Atheist Democracy Democrazia Atea | |
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Abbreviation | DA |
Secretary | Carla Corsetti |
Founded | 2009 |
Headquarters | Via Alfieri 80, Ceprano ( FR) |
Ideology |
Secularism Anti-clericalism |
Religion | None ( Atheism) |
National affiliation |
Power to the People! (2018) Popular Unity (2022–) |
Website | |
www.democrazia-atea.it | |
Atheist Democracy ( Italian: Democrazia Atea, DA) is a political party in Italy. Its ideology includes secularism, atheism, and anticlericalism.
Among the main goals, it campaigns for the abolition of the Lateran Treaty between Italy and the Vatican City. [1]
The party was founded by Carla Corsetti in 2009; [2] As of October 2022 [update], Corsetti is the current secretary; others members of the secretariat are Ciro Verrati, Ivan Visentini, Rosaria Gabriele, Cai Bravi. [3]
The party requires all candidates for public office to give proof of debaptism (sbattezzo in Italian). [4] In Italy, many newborn receive baptism; debaptism is a formal procedure to declare oneself no longer part of the Catholic Church.
Widely renowned astrophysicist and scientific communicator Margherita Hack was a member of Atheist Democracy; in 2013 she also ran unsuccessfully for the Italian parliament with the party. [4] [5]
Marco Dimitri also ran for office in 2013 with AD; being Satanist, his move drew some criticism. [6]
In 2018, Atheist Democracy entered the Power to the People! coalition, also inserting the abolition of Lateran Treaty in the shared political program; [1] this affiliation was interrupted in May 2021. [7]
On 1 July 2022, Atheist Democracy, together with far-left parties and organizations (Confederation of the Italian Left, Inventing the Future, The Future City, Italian Communist Party, CARC Party and Italian Marxist-Leninist Party), became part of the "Popular Unity" coordination, with the aim of elaborating and implementing common and shared initiatives and proposals. [8]
Chamber of Deputies | ||||||
Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Leader | |
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2013 | 556 | 0.00 | 0 / 630
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Carla Corsetti
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2018 | In Power to the People | 0 / 630
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Senate of the Republic | ||||||
Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Leader | |
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2013 | – | – | 0 / 315
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Carla Corsetti
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2018 | In Power to the People | 0 / 315
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