Populars for Prodi
Populars for Prodi Popolari per Prodi | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leaders | Franco Marini, Antonio Maccanico Giorgio La Malfa |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Dissolved | 1996 |
| Preceded by | Pact for Italy |
| Merged into | Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left[1][2] |
| National affiliation | The Olive Tree (1996) |
The Populars for Prodi (Italian: Popolari per Prodi) was an electoral list of political parties in Italy.
The list participated in the 1996 general election as a component of The Olive Tree,[3][4] supporting Romano Prodi as candidate for Prime Minister. The list, contested seats for the Chamber of Deputies, receiving 6.8% of the vote and 72 deputies (including Prodi).[5][6]
Composition[edit]
The alliance was composed of the following four parties:
| Party | Ideology | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italian People's Party (PPI) | Christian democracy | Franco Marini | |
| Democratic Union (UD) | Social liberalism | Antonio Maccanico | |
| Italian Republican Party (PRI) | Liberalism | Giorgio La Malfa | |
| South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) | Regionalism | Siegfried Brugger | |
Electoral results[edit]
Italian Parliament[edit]
| Chamber of Deputies | |||||
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2,554,072 (#6) | 6.8 | 69 / 630
|
–
|
Franco Marini |
References[edit]
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- ^ Roberto D'Alimonte (2005). "Italy: A Case of Fragmented Bipolarism". In Michael Gallagher; Paul Mitchell (eds.). The Politics of Electoral Systems. OUP Oxford. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-19-153151-4.
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