Political parties in Italy lists political parties in Italy. Italy has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political coalitions, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party. Inside the system numerous parties operate and no one party often a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

The parties

The general rule on naming applies. That means: the parties are named in the English translation and the original native name is placed on the first line of the article unless the native form is more commonly used in English than the English form. Rationale and specifics: See: Wikipedia:Naming conventions (use English).

Coalitions

• House of Freedoms
• The Union (centered on Olive Tree federation, with more allies)

Major

The five political parties that have had more than 4% at the last 2001 elections

• Daisy-Democracy is Freedom (Margherita) 14,52%
• Democrats of the Left (Democratici di Sinistra) 16,57%
• Forza Italia 29,43%
• National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale) 12,02%
• Communist Refoundation Party (Partito della Rifondazione Comunista) 5,03%

Minor

Less than 4% at the 2001 elections:

• Northern League (Lega Nord)
• European Republican Movement (Movimento Repubblicani Europei)
• Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi)
• Fiamma Tricolore
• Italian Democratic Socialists (Socialisti Democratici Italiani)
• Italian Liberal Party (Partito Liberale Italiano)
• Italian Monarchist Party (Partito Monarchico Italiano)
• Italian Radicals (Radicali Italiani)
• List Bonino (Lista Bonino)
• Italian Republican Party (Partito Repubblicano Italiano)
• Italian Social Democratic Party (Partito Social Democratico Italiano)
• Italian Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Italiano)
• Italy of Values-List Di Pietro (Italia dei Valori - Lista Di Pietro)
• National Democracy (Democrazia Nazionale)
• Party of Italian Communists (Partito dei Comunisti Italiani)
• Pensioners' Party (Partito dei Pensionati)
• Popular Alliance-UDEUR (Alleanza Popolare-UDEUR)
• Proletarian Democracy (Democrazia Proletaria)
• Sardian Action Party (Partito Sardo d'Azione) (separatist)
• Sardinia Nation (Sardigna Natzione, separatist)
• Social Alternative (Alternativa Sociale)
• Socialist Party New PSI (Partito Socialista Nuovo PSI)
• Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity
• South Tyrolese People's Party (Südtiroler Volkspartei)
• Union for South Tyrol (Union für Südtirol)
• Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (Unione dei Democratici Cristiani e Democratici di Centro), 35 deputies at 2001 elections
• Valdotanian Union (Union Valdotaine, separatist)

Former

• Christian Democracy (Democrazia Cristiana)
• Italian Communist Party (Partito Comunista Italiano)
• Italian Social Movement (Movimento Sociale Italiano)
• Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (Unione dei democratici cristiani di centro)

See also

• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals
• Liberalism and radicalism in Italy