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For other uses of the term "The Democrats," see Democrat
The Democrats (I Democratici) is a former Italian party, launched by Romano Prodi in 1998.
When Romano Prodi was ousted from his post of Italian President of the Council of Ministers, he launched a new party with his fellows: Arturo Parisi, Antonio Maccanico and his Democratic Union, Italy of Values of Antonio Di Pietro (who left the party in 2000 and re-established an independent Italy of Values) and the so-called Movement of Mayors of Francesco Rutelli and Massimo Cacciari.
The party was led by Prodi until his nomination to the post of President of the European Commission in October 1999. Then the post of president of the party was given to his top-aide Arturo Parisi, who was also his successor as MP in Romano Prodi's Bologna's district.
The ideology of the party ranged from the Social Catholicism of Prodi and Parisi, to the liberalism of Maccanico or Rutelli. The Democrats European affiliation was the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party.
In 2000, The Democrats joined the alliance, which later become a party, called Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy and ceased to exist as an independent party in January 2002.
 Historical Italian political parties (active parties: simple version, in 2007) |
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Communist: Communist Party of Italy, Italian Communist Party, Organisation of Communists of Italy (Marxist-Leninists), Proletarian Unity Party, Proletarian Democracy, Movement of Unitarian Communists
Socialist and social-democratic: Italian Socialist Party, Italian Reform Socialist Party, United Socialist Party (1922), Labour Democratic Party, Italian Socialist Workers' Party, United Socialist Party (1949), Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity, Unified Socialist Party, Democratic Party of the Left, Italian Socialists, Democrats of the Left
Green: Green Lists, Rainbow Greens
Social liberal: Action Party, Radical Party, Democratic Alliance, Democratic Union, Movement for Democracy – The Net, The Democrats, European Republicans Movement,
Liberal: Italian Liberal Party, Union of the Centre, Liberal Party
Centrist: Patto Segni, Italian Renewal, United Consumers, Southern Democratic Party, Middle-of-the-Road Italy, Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy
Regionalist: Social Democratic Party of South Tyrol, Fronte Marco Polo, Sardinia Project, Sicilian Alliance
Christian democratic: Italian People's Party (1919), Christian Democracy, Italian People's Party (1994), Christian Democratic Centre, United Christian Democrats, Christian Democrats for the Republic, Democratic Union for the Republic, European Democracy
Conservative: Uomo Qualunque Front, Monarchist National Party, People's Monarchist Party, Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity, National Democracy
Fascist and neo-fascist: National Fascist Party, Italian Social Movement–National Right
Leftist coalition: Popular Democratic Front, Alliance of Progressives,
Centre-left coalition:The Olive Tree, The Union, Rose in the Fist
Liberal coalition: National Democratic Union, National Bloc, Republicans, Liberals, Reformers
Centrist coalition: Pact for Italy, Pact of Democrats
Centre-right coalition: Pole of Freedoms, Pole of Good Government, House of Freedoms
Conservative coalition: National Bloc of Freedom
Neo-fascist coalition: Social Alternative
Liste civetta: For the Abolition of Scorporo, New Country
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