Christian Democracy for the Autonomies

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Christian Democracy for the Autonomies (Italian: Democrazia Cristiana per le Autonomie), often referred to as New DC (Nuova DC), is a minor centrist political party founded October 25, 2004 by former Democrats' Centre Union MP Gianfranco Rotondi. The name refers to the old Christian Democracy party, disbanded in the early 1990s after the Mani Pulite affair. Its headquarters are in Rome.

From its formation in 2004 it has been part of the House of Freedoms coalition. In the regional elections of Arpil 2005 it presented its own candidates in many regions. However, the list showed unpromising results. The party took part in the April 2006 election on a joint list with the right wing of the Socialist Party New PSI. The two former First republic ruling parties created this list in order to revive the political culture of the past.

Unpromising result

It gained 285,744 votes (0.7%) for the Chamber of Deputies and 190,724 (0.6%) for the Senate. Despite not having passed the 2% threshold it still elected 4 deputies since it was the party which received more votes under the 2% in its respective alliance (House of Freedoms). The elected candidates of the party are Paolo Cirino Pomicino and Massimo Nardi; two more candidates have been promised a seat as candidates of Forza Italia which in fact have been elected. The secretary of the party, Gianfranco Rotondi, has been elected senator on the lists of Forza Italia. The Dc has in total 5 MPs: 4 in the Chamber of Deputies and one (Rotondi) in the Senate.

The Dc and its 4 MPs (Chamber of Deputies) form a joint parliamentary group with its former ally the Socialist Party New PSI, comprising 6 MPs in total, which makes it a minimal force in Parliament.

Leading members

Secretary: Gianfranco Rotondi
President: Publio Fiori
MPs (Chamber of Deputies): Piergiorgio Martinelli, Lorenzo Montecuollo
MPs (Senate): Mauro Cutrufo
MEPs: Paolo Cirino Pomicino

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Christian Democracy

Parties
Christian Democratic parties
Christian Democrat International
European People's Party
European Democratic Party
Euro Christian Political Movement
Christian Dem Org of America

Ideas
Social conservatism
Social market economy
Catholic social teaching
Human dignity · Personalism
Communitarianism · Popularism
Catholic worker movement

Important Documents
Rerum Novarum (1891)
Stone Lectures (Princeton 1898)
Graves de Communi Re (1901)
Quadragesimo Anno (1931)
Laborem Exercens (1981)
Sollicitudi Rei Socialis (1987)
Centesimus Annus (1991)

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Political parties of Italy ^[edit]

	The Union	House of Freedoms
Represented in Parliament	Federation of the Olive Tree (Democrats of the Left, Daisy—Democracy is Freedom, European Republican Movement) \| Communist Refoundation Party \| Rose in the Fist (Italian Democratic Socialists, Italian Radicals) \| Party of Italian Communists \| Italy of Values \| Federation of the Greens \| Popular-UDEUR \| South Tyrolese People's Party \| Autonomy Liberty Democracy	Forza Italia \| National Alliance \| Union of Christian and Centre Democrats \| LN/MpA (Northern League, Movement for Autonomy) \| New DC/NPSI (Christian Democracy for the Autonomies, Socialist Party New PSI) \| For Italy in the World with Tremaglia
Minor	Pensioners' Party \| The Socialists \| Italian Democratic Socialist Party \| Left-Wing Radicals \| Federation of Italian Liberals \| Federation of Liberal Democrats \| United Democratic Christians \| Consumers' List \| New Party of Action \| United Consumers \| Party of Christian Democracy \| Republicans for the Union (Democratic Republicans, Republican Democracy) \| League for Autonomy-Lombard Alliance \| Project Sardinia \| Veneto Front League	Social Alternative (Social Action, New Force, National Social Front) \| Social Movement Tricolour Flame \| Italian Liberal Party \| Liberal Reformers \| No Euro Movement \| Italian Republican Party \| Secular Italy \| United Pensioners \| Christian Extended Pact \| CD - Shield with the Cross - Libertas \| Environmental List-Ecological Democrats \| Federalist Greens \| S.O.S. Italy \| New Sicily \| Pact for Sicily \| Unitalia
Regional	Aosta Valley Live \| Die Freiheitlichen \| Valdotanian Union \| Ladins \| Sardinian Action Party \| Independence-Republic of Sardinia \| Sardinia Nation \| Union for South Tyrol \| Sicilian Alliance
Others	Fascism and Freedom Movement \| For the South \| Green Greens \| Humanist Party \| Internationalist Communist Party \| Italian Association in South America \| Italian Marxist-Leninist Party \| Liberal Socialist Action Party \| Marxist-Leninist Italian Communist Party \| Moderate Italy \| Monarchist Alliance \| National Democratic Party \| National New Order \| National Right-New ISM \| North-East Project \| Pact of Liberal Democrats \| Social Idea Movement \| Southern League
Historical	Christian Democracy \| Italian Communist Party \| Italian Socialist Party \| Italian Social Movement \| Democratic Party of the Left \| Proletarian Democracy \| Proletarian Unity Party \| Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity] \| Unified Socialist Party \| Democratic Alliance \| National Fascist Party

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