Liberals–Democrats–Radicals

Not to be confused with Liberals (Italy).
Liberals–Democrats–Radicals
Liberali–Democratici–Radicali
Leader Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
Founded 1919 (1919)
Dissolved 1921 (1921)
Preceded by Liberals
Succeeded by Democratic Liberal Party
Headquarters Rome, Italy
Ideology Social liberalism
Liberalism
Radicalism
Political position Centre-left

The Liberals–Democrats–Radicals (Italian: Liberali–Demoratici–Radicali) was a social-liberal political alliance, active in Italy in the first decades of the 20th century.

History

It was formed for the 1919 general election, arriving third after the Socialist Party and the People's Party, with 15.9% and 96 seats, doing particularly well in Piedmont and Southern Italy, especially in Sicily, the home-region of party's leader and former Prime Minister Vittorio Emanuele Orlando.[1]

Ideology

The Liberals–Democrats–Radicals were the expression of the Italian liberalism and the upper-middle class, like cities' bourgeoisie, business owners and artisans. In the alliance there were also a main group of radicals. The LDR also supported a right to vote and the public school for all children.

Electoral results

Chamber of Deputies
Election year # of
overall votes
% of
overall vote
# of
overall seats won
+/– Leader
1919 904,195 (#3) 15.9
96 / 535
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando

References

  1. Piergiorgio Corbetta; Maria Serena Piretti, Atlante storico-elettorale d'Italia, Zanichelli, Bologna 2009
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