Reality Italy

{{Infobox political party

| country = Italy

| name = Reality Italy

| native_name = Realtà Italia

| logo = Realtà Italia logo.jpg

| leader1_title = President

| leader1_name = Giacomo Olivieri

| foundation = 2013

| dissolution = 2018

| headquarters =

| membership_year =

| membership =

| ideology =

| position =

| national = Centre-left coalition

| website = [http://www.realtaitalia.it/ www.realtaitalia.it/]

| colorcode = #00BFFF

}}

Reality Italy ({{langx|it|Realtà Italia}}, RI) was a regional political party active in Italy's mainland South.

History

The party was formed in March 2013 by Giacomo Olivieri, a regional councillor in Apulia, upon the break-up of Moderates and Populars, a regional party.{{Cite web| title=Addio Moderati e Popolari nasce «Realtà Italia» | language=it | trans-title=Goodbye Moderates and Populars, «Realtà Italia» is born | url=http://www.pinoarlacchi.it/images/stories/files/Addio_Moderati_e_Popolari_nasce_Realt_Italia.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516025143/http://www.pinoarlacchi.it/images/stories/files/Addio_Moderati_e_Popolari_nasce_Realt_Italia.pdf | archive-date=2014-05-16}} Many high-ranking members of RI (notably including Elio Belcastro and Arturo Iannaccone) are supplied by Autonomy South, with which RI signed a federative pact.{{Cite web| url=http://www.realtaitalia.it/images/Immagini/Campania/PATTO_FEDERATIVO.pdf | title=Patto Federativo | access-date=2013-11-20 | archive-date=2015-09-24 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924085245/http://www.realtaitalia.it/images/Immagini/Campania/PATTO_FEDERATIVO.pdf | url-status=dead}} In 2013 RI established close ties with Pino Arlacchi MEP,{{cite web|url=http://www.pinoarlacchi.it/en/in-the-press/articles/894-nasce-realta-italia-arlacchi-qmio-contributo-culturale-politicoq |title=Pino Arlacchi - Nasce RealtĂ Italia, Arlacchi: "Mio contributo di cultura politica" |publisher=Pinoarlacchi.it |date= |accessdate=2020-01-15}} member of the Democratic Party (PD) and former member of PCI, DS and IdV.

In the 2013 regional election in Basilicata the party, which supported Democrat Marcello Pittella, obtained 5.9% of the vote and one councillor, Paolo Galante.{{cite web |url=http://elezioni.interno.it/regionali/scrutini/20131117/R17.htm |title=Elezioni del 25 maggio 2014 - Ministero dell'Interno |publisher=Elezioni.interno.it |date= |accessdate=2020-01-15 |archive-date=2013-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203210000/http://elezioni.interno.it/regionali/scrutini/20131117/R17.htm |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |author=GALANTE Paolo |url=http://www.consiglio.basilicata.it/consiglionew/site/Consiglio/detail.jsp?otype=1101&id=552433&idLeg=553430 |title=Galante |publisher=Consiglio.basilicata.it |date= |accessdate=2020-01-15 |archive-date=2017-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704171732/http://www.consiglio.basilicata.it/consiglionew/site/Consiglio/detail.jsp?otype=1101&id=552433&idLeg=553430 |url-status=dead }} In the 2014 municipal election in Bari Olivieri came second in the primary with 42% of the vote{{cite web|author=Di Raffaele Lorusso |url=http://bari.repubblica.it/cronaca/2014/02/23/news/bari_le_primarie_del_centrosinistra-79339557/ |title=Liveblog - Bari, primarie al veleno: l'ombra del voto inquinato. Vince il deputato Decaro (Pd): "Hanno tentato di rovinarci la festa" - Repubblica.it |publisher=Bari.repubblica.it |date=2014-02-23 |accessdate=2020-01-15}} and the party won 5.5% of the vote in the general election.{{cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/static/speciale/2014/elezioni/comunali/bari.html#risultati |title=Comune di Bari - Puglia - Ballottaggio - Elezioni Comunali - 25 maggio 2014 - la |publisher=Repubblica.it |date= |accessdate=2020-01-15}}

In 2015 RI formed a federation with the Democratic Centre (CD).{{cite web|author=Redazione ANSA |url=http://www.ansa.it/basilicata/notizie/2015/04/02/patto-centro-democratico-realta-italia_a108895b-9c03-4785-860c-0683f1509c1e.html |title='Patto' Centro democratico-Realtà Italia - Basilicata |publisher=ANSA.it |date=2015-02-04 |accessdate=2020-01-15}} In the regional election in Apulia the alliance was enlarged with the inclusion of the Union of the Centre (UdC):{{cite web|url=http://www.affaritaliani.it/puglia/popolari--fronte-comune-br-udc-realta-italia-cd-359547.html |title='Popolari', fronte comune Udc, Realtà Italia e CD |publisher=Affaritaliani.it |date= 19 March 2015|accessdate=2020-01-15}}{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.ilpaesenuovo.it/2015/03/20/udc-centro-democratico-e-realta-italia-insieme-nella-lista-dei-popolari-a-sostegno-di-emiliano-condividiamo-il-suo-definirsi-sindaco-di-puglia/ |title=Udc, Centro democratico e Realtà Italia insieme a sostegno di Emiliano: "Condividiamo il suo definirsi sindaco di Puglia" | ilpaesenuovo.it – quotidiano online del Salento |publisher=Ilpaesenuovo.it |date=2015-03-20 |accessdate=2020-01-15 |archive-date=2017-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527233515/http://www.ilpaesenuovo.it/2015/03/20/udc-centro-democratico-e-realta-italia-insieme-nella-lista-dei-popolari-a-sostegno-di-emiliano-condividiamo-il-suo-definirsi-sindaco-di-puglia/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.ilcentrodemocratico.it/?p=15286 |title=Centro Democratico » Puglia, Presentato simbolo regionali Cd, Realtà Italia e Udc |publisher=Ilcentrodemocratico.it |date=2015-03-20 |accessdate=2020-01-15}} the CD–RI–UdC list, which supported PD's Michele Emiliano for President, won 5.9% of the vote and three regional councillors,{{cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/static/speciale/2015/elezioni/regionali/puglia.html#risultati |title=Puglia - Elezioni Regionali - 31 maggio 2015 - la |publisher=Repubblica.it |date= |accessdate=2020-01-15}} none of whom from the RI's fold.{{cite web|url=http://bari.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/06/01/news/puglia_ecco_il_nuovo_consiglio_regionale_fuori_poli_e_schittulli_nessuna_donna_per_il_centrosinistra-115833138/ |title=Puglia, ecco il nuovo consiglio regionale: fuori Poli e Schittulli, nessuna donna per il centrosinistra - Repubblica.it |publisher=Bari.repubblica.it |date= 2 June 2015|accessdate=2020-01-15}}

In September 2018 Giacomo Olivieri decided to dissolve the party to devote himself full time to his profession as a lawyer.[https://bari.ilquotidianoitaliano.com/politica-2/2018/09/news/bari-giacomo-olivieri-scioglie-realta-italia-213914.html/ Bari, Giacomo Olivieri scioglie Realtà Italia]

Election Results

= Regional Councils =

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style="width:19%;"\|Region ! style="width:13%;"\|Election year ! style="width:16%;"\|Votes ! style="width:7%;"\|% ! style="width:1%;"\|Seats ! style="width:6%;"\|+/–
rowspan="2" \|Basilicata !2013 \|14,012 \|5.93 \|{{Composition bar\|1\|21\|hex=#00BFFF}} \|{{center\|{{increase}} 1}}
2019 \|5,492 (with FdV) \|1.9 \|{{Composition bar\|0\|21\|hex={{party color\|Us with Italy}}}} \|{{center\|{{Decrease}} 1}}
Apulia !2015 \|99,021 (with UDC–CD) \|6.19 \|{{Composition bar\|3\|51\|hex=#00BFFF}} \|{{center\|{{increase}} 3}}

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style="width:19%;"|Region

! style="width:13%;"|Election year

! style="width:16%;"|Votes

! style="width:7%;"|%

! style="width:1%;"|Seats

! style="width:6%;"|+/–

rowspan="2" |Basilicata

!2013

|14,012

|5.93

|{{Composition bar|1|21|hex=#00BFFF}}

|{{center|{{increase}} 1}}

2019

|5,492 (with FdV)

|1.9

|{{Composition bar|0|21|hex={{party color|Us with Italy}}}}

|{{center|{{Decrease}} 1}}

Apulia

!2015

|99,021 (with UDC–CD)

|6.19

|{{Composition bar|3|51|hex=#00BFFF}}

|{{center|{{increase}} 3}}

Leadership

President: Giacomo Olivieri (2013–2019)

References

External links

[http://www.realtaitalia.it/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111084907/http://www.realtaitalia.it/ |date=2013-11-11 }}

Category:Political parties established in 2013

Category:2013 establishments in Italy

Category:Political parties disestablished in 2019

Category:2019 disestablishments in Italy

Category:Regionalist parties in Italy