Democrats Really (''Democratici Davvero'') is a faction within the

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(PD), a

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. The group, whose leader is

Rosy Bindi Maria Rosaria "Rosy" Bindi (; born 12 February 1951) is an Italian politician and the former President of the Antimafia Commission. Career Born in Sinalunga (Tuscany), she graduated in political science. She was standing near the lawyer Vitt ...

, basically includes

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politicians and

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. They have been close supporters of

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and wanted the party to stick to the tradition of The Olive Tree, along with the

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. In the 2007 primary election for choosing the party leader, most Olivists, supported Rosy Bindi, along with

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and some members of

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, a loose association of former members of the Italian People's Party of which also Bindi was a member. The Olivists had their strongholds in

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, and especially in

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, Lombardy and

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, but however Bindi, who obtained 12.9% of the vote in the primary election nationally, had her best result in Calabria (31.3%) thanks to Loiero's support. In July 2008 Bindi and her group (

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, Roberto Zaccaria,

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, Nando Dalla Chiesa) broke with the core Olivists, who were much more critical of the political line of

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's party leadership and of the lack of internal democracy within the party. In the 2009 Democratic Party leadership election the faction supported

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. Bersani won and Bindi was elected president of the party.

References

External links

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