Civic Area
{{Infobox political party
|colorcode = orange
|name = Civic Area
|native_name = Area Civica
|leader = Giulio Santagata
|foundation = 14 December 2017
|dissolution = 2018
|split = Democratic Party
|merged =
|ideology = Progressivism
|position = Centre-left
|national = Electoral list
Together
Coalition:
Centre-left coalition
|colours = {{Color box|orange|border=darkgray}} Orange
|country = Italy
}}
Civic Area ({{langx|it|Area Civica}}, AC) was a progressive political party in Italy.
Led by Giulio Santagata, a former minister in Romano Prodi's second government, AC was mainly composed of former Olivists, a faction of Prodi's loyalists within Democracy is Freedom and, subsequently, the Democratic Party (PD).{{cite web|url=https://www.ottopagine.it/sa/politica/144780/nasce-la-lista-insieme-italia-europa.shtml|title=Nasce la lista "Insieme – Italia Europa"|date=14 December 2017|publisher=}}
In December 2017 AC formed, along with the Italian Socialist Party, the Federation of the Greens and Progressive Area, the Together electoral list, within the centre-left coalition, for the upcoming 2018 general election.{{cite web|url=https://www.democratica.com/focus/presentata-insieme-la-lista-ulivista-alleata-del-pd|title=Ecco "Insieme", la lista ulivista alleata del Pd|publisher=|access-date=2017-12-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215054926/https://www.democratica.com/focus/presentata-insieme-la-lista-ulivista-alleata-del-pd/|archive-date=2017-12-15|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2017/12/14/insieme-psi-con-verdi-e-prodiani-alleati-di-renzi-non-siamo-civette-o-mosche-cocchiere-e-ce-chi-azzarda-7-8/4039220|title="Insieme", Psi con Verdi e prodiani alleati di Renzi: "Non siamo civette o mosche cocchiere". E c'è chi azzarda: "7-8%" - Il Fatto Quotidiano|date=14 December 2017|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.it/2017/12/14/ritorna-in-piccolo-lulivo-e-lavversario-e-sempre-lo-stesso-siamo-gli-unici-che-hanno-battuto-due-volte-berlusconi_a_23307177|title=Ritorna, in piccolo, L'Ulivo e l'avversario è sempre lo stesso: "Siamo gli unici che hanno battuto due volte Berlusconi"|date=14 December 2017|publisher=|access-date=14 December 2017|archive-date=17 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217032726/http://www.huffingtonpost.it/2017/12/14/ritorna-in-piccolo-lulivo-e-lavversario-e-sempre-lo-stesso-siamo-gli-unici-che-hanno-battuto-due-volte-berlusconi_a_23307177/|url-status=dead}}
In the election the list obtained a mere 0.6% of the vote and no seats. However, Serse Soverini (AC) was elected to the Chamber from the single-seat constituency of Imola, Emilia-Romagna.
In October 2018 Soverini joined Italia in Comune{{Cite web|url=https://www.leggilanotizia.it/2018/10/06/pizzarotti-ai-grillini-imolesi-non-stampate-monetine-per-il-debito-in-bilancio/|title=Pizzarotti ai grillini imolesi: "Non stampate monetine per il debito in bilancio"|date=6 October 2018}} and soon became the party's regional coordinator in Emilia-Romagna.{{Cite web|url=https://parma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2018/12/05/news/salsi_bologna_pizzarotti-213493688/|title=Italia in Comune a Bologna: Pizzarotti si affida all'ex grillina Salsi|date=5 December 2018|website=Repubblica.it}} In September 2019, after Matteo Renzi had left to form Italia Viva, Soverini joined the PD.{{Cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2019/09/23/news/serse_soverini_direzione_pd_matteo_renzi_romano_prodi-236742755|title=Pd, il prodiano Soverini: "Ho preso la tessera come reazione alla scissione. Farò da ponte con i movimenti"|date=23 September 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://parma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2019/09/23/news/italia_in_comune_soverini_lascia_pizzarotti_ed_entra_nel_pd-236726225|title = Italia in Comune, Soverini lascia Pizzarotti ed entra nel Pd|date = 23 September 2019}}