Red Moors (, RM) is a regionalist, Sardinian nationalist,

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, and

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political party in Sardinia. The party was founded in 2009 as a left-wing split from the

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(Psd'Az), after the Psd'Az had signed an electoral pact with

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, the main centre-right party in

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, and would later team up with

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. In the 2009 regional election the RM won 2.5% of the vote, despite not being on the ballot in three provincial constituencies out of eight, and one regional councillor, Claudia Zuncheddu. The list did better in the

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(4.2%) and the

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(3.3%). In the 2010 provincial elections the Red Moors improved their share of vote and were particularly strong in Medio Campidano (7.1%), the province of Nuoro (4.2%) and the

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(3.1%). In January 2011, Zuncheddu left the party in order to join Independence Republic of Sardinia (iRS). This caused a major upheaval within the party, which was left without representation in the Regional Council. However, the party pushed back and, in the 2014 regional election, it won 2.6% of the vote and two regional councillors. In the 2019 regional election the party formed, outside big coalitions, a joint list with the iRS and Sardigna Natzione Indipendentzia (SNI) named "Self-determination" and obtained 1.9% of the vote. As a result, the party was no longer represented in the Regional Council. In June 2021, during a party congress, Lucia Chessa and Natacha Lampis were elected secretary and president, respectively. In the 2024 regional election Chessa ran as a stand-alone candidate, obtaining 1.0% of the vote, while the party got 0.6% of the vote and no seats in the Regional Council.

Leadership

*Secretary: Gesuino Muledda (2009–2012), Salvatore Melis (2012–2014), Marco Pau (2014–2021), Lucia Chessa (2021–present) *President: Paola Zunchedda (2009–2011), Gesuino Muledda (2012–2018), Natacha Lampis (2021–present)

References

External links

Official website
{{Political parties in Italy Political parties in Sardinia Sardinian nationalist parties Political parties established in 2009 2009 establishments in Italy Social democratic parties in Italy