Centre-left coalition

Centre-left coalition (Italian: Coalizione di centrosinistra) refers to a political alliance of political parties in Italy, which contested the 2008 and the 2013 general elections under the leadership of Walter Veltroni in 2008 and Pier Luigi Bersani in 2013. The centre-left coalition succeeded The Olive Tree, which existed between 1996 and 2007, and The Union, which contested the 2006 general election and collapsed in 2008.

2008 general election

The coalition was launched after the dissolution of The Union during the political crisis of 2008. The leader of the coalition was Walter Veltroni, secretary of the Democratic Party and former Mayor of Rome.^[1] In the 2008 general election the coalition was as follows:

2013 general election

The coalition ran also for the 2013 general election, as Italy. Common Good, under the leadership of PD secretary Pier Luigi Bersani.^[2] In the event, it included, among others:

Current composition

In 2013 the Democratic Party and the Democratic Centre supported the cabinets of Enrico Letta and then of Matteo Renzi, while SEL strongly opposed them. The coalition, which functions only at local level, is composed of the following parties:

Electoral results

Italian Parliament

Chamber of Deputies
Election year	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	# of overall seats won	+/–	Leader
2008	13,689,303 (#2)	37.5	239 / 630	–	Walter Veltroni
2013	10,047,603 (#1)	29.5	345 / 630	106	Pier Luigi Bersani

Senate of the Republic
Election year	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	# of overall seats won	+/–	Leader
2008	12,457,182 (#2)	38.7	130 / 315	–	Walter Veltroni
2013	9,686,683 (#1)	31.6	127 / 315	3	Pier Luigi Bersani

See also

• Alliance of Progressives
• The Olive Tree
• The Union
• Centre-right coalition

References

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