Italian People's Party Partito Popolare Italiano | |
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| General Secretary | Luigi Sturzo (1919–1923) Alcide De Gasperi (1923–1925) |
| Founded | 18 January 1919 |
| Dissolved | 5 November 1926 |
| Merger of | UECI, FUCI, CC, PPT |
| Succeeded by | Christian Democracy[1] |
| Headquarters | Rome |
| Newspaper | Corriere d'Italia (1906-1923) Il Popolo (1923-1925) |
| Ideology | Christian democracy Popularism[2] |
| Political position | Centre[1] |
| Colours | White |
| Anthem | "O bianco fiore" |
The Italian People's Party (Italian: Partito Popolare Italiano, PPI), also translated as Italian Popular Party, was a Christian-democratic[3] political party in Italy inspired by Catholic social teaching.[4] It was active in the 1920s, but fell apart because it was deeply split between the pro- and anti-fascist elements. Its platform called for an elective Senate, proportional representation, corporatism, agrarian reform, women's suffrage, political decentralisation, independence of the Catholic Church, and welfare legislation.[5]
- ^ a b Michael D. Driessen (2014). Religion and Democratization: Framing Religious and Political Identities in Muslim and Catholic Societies. Oxford University Press. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-19-932970-0.
- ^ Giuseppe Portonera. Euno (ed.). "Partito, Popolare, Italiano: tre caratteri fondamentali di una storia interrotta". Ho theológos. pp. 114–115.
- ^ Stanley G. Payne (1995). A History of Fascism, 1914–1945. Univ of Wisconsin Press. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-299-14874-4.
- ^ Maurizio Cotta; Luca Verzichelli (12 May 2007). Political Institutions of Italy. Oxford University Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-19-928470-2. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ Frank J. Coppa, ed., Dictionary of modern Italian history (Greenwood, 1985) p 209-10