Democracy Europe Society
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|native_name = Democrazia Europa Società
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|leader1_title = Leader
|leader1_name = Andrea Orlando
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|ideology = Social democracy
Democratic socialism
|position = Left-wing
|country = Italy
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Democracy Europe Society ({{langx|it|Democrazia Europa Società}}, DEMS) is a social-democratic faction within the Democratic Party (PD), a political party in Italy. Most of its members hail from the Democrats of the Left (DS), a social-democratic party with roots in the Italian Communist Party (PCI).
The faction was formed in August 2017 by Andrea Orlando,{{cite web|url=http://www.corriere.it/politica/17_agosto_03/pd-orlando-lancia-suo-dems-riconosce-la-spinta-centrifuga-c-851cb7d0-77bb-11e7-84f5-f24a994b0580.shtml|title=Pd, Orlando lancia il suo "Dems". E riconosce: "la spinta centrifuga c’è"|first=Monica|last=Guerzoni|publisher=|accessdate=14 August 2018}} then Minister of Justice, after his unsuccessful bid to become party's national secretary in the 2017 leadership election. In the event, Orlando obtained 20.0% of the vote in the "primary" election and was defeated by Matteo Renzi, who got 69.2%.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://demsitalia.it Official website]
{{Democratic Party factions}}