Moderates and Populars ( it, Moderati e Popolari, MeP) was a
regionalist-
centrist
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political party in Italy
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active in
Apulia
it, Pugliese
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Soon after the
2010 regional election three disgruntled regional councillors coming from three different parties joined forces and launched their own party. These were
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(elected with
Italy of Values
Italy of Values ( it, Italia dei Valori, IdV) is a populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party was founded in 1998 by former ''Mani pulite'' prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996 and finally left the par ...
),
Nicola Canonico (
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) and
Antonio Buccoliero (
Apulians for Palese).
In January 2013 Olivieri resigned from the Regional Council and was replaced by
Giacinto Forte (ex-Italy of Values, who joined the MeP), while in March the party was joined also by
Antonio Martucci (ex-Italy of Values). At the national level both Olivieri and Forte were members of the
Democratic Centre, a centrist party led by
Bruno Tabacci
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, but this changed in March, when Olivieri left both parties and went on to launch
Reality Italy
Reality Italy ( it, Realtà Italia, RI) was a regional political party active in Italy's mainland South.
History
The party was formed in March 2013 by Giacomo Olivieri, a regional councillor in Apulia, upon the break-up of Moderates and Popul ...
.
In May 2013 the MeP chose to join the centre-right coalition,
but this caused the exit of Buccoliero.
References
External links
Official website
Political parties in Apulia
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