List of political parties in Italy
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The Italian Republic is a multi-party socialist republic represented by numerous political parties on the national level. Unlike other contemporary socialist states, Italian politics is not dominated by a sole ruling party representing the revolutionary vanguard, but instead is organized as a Multiparty People's Democracy under defensive democratic conditions preventing anti-socialist organizations. On the national level, the Italian Parliament is divided between the Senate of the Republic and the Chamber of People's Deputies. The Senate is elected directly via a proportional representation ranked voting system, while the Chamber of People's Deputies is elected by regional councils, trade unions, and mass organizations via a mixed-member majoritarian system, with mass organizations being guaranteed 200 seats at any given time. Italy also uniquely has a small number of senators for life, consisting of former state leaders and distinguished citizens.
Political parties
| Emblem | Party | Founded | Ideology | Members | Parliament | Regional assemblies | Provincial assemblies | Coalition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate seats |
Chamber seats | |||||||||
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Socialist Party (PSI) |
14 August 1892 | 8,750,000 | 124 / 410
|
105 / 756
|
1,212 / 6,775
|
2,565 / 22,138
|
Government | ||
| Christian Democratic Union (UDCI) |
17 May 1921 | - Christian socialism - National communism - Social conservatism |
6,106,000 | 66 / 410
|
29 / 756
|
908 / 6,775
|
3,211 / 22,138
|
Opposition | ||
|
Communist Party (PCI) |
12 May 1917 | - Eurocommunism - Democratic socialism |
5,430,320 | 46 / 410
|
79 / 756
|
565 / 6,775
|
1,202 / 22,138
|
Government | |
| Democratic Alliance (ADP) |
12 May 1917 | - Liberal socialism - Progressivism |
4,382,000 | 35 / 410
|
80 / 756
|
843 / 6,775
|
4,433 / 22,138
|
Opposition | ||
| Communist Party (Landonist) (PCUI-ML) |
17 May 1921 | - Communism - Marxism–Landonism - Atlanticism |
2,284,000 | 22 / 410
|
10 / 756
|
310 / 6,775
|
433 / 22,138
|
Government | ||
| Landonist Party (PLI) |
10 November 1958 | - Landonism - Democratic Socialism |
3,238,000 | 20 / 410
|
44 / 756
|
230 / 6,775
|
843 / 22,138
|
Government | ||
| People's Socialist Party (PSPI) |
17 May 1921 | - Democratic Socialism - Reformism |
2,284,000 | 15 / 410
|
29 / 756
|
541 / 6,775
|
1,211 / 22,138
|
Government | ||
|
Communist Labor Party (PCL) |
20 May 2002 | - Communism - Libertarian socialism - Autonomism |
1,540,000 | 12 / 410
|
33 / 756
|
684 / 6,775
|
585 / 22,138
|
Government | |
| Communist Party (Callahanist) (PCI-C) |
17 May 1921 | - Communism - Marxism–Landonism - Callahanism |
1,200,000 | 11 / 410
|
14 / 756
|
102 / 6,775
|
244 / 22,138
|
Government | ||
|
Green Europe (EV) |
20 May 2002 | - Eco-socialism - Green politics |
984,300 | 5 / 410
|
15 / 756
|
154 / 6,775
|
605 / 22,138
|
Government | |
| Solidary Union (US) |
14 April 1938 | - Christian communism | 800,000 | 4 / 410
|
29 / 756
|
109 / 6,775
|
894 / 22,138
|
Opposition | ||
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Communist - Popular Left (PC-SP) |
14 April 1938 | - Communism - Anti-revisionism - Euroscepticism |
430,000 | 4 / 410
|
12 / 756
|
30 / 6,775
|
105 / 22,138
|
Opposition | |
| Democratic Farmers' Union (UDA) |
14 April 1938 | - Agrarian socialism | 340,000 | 2 / 410
|
5 / 756
|
20 / 6,775
|
502 / 22,138
|
Opposition | ||
| Southern Union (UM) |
14 April 1938 | - Regionalism - Meridionalism - Populism |
275,000 | 2 / 410
|
4 / 756
|
44 / 6,775
|
102 / 22,138
|
Opposition | ||
|
Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) |
14 April 1938 | - Communism - Anti-revisionism |
165,000 | 2 / 410
|
10 / 756
|
20 / 6,775
|
155 / 22,138
|
– | |
|
Animalist Movement (UDA) |
14 April 1938 | - Animal rights | 100,000 | 1 / 410
|
0 / 756
|
10 / 6,775
|
41 / 22,138
|
– | |
|
South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) |
14 April 1938 | - Regionalism | 40,000 | 1 / 410
|
3 / 756
|
15 / 6,775
|
33 / 22,138
|
– | |
|
Valdostan Union (UV) |
14 April 1938 | - Regionalism | 40,000 | 0 / 410
|
1 / 756
|
7 / 6,775
|
5 / 22,138
|
– | |
| Fassa Association (AF) |
14 April 1938 | - Regionalism - Christian democracy |
40,000 | 0 / 410
|
1 / 756
|
2 / 6,775
|
3 / 22,138
|
– | ||
38 / 410
|
53 / 756
|
969 / 6,775
|
4,963 / 22,138
| |||||||
| Total governing coalition (including independents) | 255 / 410
|
474 / 756
| ||||||||
Mass organizations represented in People's Chamber
| Emblem | Organization | Founded | Role(s) | Members | Chamber seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL) |
14 April 1938 | National trade union center | 29,000,000 | 75 / 756
| |
| Italian Student League (LSI) |
14 April 1938 | Youth movement, Student activism |
9,300,000 | 40 / 756
| ||
| Christian Labor Association (ACL) |
14 April 1931 | Christian Left | 8,825,000 | 40 / 756
| ||
| Democratic Women's League of Italy (LDI) |
14 April 1938 | Women's rights | 5,625,000 | 20 / 756
| ||
| Society for International Friendship (SLI) |
14 April 1938 | International cooperation, Italy–United Commonwealth relations |
5,400,000 | 10 / 756
| ||
| Technological Society (ST) |
2 April 1954 | Science advice, Futurism |
4,500,000 | 6 / 756
| ||
| People's Solidarity (SP) |
14 April 1938 | Charitable services | 1,200,000 | 5 / 756
| ||
| Italian Cultural Society (SIC) |
14 April 1938 | Arts federation | 560,000 | 2 / 756
| ||
| European Cooperation Society (SEC) |
14 April 1938 | European integration | 400,000 | 2 / 756
|
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