Centre-right coalition (Italy)

Centre-right coalition (Italian: Coalizione di centrodestra) refers to a political alliance of political parties in Italy, which contested the 2008 and the 2013 general elections under the leadership of Silvio Berlusconi, three-times Prime Minister of Italy.

In the 1994 general election the centre-right ran with two coalitions, the Pole of Freedoms in northern Italy and the Pole of Good Government in southern Italy.^[1] In 1996, after the leaving of Northern League, the centre-right coalition, in occasion of the 1996 general election, assumed the new name of Pole for Freedoms. In 2000 with the return of the Lega Nord to the centre-right, the coalition reformed as the House of Freedoms which existed until 2008.^[2] Since 2008 (when The People of Freedom was formed), the coalition has not had official names.

Currently, after the schism between Berlusconi and Northern League's leader Salvini during the events of the 2016 Rome municipal election, the coalition is active only in some cities and regions.

1994 general election

The Pole of Freedoms ran only in Northern Italy and it was composed of the following parties:

The Pole of Good Government ran instead only in Southern Italy and it was composed of the following parties:

1996 general election

The Pole for Freedoms was composed of the following parties:

2001 general election

On the occasion of the 2001 general election a new coalition was formed, the House of Freedoms. It was composed of following parties:

2006 general election

The House of Freedoms ran also for the 2006 general election and it was composed of the following parties:

2008 general election

This coalition was launched after the dissolution of the House of Freedoms as a result of the merger between Forza Italia, National Alliance and minor parties to form The People of Freedom (PdL),^[3] which continued its alliance with Lega Nord.^[4] In the 2008 general election the coalition, whose leader and candidate for prime minister was Berlusconi, was formed follows:

2013 general election

The coalition that ran for the 2013 general election, under Berlusconi's leadership,^[5] included, among others:

Current composition

In 2013 Berlusconi refounded Forza Italia. Most of the Christian-democratic faction of the former PdL, led by Angelino Alfano, left to form the New Centre-Right. 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
1994	18,200,270 (#1)	46.1	366 / 630	–	Silvio Berlusconi
1996	15,095,436 (#2)	43.2	246 / 630	–	Silvio Berlusconi
2001	16,915,513 (#1)	45.4	368 / 630	–	Silvio Berlusconi
2006	18,995,697 (#2)	49.7	281 / 630	87	Silvio Berlusconi
2008	17,064,506 (#1)	46.8	344 / 630	–	Silvio Berlusconi
2013	9,923,109 (#2)	29.2	125 / 630	219	Silvio Berlusconi

Senate of the Republic
Election year	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	# of overall seats won	+/–	Leader
1994	14,110,705 (#1)	42.5	156 / 315	–	Silvio Berlusconi
1996	12,185,020 (#2)	37.4	116 / 315	–	Silvio Berlusconi
2001	14,406,519 (#1)	42.5	176 / 315	–	Silvio Berlusconi
2006	17,359,754 (#1)	49.8	156 / 315	20	Silvio Berlusconi
2008	15,508,899 (#1)	47.3	174 / 315	–	Silvio Berlusconi
2013	9,405,679 (#2)	30.7	117 / 315	57	Silvio Berlusconi

See also

• Centre-right in Italy
• Pole of Freedoms
• Pole of Good Government
• Pole for Freedoms
• House of Freedoms

References

Political parties in Italy
Major	Democratic Party Five Star Movement
Medium	Forza Italia Lega Nord Democratic and Progressive Movement Popular Alternative
Minor	Brothers of Italy Green Italy Italy of Values Italian Left Direction Italy Liberal Popular Alliance Democrazia Solidale Union of the Centre Civic Choice Italian Socialist Party Act! Identity and Action Possible Centrists for Europe Free Alternative Us with Salvini Democratic Centre Forza Europa Energies for Italy Movement for the Autonomies Great South National Movement for Sovereignty Italian Communist Party Communist Refoundation Party Federation of the Greens Pensioners' Party
Regional	Aosta Valley Valdostan Union Progressive Valdostan Union Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology Edelweiss For Our Valley Valdostan Autonomist Popular Edelweiss Piedmont Lega Nord Piemont Moderates Lombardy Lega Lombarda South Tyrol South Tyrolean People's Party Die Freiheitlichen Greens South Tyrolean Freedom Citizens' Union for South Tyrol Alto Adige in the Heart Trentino Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party Union for Trentino Trentino Project Lega Nord Trentino Trentino Civic List Administer Trentino Ladin Autonomist Union Veneto Liga Veneta Veneto for Autonomy We Independent Veneto Venetian Independence Venetian Centre-Right Friuli-Venezia Giulia Responsible Autonomy Lega Nord FVG Civic Freedom Slovene Union Emilia-Romagna Lega Nord Emilia Lega Nord Romagna Liguria Lega Nord Liguria Tuscany Lega Nord Toscana Marche Lega Nord Marche Umbria Lega Nord Umbria Campania We the South Apulia Schittulli Political Movement Basilicata Reality Italy Calabria The DemoKRats Autonomy and Rights Sicily Centrists for Sicily Pact of Democrats for Reforms Party of Sicilians Democratic Sicily The Network 2018 Sardinia Sardinian Reformers Sardinian Action Party Unidos Project Republic of Sardinia Party of Sardinians Red Moors Sardinian Democratic Union Christian Popular Union
Abroad	South America Associative Movement Italians Abroad South American Union Italian Emigrants
Parliament	Chamber and Senate Mixed Group Chamber Civics and Innovators Senate For the Autonomies Great Autonomies and Freedom Federation of Freedom
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