Us with Italy


Us with Italy is a centre-right, Christian-democratic, liberal-conservative federation of political parties in Italy. Until March 2018, the federation was known as Us with Italy – UDC for its alliance with the Union of the Centre. NcI's main leaders were Raffaele Fitto, Francesco Saverio Romano, Maurizio Lupi and Enrico Costa. Both Fitto and Costa have since left.
The federation was part of the centre-right coalition in the 2018 general election. Along with Forza Italia, NcI represented the coalition's centrist wing and favoured Berlusconi or a centrist candidate as Prime Minister.

History

In the run-up of the 2018 general election there was a debate on the creation of a "fourth leg" of the centre-right coalition, along with Forza Italia, Lega Nord and Brothers of Italy. It all started when Enrico Costa, a FI dissident who had been a minister in Paolo Gentiloni's centre-left government, resigned from his post and left his party, Popular Alternative, in order to form a "liberal centre" in alliance with FI. Originally, the Federation of Freedom, a parliamentary group in the Senate launched by Identity and Action, was seen as the embryo of the "fourth leg".
On 19 December 2017 Us with Italy was formed by a group of AP splinters led by Maurizio Lupi, other former AP members close to Enrico Costa, Direction Italy, Civic Choice, Act!, Popular Construction and the Movement for the Autonomies. Other centre-right parties, notably including IdeA, chose not to join.
On 29 December 2017 NcI signed a pact with the Union of the Centre. On 5 January 2018 it was the turn of IdeA, which was convinced to join by enhancement of the federative character and the Christian-democratic identity of NcI. On 11 January a new symbol of NcI, containing also UdC's crossed shield, was unveiled.
In the election NcI obtained a mere 1.3% of the vote and four deputies from single-seat constituencies: Costa, Lupi, Alessandro Colucci and Renzo Tondo. The first three were former members of AP, while the fourth was a member of Responsible Autonomy, a party in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and DI. The list also featured four senators elected, three of the UdC and one of IdeA.
Soon after the election, both the UdC and IdeA left the alliance to form a pact with FI. In mid April 2018 Costa also left the NcI and re-joined FI.
In December 2018 Fitto led DI out of NcI, announcing its end. However, NcI continued to exist as a sub-group within the Mixed Group of Chamber of Deputies.

Composition

Founding members

Former associate members

Election results

Italian Parliament

Regional Councils

Symbols