Chamber of Deputies 125 / 630(2013) European Parliament 21 / 73(2014) | Colours Blue Senate 117 / 315(2013) | |
Leaders Silvio BerlusconiGiorgia MeloniMatteo Salvini | ||
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.
Contents
- 1994 general election
- 1996 general election
- 2001 general election
- 2006 general election
- 2008 general election
- 2013 general election
- Current composition
- References
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. 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. 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), which continued its alliance with Lega Nord. 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, 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: