Italian People's Party (1919)
Italian People's Party Partito Popolare Italiano | |
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| General Secretary | Luigi Sturzo (1919–1923) Alcide De Gasperi (1923–1925) |
| Founded | 18 January 1919 |
| Dissolved | 5 November 1926 |
| Merger of | UECI, FUCI, CC, PPT |
| Succeeded by | Christian Democracy |
| Headquarters | Rome |
| Newspaper | Corriere d'Italia (1906-1923) Il Popolo (1923-1925) |
| Ideology | Christian democracy (Italian) Political Catholicism Christian corporatism Autonomism Social conservatism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| European affiliation | SIPDIC |
| Colours | White |
| Anthem | "O bianco fiore" |
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The Italian People's Party (Italian: Partito Popolare Italiano, PPI), also translated as Italian Popular Party, was a Christian-democratic political party in Italy inspired by Catholic social teaching. It was active in the 1920s, but fell apart because it was deeply split between the pro- and anti-fascist elements. Its platform called for an elective Senate, proportional representation, corporatism, agrarian reform, women's suffrage, political decentralisation, independence of the Catholic Church, and welfare legislation.