Union of Democrats for Europe Unione Democratici per l'Europa | |
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| Leader | Clemente Mastella |
| Founded | 23 May 1999 |
| Dissolved | 2013 |
| Preceded by | Democratic Union for the Republic |
| Succeeded by | Us of the Centre |
| Headquarters | Largo Arenula, 34 00186 Rome |
| Newspaper | Il Campanile |
| Membership | unknown |
| Ideology | Christian democracy[1] |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | The Daisy (2001–2002) The Union (2005–2008) The People of Freedom (2009–2013) Forza Italia (2013–2019) |
| European affiliation | European People's Party (1998–2015) |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party (1998–2014) |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International (1998–2015) |
| Website | |
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The Union of Democrats for Europe (Italian: Unione Democratici per l'Europa, UDEUR), also known as UDEUR Populars (Popolari UDEUR),[2][3] was a minor centrist, Christian-democratic political party in Italy.
Led by Clemente Mastella, minister of Labour in Berlusconi I Cabinet (1994–1995), minister of Justice in Prodi II Cabinet (2006–2008) and current mayor of Benevento (since 2016), the party has been at times very strong in Southern Italy, but almost irrelevant in Northern Italy. After a decline in terms of popularity in 2007–2008, the party resisted only in Campania, Mastella's heartland, and few other regions. The party was briefly revived in the run-up of the 2018 general election.
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2008). "Italy". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ Statuto
- ^ Thomas Jansen; Steven Van Hecke (19 May 2011). At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 65. ISBN 978-3-642-19414-6.