Combatants' Party
Combatants' Party Partito dei Combattenti | |
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| Founded | 1919 |
| Dissolved | 1923 |
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy |
| Ideology | Italian nationalism Veteran interests |
| Political position | Right-wing |
The Combatants' Party (Italian: Partito dei Combattenti, PdC) was a nationalist political party in Italy, whose aim was to protect the interests of First World War veterans.
History
It was formed for the 1919 general election and gained 4.1% of the vote and 20 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. The party joined the leftist Italian Socialist Party of Nicola Bombacci as part of the opposition against the Christian democrat/Liberal majority.
On 17 August 1920 the Combatants' Party changed its name into Party of Renewal (Partito del Rinnovamento)[1] or Group of Renewal (Gruppo del Rinnovamento), also opening up to non-combatants,[2] but causing a schism by a large number of sections, some of which wanted to maintain the non-partisan independence of the Association, while other sections proposed to found an Italian action party.
By the 1921 election it had declined and won only 1.7% of the vote and 10 seats.[3] This time they joined the governing coalition of the right headed up by the Italian People's Party and the National Bloc.
Electoral results
| Chamber of Deputies | |||||
| Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 232,923 (6th) | 4.1 | 20 / 508
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–
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several
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| 1921 | 113,839 (10th) | 1.7 | 10 / 535
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 10 |
several
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References
- ^ Storia dei partiti politici italiani
- ^ Il Partito Popolare Italiano
- ^ Piergiorgio Corbetta; Maria Serena Piretti, Atlante storico-elettorale d'Italia, Zanichelli, Bologna 2009
