Italia. Bene Comune
{{Infobox political party
| logo = Logo Italia. Bene Comune.svg
| leader = Pier Luigi Bersani
| foundation = 13 October 2012
| dissolution = 28 April 2013
| ideology = Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Christian democracy
Social liberalism
| position = Centre-left{{cite book|author1=Stefano Albertini|author2=Anna Sgobbi|title=Großer Lernwortschatz Italienisch aktuell|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jKiIhuprH7wC&pg=PA117|date=1 August 2013|publisher=Hueber Verlag|isbn=978-3-19-838600-2|pages=117–}}
| country = Italy
| colorcode = {{party color|Italy. Common Good}}
}}
Italia. Bene Comune (Italy. Common Good, IBC) was a centre-left political list and electoral alliance in Italy created to stand at the 2013 Italian general election. It de facto ended on 28 April 2013, with PD's new leader Enrico Letta forming a grand coalition cabinet.
History
The alliance was announced on 31 July 2012 by the Secretary of the Democratic Party Pier Luigi Bersani and officially launched on 13 October, with the signature of a common political platform.{{cite web |url=http://www.primarieitaliabenecomune.it/intenti |title=Carta d'Intenti | Italia. Bene Comune |access-date=2012-11-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101014329/http://www.primarieitaliabenecomune.it/intenti |archive-date=2012-11-01 }}
By the terms of the agreement, each party in the coalition stood separately in the 2013 general election. However, all parties agreed to support a single candidate as Prime Minister. Bersani was elected as the coalition's leader and candidate for prime minister in the primary election held on 25 November and 2 December.{{cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/politica/2012/07/31/news/pd_presenta_carta_d_intenti_bersani_leali_a_monti_alternativi_a_destra-40062760/ |title=Bersani: "Leali a Monti ma pronti a tutto Daremo riconoscimento a coppie gay" |publisher=Repubblica.it |date=2012-07-31 |access-date=2013-03-01}}{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2012/ottobre/14/Via_all_alleanza_Vendola_Monti_co_0_20121014_4443eeb2-15bf-11e2-903c-b15753a44d23.shtml |title=Via all'alleanza Pd-Vendola E su Monti nasce un caso |publisher=Archiviostorico.corriere.it |date=2009-12-24 |access-date=2013-03-01}}{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2012/ottobre/13/centrosinistra_ignora_premier_co_0_20121013_ca0569ec-14f5-11e2-9dda-01d6c4c8cc2e.shtml |title=Il centrosinistra "ignora" il premier |publisher=Archiviostorico.corriere.it |date=2009-12-24 |access-date=2013-03-01}}
In the election, the coalition gained a plurality in both houses of the Italian parliament, garnering 29.6% of the vote in the Chamber{{Cite web|url=http://elezioni.interno.it/camera/scrutini/20130224/C000000000.htm|title=Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali|access-date=2013-03-10|archive-date=2013-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130226102138/http://elezioni.interno.it/camera/scrutini/20130224/C000000000.htm|url-status=dead}} and 31.6% of the vote in the Senate.{{Cite web|url=http://elezioni.interno.it/senato/scrutini/20130224/S000000000.htm|title=Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali|access-date=2013-03-10|archive-date=2013-04-13|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130413040932/http://elezioni.interno.it/senato/scrutini/20130224/S000000000.htm|url-status=dead}} Although IBC had a solid majority of seats in the Chamber, it came up short of a majority in the Senate, thus leaving it unable to form a government on its own. Consequently, Bersani resigned from party leadership and the PD joined a grand coalition government, led by the PD's Enrico Letta.
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan=2 colspan=2|Candidates
! rowspan="2"|Party !colspan=2|First round !colspan=2|Second round |
|---|
| Votes
!% !Votes !% |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}}" |
|PD |style="text-align: right" | 1,395,096 |style="text-align: right" | 44.9 |style="text-align: right" | 1,706,457 |style="text-align: right" | 60.9 |
| bgcolor="#32B323" |
|PD |style="text-align: right" | 1,104,958 |style="text-align: right" | 35.5 |style="text-align: right" | 1,095,925 |style="text-align: right" | 39.1 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Left Ecology Freedom}}" |
|SEL |style="text-align: right" | 485,689 |style="text-align: right" | 15.6 |style="text-align: right" | |style="text-align: right" | |
| bgcolor="pink" |
|PD |style="text-align: right" | 80,628 |style="text-align: right" | 2.6 |style="text-align: right" | |style="text-align: right" | |
| bgcolor="orange" |
|CD |style="text-align: right" | 43,840 |style="text-align: right" | 1.4 |style="text-align: right" | |style="text-align: right" | |
| colspan=3|All votes total
|style="text-align: right" | 3,181,626 |style="text-align: right" | |style="text-align: right" | 2,741,685 |style="text-align: right" | |
| colspan=3|Blank and invalid votes
|style="text-align: right" | 2,659 |style="text-align: right" | 0.22 |style="text-align: right" | 8,930 |style="text-align: right" | 0.32 |
Composition
The alliance was composed by the following parties:
| class=wikitable style=text-align:left |
| colspan=2|Party
!Ideology !Leader |
|---|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}}" |
| Democratic Party (PD) |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Left Ecology Freedom}}" |
| Left Ecology Freedom (SEL) |
| bgcolor="orange" |
| Democratic Centre (CD) |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Italian Socialist Party (2007)}}" |
| Italian Socialist Party (PSI) |
Also part of the alliance were regional parties such as the South Tyrolean People's Party (in South Tyrol),{{cite web|url=http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/regioni/trentino/2013/01/10/Accordo-fatto-SVP-Pd-senato-Bolzano_8055129.html |title=Accordo fatto SVP-Pd per senato Bolzano - Trentino-Alto Adige/Suedtirol |publisher=ANSA.it |access-date=2013-03-01}} Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party (in Trentino),{{cite web|url=http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/regioni/trentino/2013/01/11/Patto-autonomia-Svp-Pd-Patt_8060019.html |title=Patto per l'autonomia Svp-Pd-Patt - Trentino-Alto Adige/Suedtirol |publisher=ANSA.it |date=2010-01-03 |access-date=2013-03-01}} Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology (in Aosta Valley),{{cite web|url=http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/regioni/valledaosta/2013/01/10/Guichardaz-Morelli-candidati-Alpe-Pd_8050731.html |title=Guichardaz e Morelli candidati Alpe-Pd - Valle D'Aosta |publisher=ANSA.it |access-date=2013-03-01}} Moderates (in Piedmont), and The Megaphone (in Sicily).{{cite web |url=http://www.ilmessaggero.it/primopiano/politica/liste_simboli_presentati_viminale_record/notizie/244111.shtml |title=Liste, i simboli presentati sono 215: è record. Domani le esclusioni - Il Messaggero |publisher=Ilmessaggero.it |access-date=2013-03-01 |archive-date=2013-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117144056/http://www.ilmessaggero.it/primopiano/politica/liste_simboli_presentati_viminale_record/notizie/244111.shtml |url-status=dead }} Additionally, the Greens of South Tyrol formed a local electoral pact with SEL in South Tyrol.{{cite web|url=http://www.corriere.it/notizie-ultima-ora/Cronache_e_politica/Elezioni-patto-Verdi-Alto-Adige-Sel/05-01-2013/1-A_004416910.shtml |title=Elezioni, patto Verdi Alto Adige e Sel - Corriere della Sera |publisher=Corriere.it |date=2009-12-24 |access-date=2013-03-01}}
Election results
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" | Election ! rowspan="2" | Leader ! colspan="4" | Chamber of Deputies ! colspan="4" | Senate of the Republic |
| Votes
! % ! Seats ! Position ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! Position |
|---|
| 2013
| 10,049,393 | 29.55 | {{Composition bar|345|630|hex={{party color|Italy. Common Good}}}} | 1st | 9,686,683 | 31.6 | {{Composition bar|127|315|hex={{party color|Italy. Common Good}}}} | 1st |
References
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{{Historical Italian political parties}}
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