimento Democratico e Progressista, MDP), most commonly known as Democrats and Progressives (Italian: Democratici e Progressisti, DP), is a social-democratic political party in Italy, formed in February 2017 by a left-wing split from the Democratic Party (PD) and soon joined by a group of splinters from the Italian Left (SI). Its leaders are Roberto Speranza, Arturo Scotto and Enrico Rossi
Most of MDP leading members were formerly affiliated to the Democrats of the Left (DS). The name refers to article 1 of the Constitution that defines Italy as "a democratic republic based on labour" and affirms popular sovereignty.
Since the 2013 leadership election of the PD, which saw the election of centrist Matteo Renzi as secretary, the party was riven by an internal struggle between Renzi's large majority (composed of Renziani, assorted centrists and moderate social democrats) and the left-wing factions, which were very critical of Renzi, his government (2014–2016) and his proposed constitutional reform, which was finally voted down in a constitutional referendum in December 2016.
After the splits of Possible (P) and Future to the Left (FaS), the standard-bearers of the left were Enrico Rossi (leader of the Democratic Socialists faction and President of Tuscany) and Roberto Speranza (leader of Reformist Area and former PD leader in the Chamber of Deputies). These were backed by former DS or PD leaders Massimo D'Alema, Pier Luigi Bersani and Guglielmo Epifani. Rossi and Speranza criticised Renzi all the line and, in this, they were joined by Michele Emiliano, President of Apulia. In February 2017 Renzi resigned for secretary, triggering a new leadership election in a couple of months' time. This was not enough for the dissidents, who wanted a lenghtier internal debate and a leadership election after the summer, while supporting the Gentiloni Cabinet and opposing an early general election.
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