Red Moors
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Red Moors is a regionalist
Regionalism (politics)
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 social-democratic
Social democracy
Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...

 political party in Sardinia.

The party was founded in 2009 as a split from the Sardinian Action Party
Sardinian Action Party
The Sardinian Action Party is a regionalist social-democratic political party in Sardinia, which has recently sided with The People of Freedom, the largest centre-right party in Italy.-History:...

, after that the latter had signed an electoral pact with The People of Freedom
The People of Freedom
The People of Freedom is a centre-right political party in Italy. With the Democratic Party, it is one of the two major parties of the current Italian party system....

, the main centre-right party in Italy
Italy
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.

In the 2009 regional election
Sardinian regional election, 2009
The Sardinian regional election of 2009 took place on 15-16 February 2009.Ugo Cappellacci, the centre-right candidate, defeated Renato Soru, the centre-left incumbent President, by a large margin and The People of Freedom was by far the largest party...

 the party won 2.5% of the vote, despite being absent in 3 provincial constituencies out of 8, and one regional deputy, Claudia Zuncheddu. The list did better in the Province of Sassari
Province of Sassari
The Province of Sassari is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. Its capital is the city of Sassari.-Geography:It has an area of 4,282 km², and a total population of 322,326 . There are 66 municipalities in the province, the largest of which are Sassari The...

 (4.2%) and the Province of Nuoro
Province of Nuoro
The Province of Nuoro is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy. Its capital is the city of Nuoro.It has an area of 3,934 km², and a total population of 161,444. The province is divided into 52 comuni, the largest of which are Nuoro , Siniscola , Macomer , and Dorgali...

 (3.3%).

In the 2010 provincial elections the Red Moors were strongest in Medio Campidano
Province of Medio Campidano
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 (7.1%), the Province of Nuoro (4.2%) and the Province of Cagliari
Province of Cagliari
Cagliari is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. Its capital is the city of Cagliari.It has an area of 4,470 km², and a total population of 543,310 . There are 71 comuni in the province....

 (3.1%).

In January 2011 Claudia Zuncheddu left the party in order to join Independence Republic of Sardinia
Independence Republic of Sardinia
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. This caused a major upheaval within the party, which was left without representation in the Regional Council.

Leadership

  • Secretary: Gesuino Muledda (2009–present)
  • President: Paola Zunchedda (2009–2011)
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