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Christian Democracy (Italian: Democrazia Cristiana, DC) was a Christian democratic political party in Italy. The DC was founded on 15 December 1943 in the Italian Social Republic (Nazi-occupied Italy) as the nominal successor of the Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crusader shield (scudo crociato).
- 16 January 1994
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- 15 December 1943
Italy’s Christian Democratic party emerged after the country’s defeat in World War II and was at the centre of every government until its collapse and disappearance in the early 1990s.
Many Christian Democrats looked for an “opening to the left”—an alliance with the Italian Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Italiano; PSI)—and in 1963, after years of careful political groundwork, Aldo Moro of the Christian Democrats succeeded in forming a government that included the PSI.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Christian Democracy in Italy | The Review of Politics | Cambridge Core. Home. > Journals. > The Review of Politics. > Volume 9 Issue 1. > Christian Democracy in Italy. English. Français. Christian Democracy in Italy. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2009. Mario Einaudi. Article. Metrics. Get access. Share. Cite.
- Mario Einaudi
- 1947
Christian Democracy ( Italian: Democrazia Cristiana, DC) is a minor Christian democratic and strongly social-conservative political party in Italy. The current leader of the party is Denis Martucci .
- 2002
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- Denis Martucci
Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic political party in Italy. The DC was founded on 15 December 1943 in the Italian Social Republic as the nominal successor of the Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crusader shield.
Democrazia Cristiana (DC) was the cornerstone of the First Republic. Thanks to the Communist Party’s exclusion from government, the DC was the core of government, dominating the political arena. Changes in government were often a consequence of factional struggles within the DC rather than elections.
