Republican Democratic Concentration

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Republican Democratic Concentration
Concentrazione Democratica Repubblicana
Leaders Ferruccio Parri, Ugo La Malfa
FoundedFebruary 8, 1946 (1946-02-08)
DissolvedSeptember 8, 1946 (1946-09-08)
Split from Action Party
Merged into Italian Republican Party
Ideology Social liberalism
Political position Centre-left

The Republican Democratic Concentration (Italian : Concentrazione Democratica Repubblicana; CDR) was a liberal and republican list which contested in the Italian general election of 1946. It was formed in February 1946 by Ferruccio Parri, a former Prime Minister of Italy, and Ugo La Malfa, following a split from the Action Party (PdA) which had just turned on socialist ideas. The two parties that merged into the CDR were:

Its symbol was a black shield with a star above a little helmet.

The election gave poor results for both the CDR and the PdA. The CDR obtained only 0.4% of the votes and only the two leaders were elected, that decided to join the Republican group in the Constituent Assembly. In September, the CDR merged into the Italian Republican Party.

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