Mario Berlinguer was an Italian lawyer and politician.
The Democrats of the Left was a social-democratic political party in Italy. Positioned on the centre-left,the DS,successor of the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS) and the Italian Communist Party,was formed in 1998 upon the merger of the PDS with several minor parties. A member of The Olive Tree coalition,the DS was successively led by Massimo D'Alema,Walter Veltroni,and Piero Fassino,and merged with Democracy is Freedom –The Daisy and a number of minor centre-left parties to form the Democratic Party in October 2007.
The New Italian Socialist Party or New PSI,more recently styled as Liberal Socialists –NPSI,is a political party in Italy which professes a social-democratic ideology and claims to be the successor to the historical Italian Socialist Party,which was disbanded after the judiciary tempest of the early 1990s.
The Italian Republican Party is a political party in Italy established in 1895,which makes it the oldest political party still active in the country. The PRI identifies with 19th-century classical radicalism,as well as Mazzinianism,and its modern incarnation is associated with liberalism,social liberalism,and centrism. The PRI has old roots and a long history that began with a left-wing position,being the heir of the Historical Far Left and claiming descent from the political thought of Giuseppe Mazzini and Giuseppe Garibaldi. With the rise of the Italian Communist Party and the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) to its left,it was associated with centre-left politics. The early PRI was also known for its anti-clerical,anti-monarchist,republican,and later anti-fascist stances. While maintaining those traits,during the second half of the 20th century the party moved towards the centre on the left–right political spectrum,becoming increasingly economically liberal.
Vito Bonsignore is an Italian politician.
The Democratic Party of the Left was a democratic-socialist and social-democratic political party in Italy. Founded in February 1991 as the post-communist evolution of the Italian Communist Party,the party was the largest in the Alliance of Progressives and The Olive Tree coalitions. In February 1998,the party merged with minor parties to form Democrats of the Left. At its peak in 1991,the party had a membership of 989,708;by 1998,it was reduced to 613,412.
The Aventine Secession was the withdrawal of the parliament opposition,mainly comprising the Italian Socialist Party,Italian Liberal Party,Italian People's Party and Italian Communist Party,from the Chamber of Deputies in 1924–25,following the murder of the deputy Giacomo Matteotti by fascists on 10 June 1924.
Stefano Stefani was an Italian politician and leading member of the regional secessionist Liga Veneta–Lega Nord.
Giorgio Amendola was an Italian writer and politician. He is regarded and often cited as one of the main precursors of the Olive Tree. Born in Rome in 1907,Amendola was the son of Lithuanian intellectual Eva Kühn and Giovanni Amendola,a liberal anti-fascist who died in 1926 in Cannes after having been attacked by killers hired by Benito Mussolini. He secretly joined the Italian Communist Party (PCI) in 1929. After graduating in law,he started to propagandize opposition to the Mussolini regime.
The 1994 Italian general election was held on 27 and 28 March 1994 to elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic for the 12th legislature. Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right coalition won a large majority in the Chamber of Deputies but just missed winning a majority in the Senate.
The 1992 Italian presidential election was held in Italy on 13–25 May 1992,following the resignation of President Francesco Cossiga on 28 April 1992.
Proletarian Democracy was a far-left political party in Italy.
The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist political party in Italy that emerged from a split of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) in 1991. The party's secretary is Maurizio Acerbo,who replaced Paolo Ferrero in 2017. Armando Cossutta was the party's founder,while Fausto Bertinotti its longest-serving leader (1994–2008). The latter transformed the PRC from a traditional communist party into a collection of radical social movements.
The 1955 Italian presidential election was held in Italy on 28–29 April 1955. Giovanni Gronchi,President of the Chamber of Deputies,was elected President of Italy
Civics and Innovators was a centrist and liberal sub-group within the Mixed Group in the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament. Its leader was Giovanni Monchiero.
Popular Alternative is a Christian-democratic political party in Italy that was founded on 18 March 2017 after the dissolution of New Centre-Right (NCD),one of the two parties that emerged at the break-up of The People of Freedom. "Popular" is a reference to popolarismo,the Italian variety of Christian democracy. The party has been a member of the European People's Party (EPP) since its foundation,having inherited the membership of the NCD.
Stefano Cavazzoni (1881–1951) was an Italian politician who served as the minister of labour between October 1922 and April 1923. He was also a member of the parliament and senate.
The 2023 Democratic Party leadership election was a primary election that was held in Italy in February 2023 to elect the National Assembly and secretary of the Italian Democratic Party (PD). It consisted of a closed primary election among party members held from 9 to 19 February,and an open primary election held on 26 February.
Giovanni Negri is an Italian politician.
Count Stefano Jacini of San Gervasio was an Italian politician and historian,a leading figure of the Christian Democrats.
