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Article One (Italian: Articolo Uno, Art.1), officially Article 1 – Democratic and Progressive Movement (Articolo 1 – Movimento Democratico e Progressista, Art.1–MDP), is a social-democratic political party in Italy.
Art.1 was formed in February 2017 by a left-wing split from the Democratic Party (PD) and soon joined by a group of splinters from Italian Left (SI). The party is led by its secretary Roberto Speranza. Among its leading members are former Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema, former PD secretaries Pier Luigi Bersani and Guglielmo Epifani, and Arturo Scotto. Enrico Rossi, then President of Tuscany, was among the founding members, before returning into the PD one year later. In December 2017, Art.1 was a founding member of Free and Equal (LeU), a left-wing joint list for the 2018 general election.
Most of the party's members were formerly affiliated to the Democrats of the Left (DS). The name refers to article 1 of the Italian Constitution that defines Italy as "a democratic republic based on labour" and affirms popular sovereignty.Art.1 leader Speranza has been Minister of Health since 2019, both in the Conte II Cabinet and the Draghi Cabinet.

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