Sovereign and Popular Italy

{{Infobox political party

| name = Sovereign and Popular Italy

| native_name = Italia Sovrana e Popolare

| colorcode = {{party color|Sovereign and Popular Italy}}

| logo = Logo of the Sovereign and Popular Italy.png

| leader1_title = President

| leader1_name = Francesco Toscano

| leader2_title = Secretary

| leader2_name = Marco Rizzo

| foundation = {{start date|2022|07|25|df=y}}

| dissolution = {{start date|2022|12|21|df=y}}

| successor = Sovereign Popular Democracy

| ideology = Populism[https://www.affaritaliani.it/politica/ingroia-azione-civile-con-rizzo-donato-l-ex-pm-punta-al-polpettone-populista-809246.html Ingroia-Azione Civile: con Rizzo-Donato l'ex pm punta al polpettone populista], Affari Italiani
Sovereigntism[https://www.gazzettadiparma.it/italia-mondo/2022/08/01/video/elezioni-nasce-italia-sovrana-e-popolare-660262/ Elezioni, nasce 'Italia sovrana e popolare'], Gazzetta di Parma
Euroscepticism[https://stream24.ilsole24ore.com/video/italia/elezioni-nasce-italia-sovrana-e-popolare-/AEWDJcqB Elezioni, nasce 'Italia sovrana e popolare'], Il Sole 24 Ore
Factions:
Communism

| position = {{nowrap|Big tent}}

| european =

| europarl =

| website = [https://www.italiasovranaepopolare.net www.italiasovranaepopolare.net]

| country = Italy

| flag =

}}

Sovereign and Popular Italy ({{langx|it|Italia Sovrana e Popolare}}, ISP) was a populist, sovereignist and Eurosceptic political alliance in Italy, formed in July 2022 in order to participate in the 2022 Italian general election. After the election, ISP was disbanded and some of its components gave birth to "Sovereign Popular Democracy". Its leaders were Francesco Toscano and Marco Rizzo.

History

In early 2022, several minor parties and groups including Marco Rizzo's Communist Party (PC), Antonio Ingroia's Civil Action (AC), Stefano D'Andrea's Reconquer Italy (RI), Francesco Toscano's Italy Again (AI) and Adriano Duina's United Italy (IU) agreed on joining their forces in opposition to the policies of Mario Draghi's government of national unity.[https://liguria.bizjournal.it/2022/02/comunali-a-genova-uniti-per-la-costituzione-si-presenta-crucioli-candidato-sindaco/ Comunali a Genova: Uniti per la Costituzione si presenta, Crucioli candidato sindaco], Liguria Biz Journal ISP founding members especially contested Draghi's policies on mandatory COVID-19 vaccination in Italy. Moreover, they harshly condemned the government's response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The coalition was also supportive of Italy's exit from NATO and the European Union.[https://www.open.online/2022/07/17/congresso-ancora-italia-putin-complotti-napoli/ Ancora Italia, il partito italiano che appoggia Vladimir Putin, che abbraccia il complottismo e il mondo No Vax], Open

On 5 July 2022, the parties announced a cooperation for the next general election; on 25 July, following Draghi's resignation as prime minister following the 2022 Italian government crisis, the parties launched on social media their joint list for the upcoming 2022 Italian general election in September, named Sovereign and Popular Italy (ISP).[https://www.affaritaliani.it/politica/uniti-per-la-costituzione-804372.html Elezioni: nasce ‘Uniti per la Costituzione’, l’alleanza anti Ue e anti Nato], Affari Italiani[https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2022/07/28/news/elezioni_politiche_2022_ecco_tutte_le_sinistre_in_corsa-359508062/ Elezioni politiche 2022, c'è una galassia a sinistra del Pd: ecco tutte le formazioni in corsa e le possibili alleanze], la Repubblica[https://www.affaritaliani.it/politica/italia-sovrana-popolare-808414.html Elezioni, Italia Sovrana e Popolare. Il simbolo in anteprima su Affaritaliani], Affari Italiani[https://www.affaritaliani.it/politica/italia-sovrana-popolare-liste-elezioni-808622.html Italia Sovrana e Popolare, liste quasi pronte. Ora la raccolta firme], Affari Italiani On 1 August, the member parties officially launched ISP during a press conference in the Italian Senate;[https://www.ansa.it/sito/videogallery/italia/2022/08/01/elezioni-nasce-italia-sovrana-e-popolare_861ca89d-6f57-4d65-b047-6ec8b16b2f4e.html Elezioni, nasce 'Italia sovrana e popolare'], ANSA Rizzo described the alliance as "the only alternative against the liberist, warmonger and sanitary totalitarianism".[https://twitter.com/PartitComunista/status/1554133618724847617 Programma ITALIA SOVRANA E POPOLARE. Unica alternativa al totalitarismo liberista, guerrafondaio e sanitario], Partito Comunista – Twitter

On the following day, MEP Francesca Donato (leader of Republican Rebirth) announced that she will not run for the next elections, stating that the anti-establishment front was "fragmented and disorganized".[https://www.blogsicilia.it/palermo/francesca-donato-nessuna-candida-politiche-fronte-anti-sistema-troppo-frammentato/757755/ Francesca Donato non si candida alle politiche, “Fronte anti sistema troppo frammentato”], Blog Sicilia The list was later joined by Socialist Homeland (PS), a left-wing nationalist movement.[https://www.difesapopolo.it/Fatti/Politiche-2022-seggi-partiti-e-candidati.-Il-quadro-completo-per-orientarsi Politiche 2022, seggi, partiti e candidati. Il quadro completo per orientarsi], La Difesa del Popolo

In November 2022 Toscano left AI and launched "Sovereign and Popular Italy Again" (AISP).{{cite web | url=https://www.fronteampio.it/muore-italia-sovrana-nasce-ancora-italia-sovrana | title=Muore Italia Sovrana, nasce Ancora Italia Sovrana! | date=31 December 2022 }} In December D'Andrea announced that ISP was dissolved, by mutual agreement of the other two leading members, Rizzo and Toscano.{{cite web |last1=D'Andrea |first1=Stefano |title=Perché ISP, dopo il 25 settembre, non ha fatto nemmeno un passo e perché io, Rizzo e Toscano l'abbiamo sciolta |url=https://www.facebook.com/stefano.dandrea.10/posts/pfbid02nYeFrCGZzN8VQmL3orEyre55AXb9pytDB2QCrrWz2h4k9kxfLeCw8nZU79QmnQSyl |website=Facebook |access-date=29 December 2022 |language=it}} In January 2023 the PC (whose leader Rizzo had stepped down from secretary and had become the party's honorary president), AC, AISP and the Front for Popular Sovereignty (a breakaway group of RI) launched "Sovereign Popular Democracy".{{cite web | url=https://www.affaritaliani.it/politica/democrazia-sovrana-popolare-rizzo-835906.html | title=Nasce Democrazia sovrana popolare. Rizzo: "Così cambieremo la società" }}{{cite web | url=https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2023/01/24/news/marco_rizzo_partito_comunista_pd-384918289 | title=Rizzo perde la segreteria del Partito comunista. Scontro con Bonaccini: "Totalitarista" | date=24 January 2023 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/interni/rizzo-non-sar-pi-segretario-giallo-nel-partito-comunista-2108452.html | title="Rizzo non sarà più segretario": Il giallo nel Partito comunista | date=23 January 2023 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.ilpost.it/2023/01/24/marco-rizzo-partito-comunista | title=Marco Rizzo non è più il segretario del Partito Comunista, che lui stesso aveva fondato nel 2009 | date=24 January 2023 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.open.online/2023/01/24/partito-comunista-marco-rizzo-lascia-segreteria | title=Marco Rizzo non è più segretario del Partito Comunista: «Io epurato dai compagni? Macché» | date=24 January 2023 }}

Composition

class=wikitable style=text-align:left
colspan=2\|Party !Main ideology !Leader
bgcolor="{{party color\|Communist Party (Italy)}}"\| \|Communist Party (PC) \|Communism \|Marco Rizzo
bgcolor={{party color\|Civil Revolution}}\| \|Civil Action (AC) \|Anti-corruption \|Antonio Ingroia
bgcolor="#CC3138"\| \|Reconquer Italy (RI) \|Euroscepticism \|Stefano D'Andrea
bgcolor=#0050AA\| \|Italy Again (AI) \|Populism \|Francesco Toscano
bgcolor=#00b8e6\| \|United Italy (IU) \|Populism \|Francesco Nappi
bgcolor=#883337 \| \|Socialist Homeland (PS) \|Left-wing nationalism \|Igor Camilli

class=wikitable style=text-align:left

colspan=2|Party

!Main ideology

!Leader

bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party (Italy)}}"|

|Communist Party (PC)

|Communism

|Marco Rizzo

bgcolor={{party color|Civil Revolution}}|

|Civil Action (AC)

|Anti-corruption

|Antonio Ingroia

bgcolor="#CC3138"|

|Reconquer Italy (RI)

|Euroscepticism

|Stefano D'Andrea

bgcolor=#0050AA|

|Italy Again (AI)

|Populism

|Francesco Toscano

bgcolor=#00b8e6|

|United Italy (IU)

|Populism

|Francesco Nappi

bgcolor=#883337 |

|Socialist Homeland (PS)

|Left-wing nationalism

|Igor Camilli

Electoral results

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Votes ! % ! Seats ! Position ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! Position
2022 \| Marco Rizzo \| 404,095 \| 1.24 \| {{composition bar\|0\|400\|hex={{party color\|Sovereign and Popular Italy}}}} \| 11th \| 326,212 \| 1.12 \| {{composition bar\|0\|200\|hex={{party color\|Sovereign and Popular Italy}}}} \| 11th

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! rowspan="2" | Election

! rowspan="2" | Leader

! colspan="4" | Chamber of Deputies

! colspan="4" | Senate of the Republic

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! Seats

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