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Democratic Party of the Left
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This article is about the Italian political party active in 1991–1998. For for its successor, see Democrats of the Left.
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]
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Democratic Party of the Left Partito Democratico della Sinistra | |
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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 |
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Political position | Left-wing |
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European affiliation | Party of European Socialists (1993–1998) |
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International affiliation | Socialist International (1993–1998) |
Colors | Red |
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