Political party in Italy
The Union of Popular Movements (Italian: Unione dei Movimenti Popolari, UMP) was the main Christian democratic faction of Forza Italia political party.[1] Its leader is Gianfranco Rotondi, who was a member of the disbanded Christian Democracy and than a loyalist of the former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
History
The faction was founded in 2014 by Rotondi and many Christian democrats and conservatives deputies of FI; Rotondi who want start a Shadow Cabinet (Governo Ombra) opposite to Renzi Cabinet and he is well-supported by the lot Christian democrats of Forza Italia, first of all Raffaele Fitto.[2]
After the Fitto and Rotondi's split from Forza Italia in July 2015, the UMP was destablished.
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