Italy Common Good

Italia. Bene Comune
LeaderPier Luigi Bersani
Founded13 October 2012
Dissolved28 April 2013
IdeologySocial democracy
Democratic socialism
Christian democracy
Social liberalism
Political positionCentre-left[1]
ColoursRed, Green

Italia. Bene Comune (Italy. Common Good, IBC) was a centre-left political list and electoral alliance in Italy created to stand at the 2013 Italian general election. It de facto ended on 28 April 2013, with PD's new leader Enrico Letta forming a grand coalition cabinet.

History

The alliance was announced on 31 July 2012 by the Secretary of the Democratic Party Pier Luigi Bersani and officially launched on 13 October, with the signature of a common political platform.[2]

By the terms of the agreement, each party in the coalition stood separately in the 2013 general election. However, all parties agreed to support a single candidate as Prime Minister. Bersani was elected as the coalition's leader and candidate for prime minister in the primary election held on 25 November and 2 December.[3][4][5]

In the election, the coalition gained a plurality in both houses of the Italian parliament, garnering 29.6% of the vote in the Chamber[6] and 31.6% of the vote in the Senate.[7] Although IBC had a solid majority of seats in the Chamber, it came up short of a majority in the Senate, thus leaving it unable to form a government on its own. Consequently, Bersani resigned from party leadership and the PD joined a grand coalition government, led by the PD's Enrico Letta.

Primary election results[8]
Candidates Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Pier Luigi Bersani PD 1,395,096 44.9 1,706,457 60.9
Matteo Renzi PD 1,104,958 35.5 1,095,925 39.1
Nichi Vendola SEL 485,689 15.6
Laura Puppato PD 80,628 2.6
Bruno Tabacci CD 43,840 1.4
All votes total 3,181,626 2,741,685
Blank and invalid votes 2,659 0.22 8,930 0.32

Composition

The alliance was composed by the following parties:

Party Ideology Leader
Democratic Party (PD) Social democracy Pier Luigi Bersani
Left Ecology Freedom (SEL) Democratic socialism Nichi Vendola
Democratic Centre (CD) Christian democracy Bruno Tabacci
Italian Socialist Party (PSI) Social democracy Riccardo Nencini

Also part of the alliance were regional parties such as the South Tyrolean People's Party (in South Tyrol),[9] Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party (in Trentino),[10] Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology (in Aosta Valley),[11] Moderates (in Piedmont), and The Megaphone (in Sicily).[12] Additionally, the Greens of South Tyrol formed a local electoral pact with SEL in South Tyrol.[13]

Election results

Election Leader Chamber of Deputies Senate of the Republic
Votes % Seats Position Votes % Seats Position
2013 Pier Luigi Bersani 10,049,393 29.55
345 / 630
 1st 9,686,683 31.6
127 / 315
 1st

References

  1. ^ Stefano Albertini; Anna Sgobbi (1 August 2013). Großer Lernwortschatz Italienisch aktuell. Hueber Verlag. pp. 117–. ISBN 978-3-19-838600-2.
  2. ^ "Carta d'Intenti | Italia. Bene Comune". Archived from the original on 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
  3. ^ "Bersani: "Leali a Monti ma pronti a tutto Daremo riconoscimento a coppie gay"". Repubblica.it. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  4. ^ "Via all'alleanza Pd-Vendola E su Monti nasce un caso". Archiviostorico.corriere.it. 2009-12-24. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  5. ^ "Il centrosinistra "ignora" il premier". Archiviostorico.corriere.it. 2009-12-24. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  6. ^ "Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali". Archived from the original on 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  7. ^ "Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali". Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  8. ^ "Risultati". Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  9. ^ "Accordo fatto SVP-Pd per senato Bolzano - Trentino-Alto Adige/Suedtirol". ANSA.it. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  10. ^ "Patto per l'autonomia Svp-Pd-Patt - Trentino-Alto Adige/Suedtirol". ANSA.it. 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  11. ^ "Guichardaz e Morelli candidati Alpe-Pd - Valle D'Aosta". ANSA.it. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  12. ^ "Liste, i simboli presentati sono 215: è record. Domani le esclusioni - Il Messaggero". Ilmessaggero.it. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  13. ^ "Elezioni, patto Verdi Alto Adige e Sel - Corriere della Sera". Corriere.it. 2009-12-24. Retrieved 2013-03-01.