M20 flirted with the idea of taking part to the centre-left primary,[5][6] but finally decided to part ways with the PD. Spacca was thus chosen as the party's candidate for President[7] and secured the support of Forza Italia and the New Centre-Right, the two main centre-right parties.[8][9][10] M20 was soon endorsed also by the Italian Republican Party, which has in Marche one of its strongholds under the leadership of Luciana Sbarbati, and by the representatives of various civic lists.[11]
Eventually, the joint list of M20 and Popular Area (comprising only the New Centre-Right, without the Union of the Centre) won 4.0% of vote in the regional election.[12]