Party of Sardinians
The Party of Sardinians (Italian: Partito dei Sardi, PdS) is a social-democratic and separatist[1] political party in Sardinia.
In July 2012 Franciscu Sedda and Ornella Demuru left Project Republic of Sardinia (ProgReS), a party they were instrumental to launch, over disagreements with the new party leadership and the rise of Michela Murgia, a writer who was headed to become the party's candidate in the 2014 regional election.[2][3]
In July 2013 Sedda launched the PdS along with Paolo Maninchedda, a splinter from the Sardinian Action Party (PSd'Az). At the first convention of the party Sedda declared: "Let's start to think and act as a state and a nation, and self-determination will come, maybe not today, but much sooner than we think". The PdS, which long sought an alliance with the centre-left led by the Democratic Party (PD),[4] was welcomed in the coalition, along with the Red Moors and Independence Republic of Sardinia.
In the regional election, which took place in February 2014, the party won 2.7% of the vote and two regional councillors.[5]
References
- ↑ Party's Manifesto
- ↑ Anche ProgReS si sfascia! Franciscu Sedda, Ornella Demuru e tanti altri abbandonano il partito indipendentista, schiacciati dalle ambizioni di… Michela Murgia! - vitobiolchini
- ↑ Perché ProgReS e Michela Murgia pensano di essere intoccabili? Perché negano l’evidenza? Perché vogliono decidere cosa è una notizia e cosa non lo è? - vitobiolchini
- ↑ Ecco il Partito dei sardi di Maninchedda "Pronti ad alleanza col centrosinistra" - Politica - L'Unione Sarda
- ↑ Sardegna - Elezioni Regionali del 16 febbraio 2014 - la Repubblica.it