Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (Italian: Unione dei Democratici Cristiani e di Centro, UDC) is a Christian-democratic and conservative political party in Italy. It is formally led by Lorenzo Cesa, although its most popular figure and practical leader is Pier Ferdinando Casini. The party is the driving force behind the Union of the Centre (UdC), and since 2008 the party's official name has been neglected in favour of "Union of the Centre" as the two organisations overlap.As the Union of the Centre, the UDC is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and the Centrist Democrat International (CDI), of which Casini is currently president. The party, which was part of the Pole/House of Freedoms from 1994 through 2008, was a component of the short-lived New Pole for Italy and, therefore, was affiliated neither to the centre-right nor the centre-left at the national level. Despite this, UDC takes part with The People of Freedom (PdL), previously the main party of the Italian centre-right, within several regional, provincial and municipal governments (notably in Lazio, Campania and Calabria), but has recently formed alliances also with the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) in other regions (notably in Marche) and at the very local level. In 2013, at the national level, the UDC (as the UdC) was part of With Monti for Italy, the coalition formed around the Civic Choice party of Prime Minister Mario Monti.. }
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- Union_of_Christian_and_Centre_Democrats abstract "The Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (Italian: Unione dei Democratici Cristiani e di Centro, UDC) is a Christian-democratic and conservative political party in Italy. It is formally led by Lorenzo Cesa, although its most popular figure and practical leader is Pier Ferdinando Casini. The party is the driving force behind the Union of the Centre (UdC), and since 2008 the party's official name has been neglected in favour of "Union of the Centre" as the two organisations overlap.As the Union of the Centre, the UDC is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and the Centrist Democrat International (CDI), of which Casini is currently president. The party, which was part of the Pole/House of Freedoms from 1994 through 2008, was a component of the short-lived New Pole for Italy and, therefore, was affiliated neither to the centre-right nor the centre-left at the national level. Despite this, UDC takes part with The People of Freedom (PdL), previously the main party of the Italian centre-right, within several regional, provincial and municipal governments (notably in Lazio, Campania and Calabria), but has recently formed alliances also with the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) in other regions (notably in Marche) and at the very local level. In 2013, at the national level, the UDC (as the UdC) was part of With Monti for Italy, the coalition formed around the Civic Choice party of Prime Minister Mario Monti.".