The Humanist Party is a minor political party in Italy. Its long-time leader was Giorgio Schultze, who is currently spokesman of the Humanist Movement

Humanist Movement

The Humanist Movement is an international volunteer organisation that promotes nonviolence and non-discrimination. It is not an institution...

 in Europe

Europe

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. Founded in 1985, the party is a member of the Humanist International

Humanist International

The Humanist International is a consortium of Humanist political parties, founded in Florence, Italy, on January 4, 1989, by the approval of foundational documents and statutes by over 40 Humanist Parties from around the world...

. It has never been represented in either the Italian Chamber of Deputies

Italian Chamber of Deputies

The Italian Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a plurality of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A...

 or the Italian Senate

Italian Senate

The Senate of the Republic is the upper house of the Italian Parliament. It was established in its current form on 8 May 1948, but previously existed during the Kingdom of Italy as Senato del Regno , itself a continuation of the Senato Subalpino of Sardinia-Piedmont established on 8 May 1848...

, the two houses of the Parliament of Italy

Parliament of Italy

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The party did not take part to the 2008 general election

Italian general election, 2008

A snap general election was held in Italy on 13 April and 14 April 2008. The election came after President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved parliament on 6 February 2008 following the defeat of the government of Prime Minister Romano Prodi in a January 2008 Senate vote, and the unsuccessful tentative...

, but some Humanist activists ran as independents in the lists of The Left – The Rainbow

The Left – The Rainbow

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 and For the Common Good

For the Common Good

For the Common Good is a political coalition in Italy. Its leader is Stefano Montanari.It was formed for the 2008 general election and is composed of:*Citizens' Political Movement*Federation of Liberal Democrats...

, both left-wing coalitions. In the 2009 European Parliament election

European Parliament election, 2009 (Italy)

European elections to elect 72 members of the European Parliament representing Italy were held on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June 2009, as decided by the Italian government on December 18, 2008...

 Schultze will stand as a candidate for Italy of Values

Italy of Values

Italy of Values is a centrist, populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party, which is affiliated to the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party , is headed by former Mani pulite prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996.The party aims to gather and give...

 (IdV). This choice was criticized by those who acknowledged the IdV's law and order

Law and order (politics)

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 policies over immigration

Immigration

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