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The 2012 Italian centre-left primary election determined the leader of the coalition Italy. Common Good, who will stand as common candidate for the office of Prime Minister in the subsequent general election, which will take place on 24–25 February 2013. It was won with 61% of the votes by Pier Luigi Bersani, who defeated Matteo Renzi in the run-off. The coalition, launched on 13 October 2012, comprises the Democratic Party (PD), Left Ecology Freedom (SEL) and the Italian Socialist Party (PSI). Alliance for Italy (ApI), though officially still member of the centrist coalition New Pole for Italy, decided to take part in the contest, fielding a candidate from its own ranks. ==Background and rules== After a heated debate inside the PD, the primary election was announced by its leader Pier Luigi Bersani, on 8 June 2012, during a national direction of the party, even before the official coalition formation.〔http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/51652b1c-cb44-11e1-b896-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2DXjZBHjL〕 Several bosses of the party openly opposed the decision, stating that Bersani was to be declared the coalition leader outright and deeming the primary process counterproductive for the party.〔http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2012/06/07/alema-stoppa-le-primarie-di-bersani.html〕〔http://www.ilretroscena.it/2012/06/12/primarie-renzi-legge-elettorale/〕 Defying the internal opposition, on 14 July, Bersani confirmed the decision, which was approved by the party's national assembly, and announced his intention to run.〔http://www.linkiesta.it/blogs/camera-con-vista/bersani-annuncia-le-primarie-ma-nel-pd-qualcuno-ancora-non-ci-crede〕 On 31 July Bersani presented a "Charter of Values" that every candidate must accept in order to take part to the election.〔http://www.repubblica.it/politica/2012/07/31/news/pd_presenta_carta_d_intenti_bersani_leali_a_monti_alternativi_a_destra-40062760/〕 The charter was soon endorsed by Nichi Vendola, leader of SEL, who, as widely expected, later said he would run too.〔http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/02/oukwd-uk-italy-left-vendola-idAFBRE8910GR20121002〕 On 13 September Matteo Renzi (PD), mayor of Florence, officially announced his bid to become the coalition leader.〔http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-13/florence-mayor-to-challenge-pd-party-leader-in-italy-primary.html〕 The announcement came after a lengthy struggle, with his candidacy hotly contested by the PD governing body, since the party charter clearly states that the party leader (in this case Bersani) is automatically the party candidate for Prime Minister, so barring any other PD member from running in the primaries.〔http://www.lanazione.it/firenze/politica/2012/06/24/734144-renzi-primarie-bindi-pd.shtml〕 Anyway, in the wake of a grassroots campaign in support of a broader contest, and with Bersani's own consent, the party statute was expressly modified to allow multiple candidatures.〔http://www.repubblica.it/politica/2012/10/06/dirette/primarie_al_via_l_assemblea_pd_si_cerca_l_accordo_sulle_regole-43964405/〕 On 13 October the centre-left coalition, named Italy. Common Good was officially formed, with the signature by the leaders of the coalition partners (Bersani for the PD, Vendola for SEL, and Riccardo Nencini for the PSI) of the common political platform (named ''Pact of Democrats and Progressives''〔http://www.primarieitaliabenecomune.it/intenti〕), largely based on the charter presented by Bersani two months before.〔http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2012/ottobre/14/Via_all_alleanza_Vendola_Monti_co_0_20121014_4443eeb2-15bf-11e2-903c-b15753a44d23.shtml〕 The charter was somewhat controversial, since it lacked any reference to Mario Monti, despite the PD being a key supporter of his government; this was viewed as a concession to Nichi Vendola's SEL, which on the contrary staunchly opposes Monti.〔http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2012/ottobre/13/centrosinistra_ignora_premier_co_0_20121013_ca0569ec-14f5-11e2-9dda-01d6c4c8cc2e.shtml〕 The convention set the election rules too, fixing the first run on 25 November and, in case no candidate had secured more than 50% of the vote, a run-off on 2 December between the two front-runners. Many of the rules were soon contested by Renzi, who lambasted them for having been conceived to reduce turnout and thus favoring Bersani. On the other hand, Bersani defended the rules, explaining that they had the purpose to prevent raiding from right-wing supporters.〔http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/english-version/2012-10-06/those-rules-against-renzi-024904.shtml?uuid=AbWokhoG〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Italian centre-left primary election, 2012」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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