United Socialists – PSI ( it, Socialisti Uniti – PSI) was a minor

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. Its leaders were

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and

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History

The party, which was launched at a convention in Rome on 10 October 2009, would emerge from the merger of

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, the faction of the

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(PS) around Craxi (who was the founder of The Italian Socialists in 2005) and possibly some other figures from the late

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. Craxi had earlier left the PS because he did not agree with its merger into

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(SEL). However, in November, the PS refused to merge into SEL too. Subsequently Craxi renewed his party membership.
In 2011 the party merged into the

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References

External links

Official website
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