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