Democrats of the Left
Democrats of the Left Democratici di Sinistra | |
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| Secretary |
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| President | Massimo D'Alema |
| Founded | 14 February 1998 |
| Dissolved | 14 October 2007 |
| Preceded by | Democratic Party of the Left |
| Merged into | Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | Via Palermo 12, Rome |
| Youth wing | Youth Left |
| Membership (2007) | 615,414 |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation |
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| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| European Parliament group | Party of European Socialists |
| International affiliation | Socialist International |
| Colors | Red |
The Democrats of the Left (Italian: Democratici di Sinistra, DS) was a social-democratic political party in Italy. Positioned on the centre-left, 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.