Italia in Comune (IiC, English: ''Italy in Common'') is a

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and progressive

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. It was founded in April 2018 by mayor of

Parma Parma (; ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmesan, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,986 inhabitants as of 2025, ...

Federico Pizzarotti, other former members of the

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and local non-party independent politicians generally affiliated with the

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History

In October 2016, mayor of Parma Federico Pizzarotti left the

(M5S) due to disagreements with the movement's founder,

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and his suspension from the party in the previous May. In the 2012 local elections, Pizzarotti had been the first M5S member to win in a big city, with 60.2% of the vote in the run-off (up from 19.5% in the first round). In the 2017 local elections, Pizzarotti was re-elected mayor without the M5S' support, with 58.9% in the run-off. In April 2018, Pizzarotti launched Italia in Comune, which aimed at becoming the collector of local " civic lists", as well as disgruntled former M5S members. The party was co-founded by Alessio Pascucci, a left-wing independent who had been elected mayor of

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in 2012 and 2017, supported by civic lists and the

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(FdV). In October 2018, Serse Soverini, a member of the

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elected in the 2018 general election as a representative of Civic Area, a minor progressive party close to

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, joined IiC and soon became the party's regional coordinator in

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, the region of Parma and, consequently, IiC's powerbase. Almost a year later, in September 2019, after

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had left to form

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, Soverini would leave IiC too and join the Democratic Party. In the early months of 2019 the party became involved in the

, and obtained promising results in regional elections in

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(3.9% of the vote and one regional councillor) and

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(2.5%). In February

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, another party formed by M5S splinters, announced that it was merging into IiC. In the run-up to the

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, IiC formed an alliance with the FdV,

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and minor green groups, which would result in a green joint electoral list. However, soon after the party switched allegiances, deserted the FdV and joined forces with

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(+E), a liberal party, which was later enlarged to the

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(PSI). In the run-up of the

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IiC lacked activity, and its leading members parted ways. President Pizzarotti formed a National Civic List and successively joined forces with Piercamillo Falasca's L'Italia c'è,

and

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, while Alessio Pascucci organised the National Civic Agenda/Network and joined

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. In August 2022, shortly before the election, both groups broke with their would-be allies. In late 2022 Pizzarotti and Falasca re-joined +E, while continuing to be part of L'Italia c'è. In February 2023 Pizzarotti was elected president of +E. He resigned in 2024 and joined

Electoral results

European Parliament

Regional Councils

Leadership

* President: Federico Pizzarotti (2018–2022) * Coordinator: Alessio Pascucci (2018–present)

References

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