National Bloc (Italy, 1948)
National Bloc Blocco Nazionale | |
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Liberism Populism | |
Political position | Right-wing |
The National Bloc (Italian: Blocco Nazionale) was a right-wing electoral alliance formed for the 1948 Italian general election by the Italian Liberal Party and the Common Man's Front.
History
The alliance scored a poor 3.8% in the election for the House, gaining 16 seats,[1] while a 5.4% was reached for the Senate where the single-man constituencies and the age-restricted suffrage gave an advantage to this list formed by old pre-fascist politicians. The list generally suffered the concurrence of Christian Democracy, which was seen by centrist and right-wing electors as the sole shield against the Soviet-aligned Popular Democratic Front.[2]
The alliance soon disappeared, leaving only as a party with some electoral support.
Composition
It was composed of the following political parties:
Party | Ideology | Leader | |
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Italian Liberal Party (PLI) | Liberalism | Roberto Lucifero d'Aprigliano | |
Common Man's Front (UQ) | Populism | Guglielmo Giannini | |
Union for National Reconstruction | Liberalism | Francesco Nitti
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Election results
Chamber of Deputies
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Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | |
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1948 | 1,003,727 (#4) | 3.8 | 19 / 574
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Senate of the Republic
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Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | |
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1948 | 1,222,419 (#3) | 5.4 | 7 / 237
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