Alliance of Progressives

Not to be confused with Progressive Alliance (disambiguation).

Alliance of Progressives
Alleanza dei Progressisti
Leader
Founded
  • February 1994 (first iteration)
  • 1996 (second iteration)
Dissolved
  • March 1995 (first iteration)
  • 1996 (second iteration)
Succeeded byThe Olive Tree
Political positionLeft-wing[1][2]

The Alliance of Progressives (Italian: Alleanza dei Progressisti) was a left-wing[1][2] political alliance of parties in Italy formed in 1994, with relevant predecessors at local level in 1993.[3][4] The leader of the alliance was Achille Occhetto.[5] The alliance was a predecessor of the modern-day centre-left coalition.

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  4. ^ Stefan Köppl (2007). Das politische System Italiens: Eine Einführung. Springer-Verlag. p. 98. ISBN 978-3-531-14068-1.
  5. ^ Gino Moliterno, ed. (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture. Routledge. p. 852. ISBN 978-1-134-75877-7.