Avanti Insieme!
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Forward Together! Avanti Insieme! | |
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| Leader | Daniela Iovino |
| Deputy Leader | Lapo Loy |
| Founded | 4 March 2013 |
| Headquarters | 6 Via Melino, Tradare |
| Youth wing | Giovani Insieme |
| Ideology | Social Democracy Democratic Socialism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colours | Red |
| Parliament | 83 / 326
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| Website | |
| www.avantiinsieme.ba | |
Avanti Insieme! (Idrean for "Forward Together!") is a centre-left, social democratic political party in Barcia which is currently the official opposition to the ruling Unity Party. Initially founded in 2013 as an electoral alliance of various left-wing social democratic and democratic socialist parties in Barcia including the Socialist Party and Citizen's Alliance, Avanti Insieme has since been formalised as a unified political party in 2016 and is currently the largest left-leaning party within the Parliament of Barcia. Avanti Insieme's policies aim to appeal to a wide range of left-wing interests, with the party positioning itself as a big-tent alternative to the Unity Party. Avanti Insieme primarily campaigns on issues of democratisation such as introducing a proportional voting system as well as instituting various economic and social reforms aimed at improving societal equality.
History
Ideology
Political commentators describe Avanti Insieme as a centre-left political party, with a broad range of policies which can be considered both social democratic and democratic socialist in origin. Whilst the party maintains ties to trade unions it receives minimal funding from these organisations and is largely reliant on external donors for campaign funds. Whilst the party does advocate for nationalisation of natural monopolies not already under the control of the state, it does not maintain a commitment to widespread nationalisation within its constitution, as was the case with the preceding Socialist Party. The party favours a redistribution of wealth with a commitment to government economic intervention whilst also seeking greater political reform to decrease the country's democratic deficit.
Key policies from the party's 2021 manifesto included:
- Introduce a proportional voting system for elections to the Parliament of Barcia
- Overhaul of campaign financing to distribute funding more evenly across all parties
- Reform of the media to promote greater journalistic independence for TeleBarcia
- Reform and increase funding to the National Health Service
- Greater devolution of power to Barcia's regions
- Increase construction of new houses across the country
- Legalisation of same-sex marriage and greater legal equality for LGBTQ+ and minority groups
- Reversal of legalisation restricting the legal right to protest and empowering Trade Unions in employment negotiations
Election Results
| Election year | General Election | Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | ||
| 2013 | 2,534,076 | 18.1 % | 54 / 321
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 54
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in opposition |
| 2017 | 3,672,043 | 24.9 % | 76 / 326
|
22
|
in opposition |
| 2021 | 4,688,192 | 27.8 % | 83 / 326
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7
|
in opposition |