Editing European Republicans Movement (section)

==History==
In 2001 the [[Italian Republican Party]] (PRI), after five years within the [[Centre-left coalition (Italy)|centre-left coalition]], decided to join the [[Centre-right coalition (Italy)#House of Freedoms|centre-right House of Freedoms]] instead. The MRE was formed by those Republicans who refused such a decision and wanted to remain in the centre-left. The MRE took part in the consolidation of [[The Olive Tree (Italy)|The Olive Tree]] as a joint centre-left electoral list both for the [[2004 European Parliament election]] and the [[2006 Italian general election|2006 general election]], along with the [[Democrats of the Left]] and [[Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy]]. The list won 220 out of 630 deputies (including two Republicans, [[Luciana Sbarbati]] and [[Adriano Musi]]) as part of [[The Union (Italy)|The Union]].

In 2007 the MRE was a founding member of the [[Democratic Party (Italy)|Democratic Party]] (PD), but continued to exist as an associate party and retained almost entirely its autonomy. In the [[2008 Italian general election|2008 general election]], Sbarbati and Musi were elected to the [[Italian Senate|Senate]] and often distinguished themselves from Democrats in key votes. Notably, they opposed European Parliament electoral law reform in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.partitodemocratico.it/dettaglio/71985/Europee:_Sbarbati,_ |title=Europee: Sbarbati, "Sbarramento 4% impedisce vera rappresentanza democratica". &#124; Ufficio stampa &#124; PD |access-date=27 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716220502/http://www.partitodemocratico.it/dettaglio/71985/Europee:_Sbarbati,_ |archive-date=16 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:Terzo congresso del Movimento dei Repubblicani europei - 28 febbraio 2009.jpg|thumb|280x280px|2009 Congress of the European Republicans Movement]]
The common battle against electoral reform favored a reconciliation with the PRI. During the 2009 congress of the MRE the two parties signed a joint declaration, under which - despite their different coalition allegiances - they pledged to join forces on key issues, especially those concerning [[civil liberties]] and freedom of research.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.repubblicanieuropei.org/stampa_comunicatimre.tab.aspx?idDoc=592 |title=My Nucleus CMS |access-date=23 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111144723/http://www.repubblicanieuropei.org/stampa_comunicatimre.tab.aspx?idDoc=592 |archive-date=11 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asca.it/news-REPUBBLICANI__DOCUMENTO_POLITICO_COMUNE_PRI-MRE-812128-ORA-.html |title=REPUBBLICANI DOCUMENTO POLITICO COMUNE PRI-MRE - Agenzia di stampa Asca |access-date=4 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716234757/http://www.asca.it/news-REPUBBLICANI__DOCUMENTO_POLITICO_COMUNE_PRI-MRE-812128-ORA-.html |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref>

In April 2010, Sbarbati led the MRE out of the PD and joined the [[Union of the Centre (2002)|Union of the Centre]] (UdC) in the Senate.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.repubblicanieuropei.org/stampa_ComunicatiMRE.tab.aspx?idDoc=657 |title=Movimento Repubblicani Europei |access-date=28 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501041643/http://www.repubblicanieuropei.org/stampa_ComunicatiMRE.tab.aspx?idDoc=657 |archive-date=1 May 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=22 December 2012|title=Napolitano ha sciolto le camere|url=http://www.ilpost.it/2012/12/22/live-governo-monti-dimissioni-consultazioni-napolitano/|access-date=22 August 2020|website=Il Post|language=it-IT}}</ref> In January 2011 the party sought a reconciliation with the PRI, which was reached two months later.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pri.it/new/26%20Gennaio%202011/NucaraSbarbatiConferenza.htm |title=La conferenza stampa Nucara-Sbarbati/E' stato superato il tripartito delle divisioni post congresso di Bari |publisher=Pri.it |access-date=15 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111145307/http://www.pri.it/new/26%20Gennaio%202011/NucaraSbarbatiConferenza.htm |archive-date=11 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asca.it/news-PRI__FINITO_46*_CONGRESSO__SCISSIONE_RIENTRA__INSIEME_NUCARA-SBARBATI-994376-ORA-.html |title=PRI FINITO 46* CONGRESSO SCISSIONE RIENTRA INSIEME NUCARA-SBARBATI - Agenzia di stampa Asca |access-date=4 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722024114/http://www.asca.it/news-PRI__FINITO_46*_CONGRESSO__SCISSIONE_RIENTRA__INSIEME_NUCARA-SBARBATI-994376-ORA-.html |archive-date=22 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Piccinelli|first=Marco|date=11 March 2015|title=Il Partito Repubblicano Italiano dopo il suo quarantasettesimo congresso|url=https://formiche.net/2015/03/il-partito-repubblicano-italiano-il-quarantasettesimo-congresso/|access-date=22 August 2020|website=Formiche.net|language=it-IT}}</ref>

Following the decision of the PRI to join the centre-right coalition in the [[2020 Italian regional elections|2020 regional elections]], the MRE split away from it again and regained its autonomy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 August 2020 |title=JESI / Luciana Sbarbati lancia i Repubblicani Europei con Mangialardi |url=https://www.qdmnotizie.it/jesi-luciana-sbarbati-lancia-i-repubblicani-europei-con-mangialardi/ |access-date=15 September 2022 |website=QdM Notizie |language=it-IT}}</ref> The two parties ran in separate coalitions during the 2022 elections: the MRE joined the [[Democratic Party – Democratic and Progressive Italy|Democratic Party - Democratic and Progressive Italy]] list, while the PRI joined the [[Action (Italian political party)|Action]] - [[Italia Viva]] list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maestri |first=Pubblicato da Gabriele |title=Pd - Italia democratica e progressista: piccolo ritocco, lista più ampia |url=http://www.isimbolidelladiscordia.it/2022/08/pd-italia-democratica-e-progressista.html |access-date=15 September 2022 |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=says |first=Alveo |date=8 August 2022 |title=Il documento della Direzione Nazionale del Pri dell'8 agosto |url=https://vocerepubblicana.it/il-documento-della-direzione-nazionale-del-pri-dell8-agosto/ |access-date=15 September 2022 |website=La Voce Repubblicana |language=it-IT}}</ref>