'partito democratico' Category
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Sep302009
Which regions supported Bersani?
So, it looks like Bersani has won the first battle in the race for leadership of the PD. The party has released the rough regional vote totals.
If the race between Bersani and Franceschini is a battle between the former Democratici di Sinistra and the Margherita (DL) respectively, then we should expect Bersani to do well [...] -
Sep302009
How the PD elects its secretary
So, I’ve been going on about who’s supporting who for the leadership of the PD, but I haven’t discussed logistics. Let’s do that now.
For those of you who are playing along at home, take a look at the party statute and the electoral rules agreed by the party leadership in June.
The election of the national [...] -
Sep222009
Bersani winning amongst ex-DS, Franceschini with ex-DL and newcomers
I’ve been continuing my tally of endorsements of each of the three candidates for the leadership of the Partito Democratico. I’ve now matched them with information on each deputy’s past political experience — namely, the party they had previously run with prior to the merger of the Margherita (DL) and Democratici di Sinistra (DS). The [...]
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Sep102009
More on the PD leadership contest
Whilst at APSA a friend asked who would win the PD leadership contest. I explained that I thought Franceschini would still squeak it, but that I didn’t have much hard evidence.
I’ve now found one voting-intention poll, which shows Bersani in front (54%), Franceschini trailing (35%), with Marino putting in a respectable showing (11%). The sample [...] -
Aug052009
Contest for leadership of the PD: who supports who?
So, the contest for the leadership of the PD between Pier Luigi Bersani, Dario Franceschini, and Ignazio Marino is about the only political story that is ongoing as Italy enters its own silly season.
The leader will be chosen by a primary on the 25th October, preceded by a debate at the party’s congress two weeks [...] -
Oct242008
Partito Democratico voters want an alliance with IdV
Walter Veltroni has recently been getting pissed off with Italia dei Valori (IdV), accusing it of being responsible and ruining any possibility of an alliance. Apparently, his voters don’t see it that way. They most want an alliance with IdV, followed by an alliance with the Communists and Greens.
Unfortunately, there seems to have been no [...] -
Sep052008
Debate on the TV of the future at the Festa Democratica
To the Festa Democratica this evening to hear Giovanna Melandri [Partito Democratico], Claudio Petruccioli [Rai], Tom Mockridge [Sky Italia], Gina Nieri [Mediaset] and Giovanni Stella [La7] talk about the television of the future.
Petruccioli had two suggestions for Rai, but refused to go any further, pointedly noting that he’s already gone over his term as [...] -
Sep242007
Partito Democratico and Electoral Reform
Repubblica has an interesting series with Ilvo Diamanti asking candidates for the leadership of the Partito Democratico for their stance on a number of issues. Today’s is electoral reform. The three serious contenders – Bindi, Letta, Veltroni – each have a different stance. Bindi opts for the system before 2006, Letta for the German system, [...]
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Nov082006
A Democratic Party for Italy?
As their American brethren celebrate considerable success in the mid-term elections, Italy’s ‘Democrats’ – who so far only exist in theory – are having considerable difficulty forming a single party of the centre-left. Repubblica has run two articles in the past two days on the prospects of the Partito Democratico. They outline the positions of [...]