The Christian Democrats for the Republic (, CDR) was a

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. The party was formed in February 1998 as a splinter group from the Christian Democratic Centre (CCD), under the leadership of Clemente Mastella, until then CCD president. In June 1998 CDR joined

Francesco Cossiga Francesco Maurizio Cossiga (; , ; 1928 – 2010)
. was an Italian politician who served as President of ...

, the

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(CDU) of

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, the

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, the

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of Stefano De Luca and some splinters from , National Alliance and

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to form the Democratic Union for the Republic (UDR). In February 1999, after clashes between Mastella and Cossiga, the core of the former CDR launched the Union of Democrats for Europe (UDEur).

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