National Bloc Blocco Nazionale | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Roberto Lucifero d'Aprigliano |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy |
| Ideology | Conservatism Liberism Populism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
The National Bloc (Italian : Blocco Nazionale) was a right-wing electoral alliance formed for the 1948 Italian general election by the Italian Liberal Party and the Common Man's Front.
The alliance scored a poor 3.8% in the election for the House, gaining 16 seats, [1] while a 5.4% was reached for the Senate where the single-man constituencies and the age-restricted suffrage gave an advantage to this list formed by old pre-fascist politicians. The list generally suffered the concurrence of Christian Democracy, which was seen by centrist and right-wing electors as the sole shield against the Soviet-aligned Popular Democratic Front. [2]
The alliance soon disappeared, leaving only as a party with some electoral support.
It was composed of the following political parties:
| Party | Ideology | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Liberal Party (PLI) | Liberalism | Roberto Lucifero d'Aprigliano | |
| Common Man's Front (UQ) | Populism | Guglielmo Giannini | |
| Union for National Reconstruction | Liberalism | Francesco Nitti | |
| Chamber of Deputies | |||||
| Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall seats won | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 1,003,727 (#4) | 3.8 | 19 / 574 | ||
| Senate of the Republic | |||||
| Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall seats won | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 1,222,419 (#3) | 5.4 | 7 / 237 | ||
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