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Popular–UDEUR
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| Popular–UDEUR Popolari–UDEUR |
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 Italian National Party |
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| Leader | Clemente Mastella |
| Founded | May 23, 1999 |
| Headquarters | Largo Arenula, 34 00186 Rome |
| Coalition | The Union |
| Political ideology | Christian democracy, Centrism, Conservatism |
| International affiliation | Christian Democrat International |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| European Parliament Group | European People's Party–European Democrats |
| Official newspaper | Il Campanile |
| Website | http://www.popolariudeur.it |
| See also | Politics of Italy |
The Popular–UDEUR (Popolari–UDEUR, UDEUR) is a small centrist political party in Italy, led by Clemente Mastella. It is affiliated to the European People's Party, and is part of the centre-left alliance The Union.
It emerged in February 1999 as a split from the Democratic Union for the Republic. This party was founded in June 1998 by the merge of the United Christian Democrats of Rocco Buttiglione, the Christian Democrats for the Republic (a splinter group from the Christian Democratic Centre) of Mastella and splinters from Forza Italia, National Alliance and Northern League, under the leadership of Francesco Cossiga.
The UDEUR part of the name commemorates its earlier title Unione Democratici per l'Europa (Union [of] Democrats for Europe), that was its name till November 2003. From November 2003 to November 2004 it was known as Alleanza Popolare–UDEUR (Popular Alliance–UDEUR).
In the 2004 European Parliamentary Election it achieved 1.3% of the national vote, sufficient to elect its leader as an MEP.
The new-born party joins the new centre-left party-alliance denominated Daisy is Freedom a coalition which obtains 15% of the votes. However the new alliance becomes a single party and Mastella decides not to join. In the European elections UDEUR obtains substantial results electing 2 MEPs. It's electoral strong point is in Campania where Mastella comes from. In fact in the regional elections of 2005 it obtained aroud 17% of the votes in Campania.
UDEUR, in the person of Mastella is really critical towards the cabinet of Silvio Berlusconi doing a strong and tough opposition. Mastella decides to keep the party in the centre-left coalition although having contrast with the liberal and secularist policies of the new political alliance Rose in the Fist. In fact the party remains in the political sphere of the centre but it's policies are thinly compatible with the centre-left coalition.
At the general elections of April 2006, UDEUR presents itself individually but in a political alliance of The Union. It obtains 1,4% of the votes electing 10 deputies and 3 senators. The Union wins and Romano Prodi forms his second cabinet where Mastella becomes Minister of the Justice.
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