The Democratic Front (, FD), is a heterogenous and mainly regional faction within the Democratic Party (PD), a political party in Italy.Emiliano: pronto a fare una corrente: "Lanciamo il nostro fronte democratico"Michele Emiliano non si fida di Matteo Renzi The faction was launched by Michele Emiliano, President of Apulia, one of the 20 regions of Italy, and former Mayor of Bari, in the run-up of the 2017 leadership election.
The FD includes centrists, Christian leftists, social democrats, democratic socialists, and left-wing populists.
In the election Emiliano obtained 10.9% of the vote and lost to Matteo Renzi (69.2%) and Andrea Orlando (20.0%). However, Emiliano did well in Southern Italy, obtaining 54.4% in Apulia, 24.4% in Basilicata and 22.6% in Molise.I dati definitivi delle primarie: Renzi 70%, Orlando 19,5%, Emiliano 10,49%
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