Democrats' Centre Union
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| Democrats' Centre Union | |
|---|---|
| Unione Democratici di Centro | |
| Italian National Party | |
| Leader | Lorenzo Cesa |
| Coalition | House of Freedoms |
| Political ideology | Popularism, Christian Democracy |
| Official Newspaper | Notiziario Centrista, on-line news |
| Website | http://www.udc-italia.it |
| See also | Politics of Italy |
The Democrats Centre Union or Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (Italian: Unione Democratici di Centro or Unione dei Democratici Cristiani e Democratici di Centro) is a political party in Italy formed by a merger of the former Centro Cristiano Democratico and Cristiani Democratici Uniti parties. The two parties had formerly co-operated as the Biancofiore or Whiteflower Alliance as part of the House of Freedoms coalition. The new party was led by Marco Follini, until October 15 2005; the new leader, elected on October 27, is Lorenzo Cesa, a MEP for the party.
In the 2004 European Parliamentary Elections it gained 5.9% of the vote and returned 5 MEPs.
