Union of the Christian democrats

with the the European Parliament

The UDC obtained 1.917.775 votes (5,9% of the voices) and 5 appointed (on 78) with the last European elections of 2004. This political movement belongs to the European Popular party within the the European Parliament. The study of the distribution of voice makes it possible to underline the character Catholique vote UDC:

Anger district, the North-West, 357.859 v, 4%, an elected official, Marco Follini (which will not join);
IIe district, the North-East, 249.384 v, 3,8%, an elected official, Antonio Of Polished;
IIIe district, Center, 360.982 v, 5,4%, an elected official, Armando Dionisi;
IVe district, South, 571.244,7,9%, an elected official, Lorenzo Ceased;
Ve district, Islands, 373.901 v, 11,8%, an elected official Salvatore Cuffaro.

The best areas are in the order, the Molise 18,1%; the Sicily 14,2%; the Calabria 10,2%; the Latium 9,2%; the the Abruzzi 8,4%; the Campania 8,2%; the Pouilles 8,1%; the Sardinia 6,2% - no area of North exceeds 5%, even the Venezia famous catholic, with 4,9%. Separately the Valley of Aoste and the Trentin, the area which votes less the UDC is obviously the Emilie-Romagna (2,8%).

Currently (in 2005) the European deputies of the UDC are:

Vito Bonsignore
Lorenzo Ceased
Antonio Of Polished
Armando Dionisi
Raffaele Lombardo

with the Room and the Senate

The UDC lays out in 2005 of a parliamentary group of 34 Député S with the Camera dei deputati, elected for the majority with the majority Scrutin, the two parties which constituted it in 2001, the CCC and CDU (for a total then of 40 deputies) not having separately obtained the 4% required to obtain seats the Proportionnelle.

With the Senato della Repubblica, the UDC counts 30 Senator S in group UDC.

The February 14th 2002, parliamentary group “CCD-CDU Biancofiore” became group “UDC (CCD-CDU)”. Initials UDC mean then “Unione democraticocristiana E central di” (Union Christian-Democrat and of center). The January 22nd 2003, parliamentary group “UDC (Unione democraticocristiana E central di) (CCD-CDU)” again its name changed into “UDC (Unione dei democratici cristiani E dei democratici central di)”, which is the current name of the party.

with the Government

The April 15th 2005, the whole of the ministers and the Secretaries of State of the UDC left the government Silvio Berlusconi by doing this causing the major governmental crisis since its installation and its resignation the April 20th. They agree, initially, to support the current government, but while remaining apart from this one. Certain surveys would allot to the UDC between 8 and 12% of the voices at the time of a national election. As of the April 23rd 2005, in spite of the confirmed departure of Marco Follini, as a vice-president of the Council, three ministers UDC return in the gouvernemnt Berlusconi (a) , it acts of Bacini, Giovanardi (confirmed at their station) and especially of Rocco Buttiglione which becomes Minister for the Culture (instead of the European Businesses, without wallet).

In addition to Marco Follini, vice-president of the Council, the government of Silvio Berlusconi II counted three other ministers UDC (all without wallet, Relations with the Parliament, Community Politique and Public office) and six Secretaries of State. As for the Nuovo PSI of Gianni De Michelis, it was represented there by a deputy secretary and a Secretary of State.

If Follini thus left the government as a vice-president of the council, the UDC continues to be represented in the Berlusconi III (April 23rd 2005), in particular by Rocco Buttiglione which is promoted with the Culture.

Political elections of 2006

With the elections of 2006, the UDC obtains 6.8% of the voices to the Room and 39 deputies. With the senatorial elections, it obtains 6.8% of the voices and 21 senators.

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