Civic Area

Civic Area Area Civica
Leader	Giulio Santagata
Founded	14 December 2017
Dissolved	2018
Split from	Democratic Party
Ideology	Progressivism
Political position	Centre-left
National affiliation	Electoral list Together Coalition: Centre-left coalition
Colours	Orange
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Civic Area (Italian: Area Civica, AC) was a progressive political party in Italy.

Led by Giulio Santagata, a former minister in Romano Prodi's second government, AC was mainly composed of former Olivists, a faction of Prodi's loyalists within Democracy is Freedom and, subsequently, the Democratic Party (PD).^[1]

In December 2017 AC formed, along with the Italian Socialist Party, the Federation of the Greens and Progressive Area, the Together electoral list, within the centre-left coalition, for the upcoming 2018 general election.^[2][3][4]

In the election the list obtained a mere 0.6% of the vote and no seats. However, Serse Soverini (AC) was elected to the Chamber from the single-seat constituency of Imola, Emilia-Romagna.

In October 2018 Soverini joined Italia in Comune^[5] and soon became the party's regional coordinator in Emilia-Romagna.^[6] In September 2019, after Matteo Renzi had left to form Italia Viva, Soverini joined the PD.^[7][8]

References

1. "Nasce la lista "Insieme – Italia Europa"". 14 December 2017.
2. "Ecco "Insieme", la lista ulivista alleata del Pd". Archived from the original on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
3. ""Insieme", Psi con Verdi e prodiani alleati di Renzi: "Non siamo civette o mosche cocchiere". E c'è chi azzarda: "7-8%" - Il Fatto Quotidiano". 14 December 2017.
4. "Ritorna, in piccolo, L'Ulivo e l'avversario è sempre lo stesso: "Siamo gli unici che hanno battuto due volte Berlusconi"". 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
5. "Pizzarotti ai grillini imolesi: "Non stampate monetine per il debito in bilancio"". 6 October 2018.
6. "Italia in Comune a Bologna: Pizzarotti si affida all'ex grillina Salsi". Repubblica.it. 5 December 2018.
7. "Pd, il prodiano Soverini: "Ho preso la tessera come reazione alla scissione. Farò da ponte con i movimenti"". 23 September 2019.
8. "Italia in Comune, Soverini lascia Pizzarotti ed entra nel Pd". 23 September 2019.