Liberal Union (Italy)

Liberal Union
Unione Liberale
LeaderGiovanni Giolitti
Other leadersSidney Sonnino
Antonio Salandra
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
Luigi Facta
Founded1913
Dissolved1922
Merger ofHistorical Left
Historical Right
Succeeded byItalian Liberal Party
HeadquartersRome, Kingdom of Italy
IdeologyLiberalism[1]
Classical liberalism
Conservative liberalism[2]
Political positionCentre[3] to centre-right[4]
Colours  Blue
Election symbol

The Liberal Union (Italian: Unione Liberale),[5] simply and collectively called Liberals (Italian: Liberali), was a political alliance formed in the first years of the 20th century by the Italian Prime Minister and leader of the Historical Left Giovanni Giolitti. The alliance was formed when the Left and the Right merged in a single centrist and liberal coalition which largely dominated the Italian Parliament.

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  2. ^ "L'Italia dalla crisi di fine secolo all'età giolittiana". Istituto Luigi Sturzo. p. 2. Archived from the original on 2018-01-19.
  3. ^ Francesco Malgeri (2002). La stagione del centrismo. Politica e società nell'Italia del secondo dopoguerra (1945–1960). Rubbettino. 420 p.
  4. ^ Donovan, Mark; Newell, James L. (2008). "Centrism in Italian politics". Modern Italy. 13 (4): 381–397.
  5. ^ Gori, Annarita (2014). Tra patria e campanile. Ritualità civili e culture politiche a Firenze in età giolittiana. Franco Angeli Edizioni.