The Democrats (Italy)

The Democrats I Democratici
President	Romano Prodi (1999) Arturo Parisi (1999–2002)
Founded	27 February 1999
Dissolved	23 March 2002
Merger of	Democratic Union Italy of Values The Network
Merged into	Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy
Headquarters	Piazza dei Santi Apostoli, 73 Rome, Italy
Ideology	Social liberalism Christian left Social democracy
Political position	Centre to centre-left
National affiliation	The Olive Tree
European affiliation	European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party
European Parliament group	European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Group
Colours	Orange   Light blue
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The Democrats (Italian: I Democratici, Dem) was a centrist^[1] and social-liberal political party in Italy.

The party was launched in 1999 by Romano Prodi, a few months after his dismissal as Prime Minister and leader of The Olive Tree coalition. Three parties merged into The Democrats: the Democratic Union, Italy of Values and The Network. Also splinters from the Italian People's Party joined. In 2002 The Democrats were merged into Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy, which would be merged into the Democratic Party in 2007.