Massimo d’Alema

prime minister of Italy

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Massimo D'Alema served as the prime minister of Italy from October 1998 to April 2001. He was a prominent figure in the Democrats of the Left party, which historically was western Europe's largest communist party. D'Alema's premiership occurred during a period of political realignments in Italy, following the formation of the Olive Tree coalition. His tenure as prime minister was preceded by Romano Prodi's first term and followed by Giuliano Amato's second term.12

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Democrats of the Left
…governing coalition, and its leader, Massimo D’Alema, served as prime minister from October 1998 to April 2001. In 2007 the party merged with the centrist Daisy (Margherita) party to form a new centre-left party known simply as the Democratic Party (Partito Democratico).
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…governing coalition, and its leader, Massimo D’Alema, served as prime minister from October 1998 to April 2001. In 2007 the party merged with the centrist Daisy (Margherita) party to form a new centre-left party known simply as the Democratic Party (Partito Democratico).
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Shifting power
…alliance in the 1994 elections, Massimo d’Alema assumed leadership of the PDS and began to build alliances with the center. In 1995 Romano Prodi, a former Christian Democratic minister and former head of IRI, proposed to lead a new center-left alliance known as L’Ulivo (“the Olive Tree”). Promising to enable…
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…alliance in the 1994 elections, Massimo d’Alema assumed leadership of the PDS and began to build alliances with the center. In 1995 Romano Prodi, a former Christian Democratic minister and former head of IRI, proposed to lead a new center-left alliance known as L’Ulivo (“the Olive Tree”). Promising to enable…
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