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The primary election had been held nationwide on 16 October 2005, from 8 am to 10 pm. The primary election was open to all Italian citizens who were at least 18 during the following general election, plus regular immigrants who have lived in Italy for three years (immigrants still do not have the
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claimed, already on the election day, that too few ballots had been provided in areas where his party is stronger, and that several pre-marked voting papers, pre-marked with votes for Prodi, have been prepared in order to let him lose. No one other than Mastella backed up these claims inside the
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trying to participate in the elections, and vote in favour of Mastella, reputed to be the least competent of the candidates and the least likely to win against Berlusconi, other than the most centrist; other rumours indicated such "fake" left-wing voters would vote for Bertinotti, because his
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The primary election may have been foreseen an easy win for Romano Prodi, with the other candidates running mostly to "measure their strengths" in the coalition, and they often talked about reaching a certain percentage rather than winning. However, there were rumours of supporters of the
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and with deep religious roots. The institute of primary election came under criticism from some centre-left moderates, as in their opinion it had produced a useless candidate doomed to failure. However, Vendola's victory against the incumbent governor and centre-right candidate
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opportunity to vote for any other election in Italy), against a payment of (at least) 1 euro, charged to cover organisational expenses. Poll stations were mainly managed on a voluntary basis; they were hosted mainly in squares, local party quarters, schools, and even
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Most reactions on the centre-left were comprehensibly enthusiastic, especially because of the high number of participants. Clemente Mastella, however, accused the organization of rigging the election and having pre-printed ballots in favour of Prodi.
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On the centre-right, two main attitudes were held: some respected or even hailed the election, others contested its validity and characterised them as propaganda.
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close to these movements were initially suggested for the actual name to place on the ballots, but they were retreated in face of likely backfire from the
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called for primary elections in the centre-right too, following tensions between his party and Berlusconi, no longer felt to be a strong candidate.
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for Romano Prodi, since there were no other candidates to the leadership of the coalition. The secretary of the Communist Refoundation Party,
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and member of The Daisy (DL), was murdered on 16 October 2005 by two killers when he was waiting in line to vote in a polling station in
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expressed respect for voters, but suggested, on the basis of Mastella's claims, that the results may have been rigged;
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The seven candidates for the leadership of The Union were, in the order in which they appear on the electoral ballot:
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said that the elections "deserve respect in any case, but will not solve the centre-left's internal contradictions";
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Primary elections had never been held on a national level before in Italy, and only once at a regional level, in
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in order to gain an official leadership. Primary elections were a novelty in Italian politics, as the
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in place until the early 1990s was supposed to present sufficient variety to electors. With the new
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As of 2005, the coalition was assumed to be led by Prodi, however he called for a
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When the primary elections were first proposed, they were mostly meant as a
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In the 2017 congress, two motions were presented: the majority one led by
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Romano Prodi was the leader of L'Unione, having won the primary elections.
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The parties which were part of the coalition for most of the time are:
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Resisting the Tide: Cultures of Opposition Under Berlusconi (2001–06)
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general elections. However, The Union also included parties of the
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expressed the most positive judgements from the centre-right, and
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said the primary elections "are the only way they can win";
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International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties
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coalition, and material evidence was not presented.
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Other than 678: 674: 671: 668: 664: 660: 656: 652: 649: 646: 642: 638: 634: 631: 628: 624: 620: 616: 613: 610: 606: 603: 602: 601: 600: 596: 594: 590: 586: 576: 574: 569: 565: 562: 558: 554: 553:Nichi Vendola 550: 540: 538: 534: 530: 521: 516: 506: 504: 500: 496: 492: 483: 482:Carlo Fatuzzo 480: 478: 475: 472: 469: 466: 463: 460: 458: 455: 452: 449: 446: 443: 442:Matteo Brivio 440: 438: 435: 432: 429: 426: 423: 420: 418: 415: 412: 409: 406: 403: 400: 398: 395: 392: 389: 386: 383: 380: 378: 375: 372: 369: 366: 363: 360: 358: 355: 352: 349: 346: 343: 340: 338: 335: 332: 329: 326: 323: 320: 318: 315: 312: 309: 306: 303: 300: 298: 295: 292: 289: 286: 283: 280: 278: 275: 272: 269: 266: 263: 260: 258: 255: 252: 249: 246: 243: 242:Piero Fassino 240: 238: 235: 232: 229: 226: 222: 219: 215: 212: 204: 202: 198: 194: 190: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 158: 155: 151: 147: 143: 132: 129: 127: 124: 122: 119: 118: 115: 112: 109: 107: 103: 100: 95: 91: 87: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 61: 58: 56: 52: 48: 43: 31: 19: 2465:Romano Prodi 2380: 2341:HammerSickle 2172: 1878:Forza Italia 1703:Civic Choice 1597:Action Party 1520:Action Party 1313: 1303: 1284: 1274: 1255: 1245: 1231:Romano Prodi 1181:Romano Prodi 1118:Romano Prodi 1002: 998: 969: 956: 941: 926: 911: 896: 881: 866: 853:Romano Prodi 851: 832: 830: 799: 787: 762: 759:The election 744: 703:, leader of 701:Romano Prodi 685:civil rights 650: 597: 582: 568:conservative 546: 526: 488: 210: 185:Romano Prodi 181:radical left 141: 140: 93:Headquarters 60:Romano Prodi 2419:(2017–2018) 2407:(2012–2013) 2401:(2008–2012) 2395:(2008–2009) 2389:(2007–2008) 2383:(2005–2007) 2321:The Ernesto 2174:Liberazione 2118:(2008–2017) 2112:(2006–2008) 2106:(1994–2006) 2100:(1991–1994) 2089:Secretaries 2004:(1946–1995) 1998:(1943–1945) 1992:(1921–1943) 1986:(1919–1923) 1980:(1910–1923) 1971:Nationalist 1963:(1995–2009) 1957:(1977–1979) 1951:(1959–1972) 1945:(1954–1959) 1939:(1946–1959) 1933:(1946–1949) 1916:(2019–2022) 1910:(2017–2019) 1904:(2015–2017) 1898:(2013–2017) 1892:(2010–2014) 1886:(2009–2013) 1880:(1994–2009) 1874:(1919–1924) 1852:(1953–1954) 1846:(1922–1994) 1840:(1913–1922) 1823:(1999–2013) 1817:(2005–2009) 1811:(2001–2002) 1805:(1995–2002) 1799:(1994–2002) 1787:(1994–2002) 1781:(1943–1994) 1775:(1919–1926) 1769:(1913–1919) 1763:(1906–1919) 1746:(2011–2013) 1744:Great South 1740:(1995–1996) 1734:(1994–1996) 1728:(1943–1951) 1711:(2015–2018) 1705:(2013–2019) 1699:(2002–2007) 1693:(1993–2003) 1687:(1999–2002) 1681:(1996–2002) 1670:(1998–1999) 1664:(1919–1926) 1658:(1913–1919) 1641:(1991–1999) 1639:The Network 1635:(1993–1997) 1629:(1955–1989) 1617:(1922–1926) 1611:(1913–1919) 1605:(1904–1922) 1599:(1853–1867) 1582:(2017–2023) 1580:Article One 1576:(1998–2007) 1570:(1998–2007) 1564:(1994–1998) 1558:(1947–1998) 1552:(1892–1994) 1546:(1966–1969) 1540:(1949–1951) 1534:(1948–1949) 1528:(1943–1948) 1522:(1929–1947) 1516:(1922–1930) 1510:(1912–1926) 1493:(1990–2021) 1487:(1986–1990) 1481:(1989–1990) 1464:(2010-2016) 1458:(2007–2010) 1452:(1991–1998) 1446:(1964–1972) 1440:(1882–1892) 1434:(1881–1893) 1417:(1998–2014) 1411:(1978–1991) 1405:(1921–1991) 1399:(1972–1984) 817:'Ndrangheta 778:hairdresser 766:restaurants 683:, he had a 623:Mani Pulite 457:Regionalism 437:Regionalism 342:Emma Bonino 154:centre-left 111:Centre-left 2439:Categories 1691:Segni Pact 1252:"Glossary" 1237:References 985:4,311,149 858:3,182,686 840:Candidate 639:living in 619:corruption 585:plebiscite 579:Candidates 402:Bobo Craxi 2381:The Union 2368:Alliances 2323:(2011) / 1914:Cambiamo! 1390:Communist 1169:158 / 315 1106:348 / 630 1026:Lega Nord 1024:from the 995:Reactions 813:witnesses 557:communist 317:Communism 277:Communism 220:Ideology 157:political 142:The Union 131:Elections 74:Dissolved 35:The Union 2423:The Left 1341:L'Unione 1190:See also 903:142,143 888:196,014 873:631,592 819:against 805:Calabria 693:bisexual 689:pacifist 667:Holy See 564:Catholic 373:(UDEUR) 357:Populism 257:Centrism 150:L'Unione 38:L'Unione 2141:General 1151:Leader 1088:Leader 988:100.0% 977:  964:  948:19,752 933:26,912 918:95,388 827:Results 774:campers 663:priests 661:. 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Index

The Union (political coalition)

Leader
Romano Prodi
The Olive Tree
Rome
Political position
Centre-left
Politics of Italy
Political parties
Elections
Italian
centre-left
political
electoral alliance
political parties in Italy
The Olive Tree
1996
2001
radical left
Romano Prodi
Prime Minister of Italy
President of the European Commission
2008 Italian political crisis
centre-left coalition
Democrats of the Left
Social democracy
Piero Fassino
Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy
Centrism

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