Centre-right coalition

Centre-right coalition Coalizione di centrodestra
Leaders	Silvio Berlusconi Giorgia Meloni Matteo Salvini
Founded	18 November 2007
Preceded by	House of Freedoms
Political position	Centre-right
Colours	Blue
Chamber of Deputies	90 / 630
Senate	65 / 315
European Parliament	19 / 73
Regional Government	3 / 20
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Centre-right coalition (Italian: Coalizione di centrodestra) refers to a political alliance of political parties in Italy, which contested the 2008 and the 2013 general elections under the leadership of Silvio Berlusconi, three-times Prime Minister of Italy. The centre-right coalition is the successor to the House of Freedoms, which had existed from 2000 to 2008.

2008 general election

The coalition was launched after the dissolution of the House of Freedoms as a result of the merger between Forza Italia, National Alliance and minor parties to form The People of Freedom (PdL),^[1] which continued its alliance with Lega Nord.^[2] In the 2008 general election the coalition, whose leader and prime ministerial candidate was Berlusconi, was composed as follows:

	Ideology	Leader
The People of Freedom (PdL)	Liberal conservatism	Silvio Berlusconi
Lega Nord (LN)	Regionalism	Umberto Bossi
Movement for Autonomy (MpA)	Regionalism	Raffaele Lombardo

2013 general election

The coalition ran also for the 2013 general election, under Berlusconi's leadership.^[3] In the event, it included, among others:

	Ideology	Leader
The People of Freedom (PdL)	Liberal conservatism	Silvio Berlusconi
Lega Nord (LN)	Regionalism	Roberto Maroni
Brothers of Italy (FdI)	National conservatism	Giorgia Meloni
The Right (LD)	Italian nationalism	Francesco Storace
Movement for the Autonomies (MpA)	Regionalism	Raffaele Lombardo
Great South (GS)	Regionalism	Gianfranco Micciché
Pensioners' Party (PP)	Pensioners' interests	Carlo Fatuzzo
Moderates in Revolution (MiR)	Christian democracy	Gianpiero Samorì

Current composition

In 2013 Berlusconi refounded Forza Italia. Most of the Christian-democratic faction of the former PdL, led by Angelino Alfano, left to form the New Centre-Right. The coalition, which functions only at local level, is composed of the following parties:

	Ideology	Leader
Lega Nord (LN)	Regionalism, Populism	Matteo Salvini
Us with Salvini (NcS)	Regionalism, Populism	Matteo Salvini
Forza Italia (FI)	Liberal conservatism	Silvio Berlusconi
Brothers of Italy (FdI)	National conservatism	Giorgia Meloni
National Action (AN)	National conservatism	Gianni Alemanno
The Right (LD)	National conservatism	Francesco Storace

Electoral results

Italian Parliament

Election year	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	# of overall seats won	+/–	Leader
Chamber of Deputies
2008	17,064,506 (#1)	46.8	344 / 630	–	Silvio Berlusconi
2013	9,923,109 (#2)	29.2	125 / 630	219	Silvio Berlusconi

Election year	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	# of overall seats won	+/–	Leader
Senate of the Republic
2008	15,508,899 (#1)	47.3	174 / 315	–	Silvio Berlusconi
2013	9,405,679 (#2)	30.7	117 / 315	57	Silvio Berlusconi

References

↑ "Italy returns Berlusconi to power". BBC News. 15 April 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
↑ Daniele Albertazzi; Duncan McDonnell (2015). Populists in Power. Routledge. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-317-53503-4. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
↑ "Italian election results: gridlock likely – as it happened". Guardian. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.

Political parties in Italy

Major	Democratic Party Five Star Movement

Medium	Forza Italia Lega Nord–Us with Salvini New Centre-Right–Union of the Centre Left Ecology Freedom–Future to the Left/Italian Left

Minor	Brothers of Italy Green Italy–Federation of the Greens Italy of Values Conservatives and Reformists Civic Choice Democrazia Solidale Possible–Free Alternative Identity and Action Act! Italian Socialist Party Democratic Centre Movement for the Autonomies Great South Communist Refoundation Party Alliance for Italy New Italian Socialist Party Popular Construction Populars for Italy X Movement Unique Italy The Right Communist Party of Italy The Network 2018

Regional	Aosta Valley Valdostan Union Progressive Valdostan Union Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology Edelweiss Piedmont Lega Nord Piemont Moderates Lombardy Lega Lombarda South Tyrol South Tyrolean People's Party Die Freiheitlichen Greens South Tyrolean Freedom Trentino Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party Union for Trentino Trentino Project Lega Nord Trentino Trentino Civic List Veneto Liga Veneta Tosi List for Veneto We Independent Veneto Venetian Independence Friuli-Venezia Giulia Responsible Autonomy Lega Nord FVG Civic Freedom Emilia-Romagna Lega Nord Emilia Lega Nord Romagna Liguria Lega Nord Liguria Tuscany Lega Nord Toscana Marche Lega Nord Marche Marche 2020 Umbria Lega Nord Umbria Campania We the South Basilicata Reality Italy Calabria The DemoKRats Autonomy and Rights Sicily Pact of Democrats for Reforms Party of Sicilians The Megaphone Democratic Sicily Sardinia Sardinian Reformers Sardinian Action Party United Project Republic of Sardinia Party of Sardinians Red Moors Sardinian Democratic Union Christian Popular Union

Abroad	South America Associative Movement Italians Abroad South American Union Italian Emigrants

Parliament	Chamber and Senate Mixed Group Popular Area Senate For the Autonomies Liberal Popular Alliance – Autonomies Great Autonomies and Freedom

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