Democrats of the Left
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This article is about the Italian political party active in 1998–2007. For for its predecessor, see Democratic Party of the Left.
The Democrats of the Left (Italian: Democratici di Sinistra, DS) was a social-democratic political party in Italy.[2][3][4] Positioned on the centre-left,[5] the DS, successor of the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS) and the Italian Communist Party, was formed in 1998 upon the merger of the PDS with several minor parties. A member of The Olive Tree coalition, the DS was successively led by Massimo D'Alema, Walter Veltroni, and Piero Fassino, and merged with Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy and a number of minor centre-left parties to form the Democratic Party in October 2007.[6]
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Democrats of the Left Democratici di Sinistra | |
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President | Massimo D'Alema |
Founded | 14 February 1998; 26 years ago (1998-02-14) |
Dissolved | 14 October 2007; 16 years ago (2007-10-14) |
Preceded by | Democratic Party of the Left |
Merged into | Democratic Party |
Headquarters | Via Palermo 12, Rome |
Youth wing | Youth Left |
Membership (2007) | 615,414[1] |
Ideology | Social democracy |
Political position | Centre-left |
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European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
International affiliation | Socialist International |
European Parliament group | Party of European Socialists |
Colors | Red |
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