A rough guide to Italy’s coalitions

TNI
Ilaria Perlini
Abr 4 2008

Romano Prodi and the Unione government:

Political party

Description

Seats held in Senate

Seats held in Chamber of Deputies

Democratici di Sinistra (DS)

The majority successor to the Italian Communist Party

62

220

Romano Prodi and the Unione government:

Political party

Description

Seats held in Senate

Seats held in Chamber of Deputies

Democratici di Sinistra (DS)

The majority successor to the Italian Communist Party

62

220

La Margherita

Coming from Christian Democratic roots

39

Partito di Rifondazione Comunista (PRC)

Radical left

27

41

Partito dei Comunisti Italiani (PdCI)

A communist party that split from the PRC in 1998 - closer to the political institions, less enaged in the movements than the PRC

11

16

I Verdi

Small green and socialist party

15

Italia dei Valori

Led by former anti-mafia judge Antonio di Pietro, focuses on political transparency

4

17

Socialisti Democratici Italiani (SDI)

Social democratic party founded in 1998 after dissolution of the Partito Socialista Italiano (PSI)

18

Populari-UDEUR

Christian Democratic roots - its withdrawal of support from the Unione government caused its downfall

3

10

New political coalitions in the 2008 elections:

Centre left

Il Partito Democratico – led by Walter Veltroni

  • Democratici di Sinistra (DS)
  • La Margherita
  • Movimento Repubblicani Europei (MRE)
  • Repubblicani Democratici
  • Italia di Mezzo
  • Alleanza Riformista
  • Partito Democratico Meridionale (PDM)
  • Progetto Sardegna

Radical left

Sinistra Arcobaleno – led by Fausto Bertinotti

  • Partito di Rifondazione Comunista (PRC)
  • Partito dei Comunisti Italiani (PdCI)
  • I Verdi
  • Sinistra Democratica (SD)

Centre right

Popolo della Libertà (ex Casa della Libertà) – Led By Silvio Berlusconi

  • Forza Italia (FI)
  • Alleanza Nazionale (AN)
  • Lega Nord (LN)
  • Democrazia Cristiana Per le Autonomie
  • Partito Pensionati

Centre

UDC Coalition – led by Pier Ferdinando Casini

  • Unione dei Democratici Cristiani e di Centro (UDC)
  • La Rosa Bianca (RB)

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