The Italian Democratic Party ( it, Partito Democratico Italiano, PDI) was an

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right-wing

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founded in 1944.

History

The party was founded by the union of the following clubs and movements: * Centre of Italian Democracy (''Centro della Democrazia Italiana''); * Party of Union (''Partito d'Unione''); * Social Democratic Party (''Partito Sociale Democratico''); * Party of Democratic Union (''Partito d'Unione Democratica''); * Movement of Democratic Renewal (''Movimento di Rinnovazione Democratica''); * Italian Progressive Party (''Partito Progressista Italiano''). In the 1946 general election, the PDI took part of the coalition named

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(''Blocco Nazionale della Libertà'' - BNL). After that, PDI dissolved and its members entered into the

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and

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. In 1959

and People's Monarchist Party merged into the

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, the Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity (named ''Italian Democratic Party'' until 1961). {{Authority control Defunct political parties in Italy Monarchist parties in Italy Political parties established in 1944 1944 establishments in Italy