Historical Far Left

Historical Far Left
Estrema Sinistra Storica
LeadersAgostino Bertani
Felice Cavallotti
Andrea Còsta
Filippo Turati
Ettore Sacchi
Founded4 November 1877 (1877-11-04)
Dissolved27 May 1904 (1904-05-27)
Preceded byAction Party
Succeeded byItalian Radical Party
HeadquartersPalazzo Montecitorio, Rome
IdeologyRepublicanism
Nationalism
Radicalism
Socialism
Anti-clericalism
Political positionLeft-wing

The Historical Far Left (Italian: Estrema Sinistra Storica), originally known as Far Left (Italian: Estrema Sinistra), Radical Extreme (Italian: Estrema Radicale), simply The Extreme (Italian: L'Estrema), or Party of Democracy (Italian: Partito della Democrazia), was a left-wing parliamentary group and coalition of Radical, Republican and Socialist politicians in Italy during the second half of the 19th century. Formerly known as the extreme wing of the Historical Left before the unification of Italy, it became a separate group when the more moderate branch of the Left accepted the leadership of the House of Savoy to build the new Italian state.