Side by Side (Italy)

Side by Side Fianco a Fianco

Leader	Maurizio Martina
Founded	2019
Ideology	Social democracy Progressivism Reformism
Political position	Centre-left
Website
www.fianco-a-fianco.it
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Side by Side (Italian: Fianco a Fianco) is a social-democratic faction within the Democratic Party (PD), a political party in Italy.

The faction was formed in 2019 by Maurizio Martina, after his unsuccessful bid to become party's national secretary in the 2019 leadership election.^[1] In the event, Martina obtained 22.0% of the vote in the "primary" election and was defeated by Nicola Zingaretti, who got 66.0%.^[2]

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^ Fianco a fianco, in questi mesi
^ "Primarie Pd, vince Zingaretti. Il comitato del neosegretario: "Siamo oltre il 67%. affluenza a 1milione e 800mila, meglio del 2017"". La Repubblica. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.

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