Christian Democracy (Democrazia Cristiana, DC) is a minor Christian democratic political party in Italy.
The party, one of the several supposed heirs of the defunct Christian Democracy (DC), was started in February 2023 by Antonio Cirillo, a lawyer from Torre del Greco, who was elected secretary during a congress summoned in force of the old DC's 1984 statute. [1] [2] [3] The party was soon joined by Fabio Desideri, former mayor of Marino and regional councillor in Lazio until 2010, and Elisabetta Trenta, a former minister of Defence in the first Conte government, representing the Five Star Movement (M5S). [4]
In April 2023 the party's usage of the name "Christian Democracy" was challenged in court by Angelo Sandri of another Christian Democracy. [5] For his part, Cirillo challenged several other groups for using the old DC's party logo. [6] In the meantime, the party tried to participate in the 2023 Molise regional election, but was excluded for technical reasons. [7]
In the 2024 Sardinian regional election the party supported Paolo Truzzu for president [8] and finally took part in the electoral list formed by Sardinia Alliance.
In February 2025, during an extraordinary congress, Trenta was elected secretary and Cirillo was sidelined. [9] The following August senator Raffaele De Rosa, elected with the M5S and then part of the parliamentary group of Forza Italia, joined the party, giving it parliamentary representation. [10]