Together for the Future
Insieme per il Futuro
LeaderLuigi Di Maio
CoordinatorVincenzo Spadafora
Founded21 June 2022
Dissolved13 October 2022[1]
Split fromFive Star Movement
Political positionCentre
National affiliationCivic Commitment

Together for the Future (Italian: Insieme per il Futuro, IpF) was a centrist political party in Italy,[2][3][4] which for all of its existence was active solely as a parliamentary group. Its founder and leader was Luigi Di Maio. All of its parliamentary members were elected for the Five Star Movement (M5S) in the 2018 Italian general election but exited from the party in June 2022, when the M5S's former leader Di Maio decided to form his own political group, following tensions with M5S leader Giuseppe Conte.[5]

Di Maio explained that IpF would not be a "personal party" and would reject populism, while being open to the contribution of people from different political experiences, especially mayors.[6][7][8][9]

History

During 2022, tensions grew within the Five Star Movement (M5S) between the party's president, Giuseppe Conte, and the party's former leader, Luigi Di Maio.[10] The two main representatives of the movement clashed many times, primarily regarding the policies promoted by the government of Mario Draghi, in which Di Maio served as foreign minister. The two politicians argued also in the run-up of the 2022 Italian presidential election, during which, at some point, Conte supported, along with League's leader Matteo Salvini, the candidacy of Elisabetta Belloni, and met Di Maio's opposition.[11]

In early June 2022, Conte became particularly critical towards the government's approach to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and specifically the deployment of military aids to the Ukrainian government; as foreign minister, Di Maio, defended it. Di Maio also labeled the new party's leadership as "immature",[12] and said it was weak on Atlanticism, while Conte and his allies threatened to eject Di Maio from the M5S.[13]

On 21 June, Di Maio, along with several deputies and senators, left the M5S and launched IpF.[14] During a press conference, Di Maio stated: "We had to choose which side of history to stand. The leaders of the Five Star Movement risked to weaken Italy, putting the government in jeopardy for reasons related to their own consensus crisis. I thank the Movement for what it has done for me, but from today a new path begins."[15] On the following day, the group was officially established in the Chamber of Deputies, with 51 members, while in Senate 10 senators joined IpF,[16] and formed a joint group with the Democratic Centre (CD).[17] Moreover, two members of the European Parliament (Daniela Rondinelli and Chiara Maria Gemma)[18] and three regional councillors in Campania and one councillor in Abruzzo also left the M5S to join the new party.[19]

On 1 August, Di Maio and CD leader Bruno Tabacci launched the Civic Commitment electoral alliance in preparation for contesting the 2022 general election.[20]

After the poor electoral result, Di Maio and most party members retired from politics,[21] and the party was effectively disbanded.

Leadership

Electoral Results

Chamber of Deputies
Election year Votes Seats +/− Leader
2022 within IC
0 / 400
Decrease53
Senate
Election year Votes Seats +/− Leader
2022 within IC
0 / 200
Decrease11

References

  1. ↑ "Impegno Civico, un partito mai nato". 11 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "EU growing, getting more important - Draghi - Politics - Nuova Europa". 24 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Whatever happened to the Italian Five Star Movement?". 4 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Scissione nel M5S, spunta un progetto centrista. Il ruolo chiave della legge elettorale, Il Messaggero
  5. ↑ Di Maio lascia M5s: 'Una scelta sofferta ma basta ambiguità', ANSA
  6. ↑ "Ipf: Di Maio, non sarà un partito personale - Ultima Ora". 23 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Di Maio: "Insieme per il Futuro non è partito personale"". 23 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Luigi di Maio: "Insieme per il futuro non sarà un partito personale"". 23 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Napoli, di Maio 'corteggia' i sindaci: "Sono i benvenuti, 'Insieme per il futuro' è una costituente"". 25 June 2022.
  10. ↑ Cosa c'è dietro lo scontro tra Conte e Di Maio, storia dell’amicizia (che fu) tra due big per caso, Il Riformista
  11. ↑ Il pranzo riparatore tra Di Maio e Belloni, il segnale per Conte: tutte le amicizie del ministro M5s che preoccupano l’ex premier, Open
  12. ↑ M5S, Di Maio verso l'addio: in corso raccolta firme per dare vita a un gruppo autonomo, Sky Tg24
  13. ↑ Ricciardi sulla divisione nel M5S: "Di Maio insulta la sua comunità politica, da valutare l'espulsione", la Repubblica
  14. ↑ Scissione M5s, il gruppo di Di Maio si chiamerà "Insieme per il futuro", Il Foglio
  15. ↑ Scissione M5S, Di Maio: "Dovevamo scegliere da che parte stare della storia. I dirigenti 5Stelle hanno rischiato di indebolire l'Italia", la Repubblica
  16. ↑ M5S, oltre 60 seguono Di Maio. La Lega diventa primo partito: i nuovi equilibri in Parlamento, Corriere della Sera
  17. ↑ "Senato:nuovo gruppo Insieme per il futuro-Centro democratico - Ultima Ora". 30 June 2022.
  18. ↑ Le eurodeputate Gemma e Rondinelli seguono Di Maio, parte la scissione anche in Europa, Domani
  19. ↑ "M5s, scissione anche in Regione Campania. E va con Di Maio anche l'ex candidata in Abruzzo". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  20. ↑ "Cosa si sa finora del nuovo e inaspettato partito di Luigi di Maio e Bruno Tabacci". August 2022.
  21. ↑ "Impegno Civico, un partito mai nato". 11 October 2022.
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