Sovereign and Popular Italy

Sovereign and Popular Italy (Italian: 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.

Sovereign and Popular Italy
Italia Sovrana e Popolare
PresidentFrancesco Toscano
SecretaryMarco Rizzo
Founded25 July 2022 (2022-07-25)
Dissolved21 December 2022 (2022-12-21)
IdeologyPopulism[1]
Sovereigntism[2]
Euroscepticism[3]
Communism
Political positionSyncretic
Chamber of Deputies
0 / 400
Senate
0 / 200
European Parliament
0 / 73
Regional
Councils
0 / 897
Party flag
Website
www.italiasovranaepopolare.net

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.[4] 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.[5]

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).[6][7][8][9] On 1 August, the member parties officially launched ISP during a press conference in the Italian Senate;[10] Rizzo described the alliance as "the only alternative against the liberist, warmonger and sanitary totalitarianism".[11]

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".[12] The list was later joined by Socialist Homeland (PS), a left-wing nationalist movement.[13]

In November 2022 Toscano left AI and launched "Sovereign and Popular Italy Again" (AISP).[14] In December D'Andrea announced that ISP was dissolved, by mutual agreement of the other two leading members, Rizzo and Toscano.[15] 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 breakway group of RI) launched "Sovereign Popular Democracy".[16][17][18][19][20]

Composition
Party Main ideology Leader
Communist Party (PC) Communism Marco Rizzo
Civil Action (AC) Anti-corruption Antonio Ingroia
Reconquer Italy (RI) Euroscepticism Stefano D'Andrea
Italy Again (AI) Populism Francesco Toscano
United Italy (IU) Populism Francesco Nappi
Socialist Homeland (PS) Left-wing nationalism Igor Camilli

Electoral results
Election Leader Chamber of Deputies Senate of the Republic
Votes  % Seats Position Votes  % Seats Position
2022 Marco Rizzo 404,095 1.24
0 / 400
 11th 326,212 1.12
0 / 200
 11th

References
  1. Ingroia-Azione Civile: con Rizzo-Donato l'ex pm punta al polpettone populista, Affari Italiani
  2. Elezioni, nasce 'Italia sovrana e popolare', Gazzetta di Parma
  3. Elezioni, nasce 'Italia sovrana e popolare', Il Sole 24 Ore
  4. Comunali a Genova: Uniti per la Costituzione si presenta, Crucioli candidato sindaco, Liguria Biz Journal
  5. Ancora Italia, il partito italiano che appoggia Vladimir Putin, che abbraccia il complottismo e il mondo No Vax, Open
  6. Elezioni: nasce ‘Uniti per la Costituzione’, l’alleanza anti Ue e anti Nato, Affari Italiani
  7. Elezioni politiche 2022, c'è una galassia a sinistra del Pd: ecco tutte le formazioni in corsa e le possibili alleanze, la Repubblica
  8. Elezioni, Italia Sovrana e Popolare. Il simbolo in anteprima su Affaritaliani, Affari Italiani
  9. Italia Sovrana e Popolare, liste quasi pronte. Ora la raccolta firme, Affari Italiani
  10. Elezioni, nasce 'Italia sovrana e popolare', ANSA
  11. Programma ITALIA SOVRANA E POPOLARE. Unica alternativa al totalitarismo liberista, guerrafondaio e sanitario, Partito Comunista – Twitter
  12. Francesca Donato non si candida alle politiche, “Fronte anti sistema troppo frammentato”, Blog Sicilia
  13. Politiche 2022, seggi, partiti e candidati. Il quadro completo per orientarsi, La Difesa del Popolo
  14. "Muore Italia Sovrana, nasce Ancora Italia Sovrana!". 31 December 2022.
  15. D'Andrea, Stefano. "Perche' ISP, dopo il 25 settembre, non ha fatto nemmeno un passo e perche' io, Rizzo e Toscano l'abbiamo sciolta". Facebook (in Italian). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  16. "Nasce Democrazia sovrana popolare. Rizzo: "Così cambieremo la società"".
  17. "Rizzo perde la segreteria del Partito comunista. Scontro con Bonaccini: "Totalitarista"". 24 January 2023.
  18. ""Rizzo non sarà più segretario": Il giallo nel Partito comunista". 23 January 2023.
  19. "Marco Rizzo non è più il segretario del Partito Comunista, che lui stesso aveva fondato nel 2009". 24 January 2023.
  20. "Marco Rizzo non è più segretario del Partito Comunista: «Io epurato dai compagni? Macché»". 24 January 2023.
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