National Democratic Alliance (Italy)
The National Democratic Alliance (Italian: Alleanza Democratica Nazionale, ADN) was a short-lived liberal political party in Italy.
It was formed in March 1953 by disgruntled members of the Italian Liberal Party (PLI), who did not agree with the new electoral law approved by the Parliament with the support of their party.[1] Its leaders were and . Also non-Liberals joined: , a Christian Democrat, , a Republican, and Andrea Finocchiaro Aprile, former leader of the Sicilian Independentist Movement.
The party won 0.4% of the vote in the 1953 general election and soon after was disbanded, but obtained its goal: thanks to ADN and Popular Unity, the governing coalition did not pass the 50% of the vote, which would have given to it a majority bonus (two-thirds of the seats in the Chamber of Deputies).[1]
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- ^ a b Philip Cooke (10 May 2011). The Legacy of the Italian Resistance. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 43–44. ISBN 978-0-230-11901-7.
- Defunct political parties in Italy
- Political parties established in 1953
- Political parties disestablished in 1953
- 1953 establishments in Italy
- Liberal parties in Italy