Monarchist National Party
| Monarchist National Party | |
|---|---|
| Partito Nazionale Monarchico | |
 | |
| Secretary | Alfredo Covelli |
| Founded | June 13, 1946 |
| Dissolved | April 11, 1959 |
| Preceded by | Italian Democratic Party |
| Merged into | Italian Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy |
| Ideology |
Conservatism Monarchism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| International affiliation | None |
| European affiliation | None |
| Colours | Blue |
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Politics of Italy Political parties Elections | |
The Monarchist National Party (Italian: Partito Nazionale Monarchico, PNM) was a political party in Italy founded in 1946, uniting conservatives, liberal conservatives, conservative liberals and nationalists. It was a right-wing competitor to Christian Democracy and was especially strong in Southern Italy.[1]
The party's best electoral result was in the 1953 general election, when the party scored 6.9% and came fourth after Christian Democracy, the Italian Communist Party and the Italian Socialist Party.[2]
In 1954 the party suffered a major split led by Achille Lauro, mayor of Naples from 1952 to 1957, who formed the People's Monarchist Party (PMP), which was closer to Christian Democracy.[1][3] In the 1958 general election, the PNM won 2.2% of the vote, while the rival PMP 2.6%.[4]
In 1959 the two monarchist parties joined forces in the Italian Democratic Party (PDI).[1][3]
Electoral results
Italian Parliament
| Chamber of Deputies | |||||
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 729,078 (#5) | 2.78 | 14 / 630 |
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| 1953 | 1,854,850 (#4) | 6.85 | 40 / 630 |
 26 |
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| 1958 | 659,997 (#8) | 2.23 | 11 / 630 |
 29 |
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| Senate | |||||
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 393,510 (#5) | 1.74 | 3 / 315 |
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| 1953 | 1,581,128 (#4) | 6.51 | 14 / 315 |
11 |
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| 1958 | 565,045 (#8) | 2.16 | 2 / 315 |
12 |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Massimo L. Salvadori, Enciclopedia storica, Zanichelli, Bologna 2000, pp. 1199-1200
- ↑ http://elezionistorico.interno.it/index.php?tpel=C&dtel=07/06/1953&tpa=I&tpe=A&lev0=0&levsut0=0&es0=S&ms=S
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michel Mourre, Dizionario enciclopedico di storia, Mondadori, Milano 1988
- ↑ http://elezionistorico.interno.it/index.php?tpel=C&dtel=25/05/1958&tpa=I&tpe=A&lev0=0&levsut0=0&es0=S&ms=S
