Centre-left coalition
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Centre-left coalition
Coalizione di centrosinistra |
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|---|---|
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colours | Red |
| Chamber of Deputies |
344 / 630
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| Senate |
123 / 315
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| European Parliament |
30 / 73
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| Regional Government |
16 / 20
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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.
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.
During the Prodi I Cabinet the coalition was composed of six parties:
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:
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:
In the 2006 general election the coalition was composed by the following parties:
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