Democrats of the Left

This article is about the Italian political party active in 1998–2007. For for its predecessor, see Democratic Party of the Left.

Democrats of the Left
Democratici di Sinistra
Secretary
PresidentMassimo D'Alema
Founded14 February 1998; 26 years ago (1998-02-14)
Dissolved14 October 2007; 17 years ago (2007-10-14)
Preceded byDemocratic Party of the Left
Merged intoDemocratic Party
HeadquartersVia Palermo 12, Rome
Youth wingYouth Left
Membership (2007)615,414[1]
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliation
European affiliationParty of European Socialists
European Parliament groupParty of European Socialists
International affiliationSocialist International
Colors  Red

The Democrats of the Left (Italian: Democratici di Sinistra, DS) was a social-democratic political party in Italy.[2][3][4] Positioned on the centre-left,[5] the DS, successor of the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS) and the Italian Communist Party, was formed in 1998 upon the merger of the PDS with several minor parties. A member of The Olive Tree coalition, the DS was successively led by Massimo D'Alema, Walter Veltroni, and Piero Fassino, and merged with Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy and a number of minor centre-left parties to form the Democratic Party in October 2007.[6]

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  6. ^ Donatella M. Viola (2015). "Italy". Routledge Handbook of European Elections. Routledge. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-317-50363-7.