Democratic Party of the Left information

Democratic Party of the Left

Partito Democratico della Sinistra
Democratic Party of the Left Partito Democratico della Sinistra
Secretary	Achille Occhetto (1991–1994); Massimo D'Alema (1994–1998);
Founded	3 February 1991; 33 years ago
Dissolved	14 February 1998; 26 years ago
Preceded by	Italian Communist Party
Succeeded by	Democrats of the Left
Newspaper	L'Unità
Youth wing	Youth Left
Membership	989,708 (1991); 613,412 (1998);
Ideology	Democratic socialism; Social democracy;
Political position	Left-wing
National affiliation	Alliance of Progressives (1994); The Olive Tree (1995–1998);
European affiliation	Party of European Socialists (1993–1998)
International affiliation	Socialist International (1993–1998)
European Parliament group	European United Left (1991–1993); Party of European Socialists (1993–1998);
Colors	Red
	Politics of Italy; Political parties; Elections;

The Democratic Party of the Left (Italian: Partito Democratico della Sinistra, PDS) was a democratic-socialist and social-democratic political party in Italy. Founded in February 1991 as the post-communist evolution of the Italian Communist Party,^[1]^[2]^[3] the party was the largest in the Alliance of Progressives and The Olive Tree coalitions. In February 1998, the party merged with minor parties to form Democrats of the Left. At its peak in 1991, the party had a membership of 989,708; by 1998, it was reduced to 613,412.^[4]

^ Simon Parker (1996). The New Italian Republic: New. Taylor & Francis. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-415-12162-0. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
^ Svante Ersson; Jan-Erik Lane (1998). Politics and Society in Western Europe. SAGE. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-7619-5862-8. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
^ Richard J. Samuels (2005). Machiavelli's Children: Leaders And Their Legacies In Italy And Japan. Cornell University Press. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-8014-8982-2. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
^ "Gli iscritti ai principali partiti politici italiani della Prima Repubblica dal 1945 al 1991". Cattaneo Institute. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 10 November 2013.

[1] Simon Parker (1996). The New Italian Republic: New. Taylor & Francis. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-415-12162-0. Retrieved 24 August 2012.

[2] Svante Ersson; Jan-Erik Lane (1998). Politics and Society in Western Europe. SAGE. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-7619-5862-8. Retrieved 17 August 2012.

[3] Richard J. Samuels (2005). Machiavelli's Children: Leaders And Their Legacies In Italy And Japan. Cornell University Press. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-8014-8982-2. Retrieved 17 August 2012.

[4] "Gli iscritti ai principali partiti politici italiani della Prima Repubblica dal 1945 al 1991". Cattaneo Institute. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 10 November 2013.

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Democratic Party of the Left Partito Democratico della Sinistra

Secretary	Achille Occhetto (1991–1994) Massimo D'Alema (1994–1998)
Founded	3 February 1991; 33 years ago (1991-02-03)
Dissolved	14 February 1998; 26 years ago (1998-02-14)
Preceded by	Italian Communist Party
Succeeded by	Democrats of the Left
Newspaper	L'Unità
Youth wing	Youth Left
Membership	989,708 (1991) 613,412 (1998)
Ideology	Democratic socialism Social democracy
Political position	Left-wing
National affiliation	Alliance of Progressives (1994) The Olive Tree (1995–1998)
European affiliation	Party of European Socialists (1993–1998)
International affiliation	Socialist International (1993–1998)
European Parliament group	European United Left (1991–1993) Party of European Socialists (1993–1998)
Colors	Red
Politics of Italy Political parties Elections