Socialists United for Europe
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Socialists United for Europe was an electoral list for the 2004 European Parliament election
by the New Italian Socialist Party (NPSI) of Gianni De Michelis
and Socialist Unity
(US) of Claudio Signorile.
The list gained 665,771 votes (2.0%), electing two MEPs, Gianni De Michelis
and Alessandro Battilocchio
. In Calabria
the list gained 7.0%. In the European Parliament, the two NPSI members did not join any party group, initially sitting as Non-Inscrits
before later joining to the Socialist Group
in 2007.
After this experience NPSI remained part of the House of Freedoms
coalition, while US joined the Italian Democratic Socialists
(SDI).
European Parliament election, 2004 (Italy)
Elections to the European Parliament were held in Italy on 12 and 13 June 2004. Italy's highly fragmented party system made it hard to identify an overall trend, but the results were generally seen as a defeat for Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and a victory for the centre-left opposition...
by the New Italian Socialist Party (NPSI) of Gianni De Michelis
Gianni De Michelis
Giovanni De Michelis is an Italian politician.-Biography:De Michelis was born in Venice.His political experience started with the Italian Socialist Party, where he was elected to the municipal council of Venice. He got elected for the first time to the Italian Parliament in 1976 and was elected...
and Socialist Unity
Socialist Unity (Italy)
Socialist Unity Socialist Unity was formed by the Italian Socialist Workers' Party |Popular Democratic Front]] in the 1948 election.Socialist Unity reached 7% of the vote for the Italian Chamber of Deputies, gaining 33 seats...
(US) of Claudio Signorile.
The list gained 665,771 votes (2.0%), electing two MEPs, Gianni De Michelis
Gianni De Michelis
Giovanni De Michelis is an Italian politician.-Biography:De Michelis was born in Venice.His political experience started with the Italian Socialist Party, where he was elected to the municipal council of Venice. He got elected for the first time to the Italian Parliament in 1976 and was elected...
and Alessandro Battilocchio
Alessandro Battilocchio
Alessandro Battilocchio is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliamentfor Central with the Socialist Party New PSI , which has apparently not joined the...
. In Calabria
Calabria
Calabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....
the list gained 7.0%. In the European Parliament, the two NPSI members did not join any party group, initially sitting as Non-Inscrits
Non-Inscrits
Non-Inscrits are Members of the European Parliament who do not sit in one of the recognized political groups....
before later joining to the Socialist Group
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats is the social-democratic political group in the European Parliament, formed by MEPs of the Party of European Socialists and allied centre-left parties. The group dates its ancestry via various names back to the beginning of the European...
in 2007.
After this experience NPSI remained part of the House of Freedoms
House of Freedoms
The House of Freedoms , was a major Italian centre-right political and electoral alliance led by Silvio Berlusconi. It was initially composed of several political parties:*Forza Italia *National Alliance...
coalition, while US joined the Italian Democratic Socialists
Italian Democratic Socialists
The Italian Democratic Socialists were a small social-democratic political party in Italy. Led by Enrico Boselli, the party was the direct continuation of the Italian Socialists, the legal successor of the historical Italian Socialist Party...
(SDI).