Democratic Party

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Democratic Party

political party, Italy

Also known as: Partito Democratico

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Italian Popular Party
…folded into the new centre-left Democratic Party (Partito Democratico).
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…folded into the new centre-left Democratic Party (Partito Democratico).
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Italy
Political parties
…party, known simply as the Democratic Party (Partito Democratico), emerged when the DS merged with the centrist Daisy (Margherita) party. Soon afterward the FI joined with the AN to create the new center-right People of Freedom (Popolo della Libertà; PdL) party. AN leader Gianfranco Fini withdrew from the alliance in…
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…party, known simply as the Democratic Party (Partito Democratico), emerged when the DS merged with the centrist Daisy (Margherita) party. Soon afterward the FI joined with the AN to create the new center-right People of Freedom (Popolo della Libertà; PdL) party. AN leader Gianfranco Fini withdrew from the alliance in…
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