Union for the Republic (Italy)

The Union for the Republic (Italian: Union per la Repubblica, UpR) was a centrist Italian political party.

It was formed by Francesco Cossiga and his followers after the break-up of the Democratic Union for the Republic in 1999.

In December 1999, the UpR formed a short-lived centrist alliance called The Clover with the Italian Democratic Socialists and Italian Republican Party, which was responsible for the fall of the D'Alema I Cabinet on 18 December 1999.[1][2]

Most of its members, with the notable exception of Carlo Scognamiglio Pasini, joined Forza Italia prior to the 2001 general election.

References

  1. James Newell (2002). The Italian General Election of 2001: Berlusconi's Victory. Manchester University Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-7190-6100-4.
  2. Mark Gilbert; Gianfranco Pasquino (January 2000). Italian Politics: The Faltering Transition. Berghahn Books. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-57181-840-9.
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