Bersaniani

Bersaniani referred to the followers of Pier Luigi Bersani, a former secretary of the Democratic Party, a political party in Italy.

The Bersaniani, who were formerly affiliated with the Dalemiani (the followers of Massimo D'Alema), represented traditional social democracy within the party and have their power base in the "red" regions, mainly Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany. Since his election as secretary, Bersani gained autonomy from D'Alema, but they are still close allies. Bersani's main supporters include Maurizio Migliavacca, Virginio Merola, Vasco Errani, Enrico Rossi, Nicola Zingaretti, Stefano Fassina, Andrea Orlando and Matteo Orfini.^[1]

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v t Factions of the Democratic Party (Italy)
Current factions	Christian democrats (The Populars) – Liberals and centrists (Reformist Base Democratic Energy Liberal PD AreaDem–Franceschiniani) – Christian leftists (Social Christians) – Social democrats and socialists (Great Square Fassiniani Side by Side Socialists and Democrats Democracy Europe Society LeftDem NetworkDem) – Greens (Democratic Ecologists) – Heterogeneous (Democratic Front)
Former factions	Christian democrats (Middle Italy Popular Italy Demitiani Mariniani Fourth Phase Teodem Lettiani–360 Association Democratic Space) – Liberals and centrists (Renziani–Back to the Future Always Forward Harambee Rutelliani–Free Democrats Liberal Left Democratic Movement–Veltroniani) – Christian leftists (Olivists Democrats Really) – Social democrats and socialists (Reformist Alliance Democrats, Laicists, Socialists To the Left Say Left Left for the Country United to the Left Reformists and Democrats Democracy and Socialism Democrats in Network Change Italy Simply Democrats Make the PD Freedom and Rights Reformist Area Bersaniani Dalemiani Democratic Socialists Remake Italy Left is Change)
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