Liberals, Democrats and Radicals

The Agreed Lists of Liberals, Democrats and Radicals (Italian: Liste concordate di liberali, democratici e radicali) were a liberal and radical political alliance in Italy in the first decades of the 20th century.

Liberals, Democrats and Radicals
Liberali, democratici e radicali
LeaderVittorio Emanuele Orlando
Founded1919 (1919)
Dissolved1921 (1921)
Split fromLiberal Union
Italian Radical Party
Succeeded byDemocratic Liberal Party
IdeologyLiberalism
Radicalism
Political positionCentre

History

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It was formed for the 1919 Italian general election, arriving third after the Italian Socialist Party and the Italian People's Party, with 15.9% and 96 seats, doing particularly well in Piedmont and Southern Italy, especially in Sicily, the home-region of party's leader and former Prime Minister Vittorio Emanuele Orlando.[1]

Ideology

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The Liberals, Democrats, and Radicals were the expression of the liberalism and radicalism in Italy and the upper-middle class, such as cities' bourgeoisie, business owners, and artisans. In the alliance, there were also a main group of the Italian Radical Party. The alliance supported a right to vote and the public school for all children.

Electoral results

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Chamber of Deputies
Election year Votes % Seats +/− Leader
1919 904,195 (#3) 15.9
96 / 535

References

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  1. ^ Piergiorgio Corbetta; Maria Serena Piretti, Atlante storico-elettorale d'Italia, Zanichelli, Bologna 2009