Sovereign and Popular Italy (, 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.
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.Comunali a Genova: Uniti per la Costituzione si presenta, Crucioli candidato sindaco, Liguria Biz Journal 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.Ancora Italia, il partito italiano che appoggia Vladimir Putin, che abbraccia il complottismo e il mondo No Vax, Open
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).Elezioni: nasce ‘Uniti per la Costituzione’, l’alleanza anti Ue e anti Nato, Affari ItalianiElezioni politiche 2022, c'è una galassia a sinistra del Pd: ecco tutte le formazioni in corsa e le possibili alleanze, la RepubblicaElezioni, Italia Sovrana e Popolare. Il simbolo in anteprima su Affaritaliani, Affari ItalianiItalia Sovrana e Popolare, liste quasi pronte. Ora la raccolta firme, Affari Italiani On 1 August, the member parties officially launched ISP during a press conference in the Italian Senate;Elezioni, nasce 'Italia sovrana e popolare', ANSA Rizzo described the alliance as "the only alternative against the liberist, warmonger and sanitary totalitarianism".Programma ITALIA SOVRANA E POPOLARE. Unica alternativa al totalitarismo liberista, guerrafondaio e sanitario, Partito Comunista – Twitter
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".Francesca Donato non si candida alle politiche, “Fronte anti sistema troppo frammentato”, Blog Sicilia The list was later joined by Socialist Homeland (PS), a left-wing nationalist movement.Politiche 2022, seggi, partiti e candidati. Il quadro completo per orientarsi, La Difesa del Popolo
In November 2022 Toscano left AI and launched "Sovereign and Popular Italy Again" (AISP). In December D'Andrea announced that ISP was dissolved, by mutual agreement of the other two leading members, Rizzo and Toscano. 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 breakaway group of RI) launched "Sovereign Popular Democracy".
Composition PartyMain ideologyLeaderCommunist Party (PC)CommunismMarco RizzoCivil Action (AC)Anti-corruptionAntonio IngroiaReconquer Italy (RI)EuroscepticismStefano D'AndreaItaly Again (AI)PopulismFrancesco ToscanoUnited Italy (IU)PopulismFrancesco NappiSocialist Homeland (PS)Socialist patriotismIgor Camilli
Electoral results Election Leader Chamber of Deputies Senate of the Republic Votes % Seats Position Votes % Seats Position 2022 Giovanna Colone 404,095 1.24 11th 326,212 1.12 11th
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