FdI
GFratelli d'Italia
2012–present
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- National conservatism
Giorgia Meloni's party, first in 2022 and leading the government since.
European Conservatives and Reformists
Countries
26 parties active in Italy today, biggest at the last election first. Click a card for its history.
Fratelli d'Italia
2012–present
Giorgia Meloni's party, first in 2022 and leading the government since.
Partito Democratico
2007–present
Italy's main centre-left party since 2007.
Movimento 5 Stelle
2009–present
Founded by Beppe Grillo; first party in 2013 and 2018.
Lega
1991–present
Born as the Northern League from the Lega Lombarda; national right-wing party under Matteo Salvini.
Forza Italia
1994–present
Silvio Berlusconi's party, founded in 1994 (refounded in 2013).
Alleanza Verdi e Sinistra
2022–present
Joint list of Europa Verde and Sinistra Italiana.
Più Europa
2017–present
Emma Bonino's pro-European liberal party.
Unione di Centro
2002–present
Christian-democratic centre (with Noi con l'Italia in 2018 and Noi Moderati in 2022).
Sud chiama Nord
2020–present
Cateno De Luca's regionalist party.
Centro Democratico
2012–present
Small centrist party (with Luigi Di Maio's Impegno Civico in 2022).
Südtiroler Volkspartei
1945–present
The party of South Tyrol's German- and Ladin-speaking communities.
Union Valdôtaine and Aosta Valley lists
1945–present
The autonomist lists that contest the Aosta Valley's single seat.
Partito Repubblicano Italiano
1895–present
Italy's oldest party, small and centrist; part of most governments of the First Republic.
Partito Radicale
1955–present
Marco Pannella's liberal-libertarian party and its later lists.
Liga Veneta
1980–present
Venetian autonomist party, later part of the Lega.
Rifondazione Comunista
1991–present
Communist party founded by those who rejected the PCI's change into the PDS.
Italia dei Valori
1998–present
Antonio Di Pietro's party.
Nuovo PSI
2001–present
Centre-right socialists (with Christian Democracy in 2006).
Movimento per le Autonomie
2005–present
Southern autonomist party allied with the PdL in 2008.
Partito Sardo d'Azione
1921–present
Sardinian autonomist party.
Lista per Trieste
1976–present
Triestine local list.
Azione
2019–present
Action, Carlo Calenda's liberal party; ran with Italia Viva in 2022 as Azione–IV.
Italia Viva
2019–present
Italia Viva, Matteo Renzi's centrist party; ran with Action in 2022 as Azione–IV.
Noi Moderati
2022–present
Noi Moderati, a centrist party in the governing centre-right coalition.
Partito Liberaldemocratico
2025–present
The Liberal Democratic Party, a small centrist party founded in 2025.
Futuro Nazionale
2026–present
Futuro Nazionale, Roberto Vannacci's nationalist party, founded in 2026.
Azione – Italia Viva
2022–2022
Joint list of Carlo Calenda's Azione and Matteo Renzi's Italia Viva in 2022.
Democrazia Cristiana
1943–1994
Italy's dominant party from 1948 to 1992, in every government until 1994.
Partito Comunista Italiano
1921–1991
The largest communist party in Western Europe, second in every election from 1953 to 1987; became the PDS in 1991.
Fronte Democratico Popolare
1947–1948
The joint list of the PCI and PSI in 1948.
Partito Socialista Italiano
1892–1994
Italy's socialist party; in government with the DC from 1963, led by Bettino Craxi in the 1980s.
Partito Socialista Unificato
1966–1969
The short-lived reunion of the PSI and PSDI (1968 election).
Partito Socialista Democratico Italiano
1947–1998
Social-democratic split from the PSI (1947), long a junior partner of the DC.
Partito Socialista Italiano di Unità Proletaria
1964–1972
Left-wing split from the PSI (1964-1972).
Partito Liberale Italiano
1922–1994
The liberal party of the First Republic.
Monarchists
1946–1972
The monarchist parties (PNM, PMP, PDIUM), strongest in the South in the 1950s.
Blocco Nazionale
1948–1948
Joint list of liberals and the Common Man's Front in 1948.
Movimento Sociale Italiano
1946–1995
The post-fascist right; became Alleanza Nazionale in 1995.
Democrazia Proletaria
1975–1991
Far-left party of the 1970s and 1980s.
Partito di Unità Proletaria
1972–1984
Left-wing party grown from Il Manifesto.
Federazione dei Verdi
1986–2021
Italy's green party (the Sunflower list with the SDI in 2001).
Partito Democratico della Sinistra
1991–1998
Successor of the PCI (1991); became the Democrats of the Left in 1998.
Democratici di Sinistra
1998–2007
Successor of the PDS; merged into the Democratic Party in 2007.
Comunisti Italiani
1998–2016
Split from Rifondazione in 1998.
La Rete
1991–1999
Leoluca Orlando's anti-mafia movement.
Il Popolo della Libertà
2008–2013
Merger of Forza Italia and Alleanza Nazionale (2008-2013).
Alleanza Nazionale
1995–2009
Gianfranco Fini's national-conservative successor of the MSI.
Partito Popolare Italiano
1994–2002
Main heir of the DC (1994-2002).
Patto Segni
1993–2003
Mario Segni's centrist list.
Alleanza Democratica
1993–1997
Centre-left liberal party of the Progressives.
Popolari per Prodi
1996–1996
The 1996 joint list of the PPI, SVP, PRI and Democratic Union.
Rinnovamento Italiano
1996–2002
Lamberto Dini's centrist party.
CCD–CDU
1994–2002
The centre-right Christian democrats, later the UDC.
La Margherita
2001–2007
Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy; merged into the Democratic Party in 2007.
L'Ulivo
1995–2007
The Olive Tree, the joint DS-Margherita list in 2006.
La Rosa nel Pugno
2005–2007
Joint list of the Radicals and the SDI (2006).
UDEUR Popolari
1999–2013
Clemente Mastella's centrist party.
La Sinistra l'Arcobaleno
2007–2008
Joint list of the radical left in 2008.
La Destra
2007–2017
Francesco Storace's right-wing party.
Scelta Civica
2013–2019
Mario Monti's centrist party.
Sinistra Ecologia Libertà
2009–2016
Nichi Vendola's left-wing party.
Liberi e Uguali
2017–2019
Left-wing list of 2018.
Italia Europa Insieme
2017–2018
Small centre-left list of 2018.
Civica Popolare
2017–2018
Beatrice Lorenzin's centrist list of 2018.
Movimento Comunità
1947–1960
Adriano Olivetti's movement.
Partito dei Contadini d'Italia
1920–1963
Small agrarian party.
Lega d'Azione Meridionale
1991–2009
Giancarlo Cito's party from Taranto.
Lega Autonomia Veneta
1991–1998
Venetian autonomist list.