Democratic Union for the New Republic
Democratic Union for the New Republic, usually referred to as New Republic was a short-lived list of [political parties in Italy|political party in Italy] founded on 1 March 1964 by Randolfo Pacciardi, a former leading member of the Italian [Republican Party].
History
In 1963, Randolfo Pacciardi had been expelled by the PRI after he had voted against the first Italian centre-left government, which was supported by his party. A few months later, in March 1964, he founded the Democratic Union for the New Republic. The party, which was inspired by Charles de Gaulle's party in France, included several post-fascists such as Enzo Dantini and Antonio Aliotti, from the National Vanguard, and future member of Christian Democracy Vittorio Sbardella. New Republic thus had a right-wing connotation. Its main goals were to transform Italy into a presidential republic and to introduce a plurality [voting system].Connected to New Republic was the university movement Primula Goliardica, later absorbed by Lotta [di Popolo]. The party's journals were Folla and Nuova Repubblica. In 1980 Pacciardi and his followers, whose electoral results had been dismal, returned to the PRI.