Political position Centre-left Chamber of Deputies 344 / 630 European Parliament 30 / 73 | Colours Red Senate 123 / 315 Regional Government 16 / 20 | |
Centre-left coalition (Italian: Coalizione di centrosinistra) refers to a political alliance of political parties in Italy. The first centre-left coalition in Italy was The Olive Tree, founded in 1996, which replaced the left-wing Alliance of Progressives. In 2005 The Union was founded as a wider coalition to contest the 2006 general election, which later collapsed during the 2008 political crisis, with the fall of the Prodi II Cabinet.
Contents
- Period 1996 1998
- Period 1998 2001
- Composition at 2004 European election
- The Union
- Centre left coalition in the 2008 general election
- Italy Common Good
- Current composition
- References
In recent history, the centre-left coalition has been built around the Democratic Party which was established in 2007 from a merger of parties which were affiliated to both The Olive Tree and The Union.
Period 1996-1998
During the Prodi I Cabinet the coalition was composed of six parties:
Period 1998-2001
In the period 1998-2004, during the two governments led by Massimo D'Alema (I Cabinet and II Cabinet, 1998–2000), the Amato II Cabinet (2000-2001), and the 2001 general election (with Francesco Rutelli, the coalition was formed by the following parties:
Composition at 2004 European election
In the 2004 European Parliament election, the list United in the Olive Tree, that gained 31.1% of the vote, was composed of the following four parties:
The Union
In the 2006 general election the coalition was composed by the following parties:
The Democrats of the Left, Democracy is Freedom and European Republicans Movement contested elections as The Olive Tree federation while affiliated to The Union.
Centre-left coalition in the 2008 general election
In the 2008 general election the coalition, led by Walter Veltroni, secretary of the Democratic Party and former mayor of Rome, was consisted of the following:
Italy. Common Good
The coalition ran also for the 2013 general election, as Italy. Common Good, under the leadership of PD secretary Pier Luigi Bersani. 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: