Us of the Centre (, NDC), is a minor

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political party in Italy based in

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, where it is known also as Us Campanians (''Noi Campani''). Led by

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, Minister of Labour in

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(1994–1995), minister of Justice in

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(2006–2008), and mayor of

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(since 2016), the party is the successor of the

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(UDEUR).

History

In the summer of 2020, Mastella re-organised his followers under the banner of Us Campanians, which obtained 4.4% of the vote and 2 regional councillors, in support of the incumbent president

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of the Democratic Party (PD) in the

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. In the

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, Mastella was re-elected

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. In November 2021, Mastella launched Us of the Centre in order to compete in countrywide elections. In December 2021, during a party assembly in

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, Mastella was elected secretary and

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, a journalist and former long-time deputy of the Italian People's Party (PPI),

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, and the PD from

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, president. Subsequently, Mastella's wife

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, elected senator for

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(FI) in the

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, left that party and joined

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's sub-group in the Senate's

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, whose name was changed in order to include "Us of the Centre (Us Campanians)". The sub-group's main name would soon become "

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". In June 2022, during a party convention in

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, Mastella proposed an alliance with

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(IV) and

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(IaC), in a sort of re-edition of the Daisy, which put the UDEUR together with the PPI, The Democrats, and

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in the run-up of the

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. Mastella then announced he would run by himself, along with

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, to avoid to collect signatures.

Election results

Italian Parliament

European Parliament

Leadership

*Secretary:

(2021–present) *President:

(2021—present)

References

External links

Official website
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