I Socialisti

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The Socialists I Socialisti
Italian National Party
Leader	Bobo Craxi
Founded	February 7, 2006
Coalition	The Union
Political ideology	Social democracy, Democratic socialism
Official newspaper	none
Website	http://www.socialisti.net
See also	Politics of Italy Political parties in Italy Elections in Italy

The Socialists (Italian: I Socialisti) is a minor Italian political party, born on February 7, 2006 as the result of a split in the Socialist Party New PSI wing favourable to a political alliance with The Union and an immediate discontinuance of ties with the House of Freedoms. The party is led by Vittorio "Bobo" Craxi, son of the late leader of the Italian Socialist Party, Bettino.

Because of the ambiguity inherent in presenting a symbol with a carnation and the name "Craxi" in the left-wing coalition, whereas the New Socialist Party of followers of Bettino Craxi is located on the right wing (including Bobo's sister Stefania), the ministry of Internal Affairs asked Bobo Craxi to remove his surname and the carnation from the symbol. As the symbol would have been unrecognizable at that point, Craxi himself was inserted on the lists of the Democrats of the Left.

At the elections of April 2006 The Socialists did present themselves in the Uniono coalition (with its leader a candidate on the lists of the Democrats of the Left). However, it decided not to join the social-radical project of Rose in the Fist. Although the list ran its own candidates and presented its own symbol they faced many odds. The new symbol which has taken the name "Craxi" off inevitably made the party loose votes.

After the votes were counted The Socialists received unpromising results; 0.3% for the House of Deputies and 0.36% for the Senate. The party saw none of its members elected and even Bobo Craxi, who had run on the Democrats of the Left list, was not elected, leaving The Socialist party with no representation in Parliament. However, the centre-left coalition won the election and in the new Cabinet of Romano Prodi Bobo Craxi became under-secretary for the Foreign Office.

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