Italian People's Party (1919)

Italian People's Party

Partito Popolare Italiano
Italian People's Party Partito Popolare Italiano
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
Headquarters	Rome
Newspaper	Corriere d'Italia (1906-1923); Il Popolo (1923-1925)
Ideology	Christian democracy; Popularism
Political position	Centre
Colours	White
Anthem	"O bianco fiore"
	Politics of Italy; Political parties; Elections;

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 social 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

[Driessen2014-1] 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.

[2] Giuseppe Portonera. Euno (ed.). "Partito, Popolare, Italiano: tre caratteri fondamentali di una storia interrotta". Ho theológos. pp. 114–115.

[Payne1995-3] Stanley G. Payne (1995). A History of Fascism, 1914–1945. Univ of Wisconsin Press. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-299-14874-4.

[CottaVerzichelli2007-4] 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.

[5] Frank J. Coppa, ed., Dictionary of modern Italian history (Greenwood, 1985) p 209-10

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Italian People's Party Partito Popolare Italiano

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"
Politics of Italy Political parties Elections