Party of Italian Communists

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Not to be confused with the much larger, disbanded Italian Communist Party.
Party of Italian Communists
Partito dei Comunisti Italiani
Colors  Red
Party flag
PdCI flag flown in Carrara (2007)

The Party of Italian Communists (

first cabinet. In December 2014, the party was transformed into the Communist Party of Italy (PCd'I), which would later evolve into the new version of the Italian Communist Party
(PCI).

History

Foundation and early years

In October 1998, the PRC was divided between those who wanted to stop supporting

Minister of Justice
.

Despite the split of most of PRC's parliamentary representation, the PRC remained more popular than the PdCI with voters, both in the 1999 European Parliament election (4.3% to 2.0%) and the 2001 general election (5.0% to 1.7%).

Leadership of Diliberto

Diliberto, who had been elected secretary in 2000, led the PdCI to continue its participation in the

centre-right House of Freedoms
coalition. The PdCI obtained 1.7% of the vote and a handful of deputies and senators.

In the

second government
, which would last until January 2008.

In the meantime, Diliberto had become the undisputed leader of the party and since 2005 clashes between him and Cossutta became frequent. In 2006, the latter resigned from president and was replaced by Antonino Cuffaro. In 2007, Cossutta left the party altogether.

For the 2008 general election, the PdCI formed a joint list named Rainbow Left (SA) along with the PRC, the Greens and Democratic Left under Bertinotti's leadership. SA obtained a mere 3.1% (compared to 10.2% won by the constituent parties individually two years before) and no seats. In 2008, Diliberto was re-elected secretary and proposed to the PRC a re-unification of the two parties through a "communist constituent assembly".[5]

Out of Parliament

In the run-up of the

Anticapitalist and Communist List.[6] The list got 3.4% of the vote and no MEPs. In April 2009, the list was transformed into the Federation of the Left,[7][8] which would be disbanded by the end of 2012[9] and officially dissolved in 2015.[10] In the 2013 general election, the PdCI ran within Civil Revolution along with the PRC, the Greens, Italy of Values and minor groups, gaining 2.2% of the vote and no seats.[11] The PdCI did not contest the 2014 European Parliament election, withdrawing its early support for The Other Europe
electoral list.

Before and after the 2009 European election, the PdCI lost its right- and left-wings, respectively. In February, Unite the Left, led by Katia Bellillo (a former minister) and Umberto Guidoni (an incumbent MEP), left the party in order to participate in the election with the Left and Freedom list and would eventually merge into Left Ecology Freedom. In June, Marco Rizzo (the other incumbent MEP and former Diliberto's number two) was expelled[12] and would later form the hard-line Communist Party.

In July 2013, Diliberto stepped down from secretary after thirteen years and was replaced by Cesare Procaccini, a 65-year-old former metalworker from Marche.[1]

Communist Party of Italy

Main article: Communist Party of Italy (2014)

In December 2014, the PdCI was transformed into

Communist Party of Italy.[13]

Election results

Italian Parliament

Chamber of Deputies
Election year Votes % Seats +/− Leader
2001 620,859 1.7
10 / 630
–
Oliviero Diliberto
2006 884,127 2.3
16 / 630
Increase 6
Oliviero Diliberto
2008 into SA
–
0 / 630
Decrease 16
Oliviero Diliberto
2013 into RC
–
0 / 630
–
Oliviero Diliberto
Senate of the Republic
Election year Votes % Seats +/− Leader
2001 into
Ulivo
–
2 / 315
–
Oliviero Diliberto
2006 into
The Union
–
5 / 315
Increase 3
Oliviero Diliberto
2008 into SA
–
0 / 315
Decrease 5
Oliviero Diliberto
2013 into RC
–
0 / 315
–
Oliviero Diliberto

European Parliament

European Parliament
Election year Votes % Seats +/− Leader
1999 622,261 (12th) 2.0
2 / 87
–
Oliviero Diliberto
2004 787,613 (8th) 2.4
2 / 78
–
Oliviero Diliberto
2009 1,038,247 (6th)[a] 3.4
0 / 72
Decrease 2
Oliviero Diliberto
2014 Did not run
–
0 / 73
–
Cesare Procaccini
  1. ^ In a joint list with Communist Refoundation Party.

Symbols

  • 1998-1999
    1998-1999
  • 1999–2001
    1999–2001
  • 2001–2006
    2001–2006
  • 2006-2014
    2006-2014

Leadership

References

  1. ^ a b "Pdci, eletto nuovo segretario - Politica - ANSA.it".
  2. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2008). "Italy". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-1-4833-3327-4
    .
  4. ISBN 978-1-4522-5825-6
    .
  5. ^ "Diliberto rieletto segretario del Pdci, contro la minoranza: non rispettato il pluralismo".
  6. ^ "Pdci e Prc, lista unitaria il 6 giugno
    "Anticapitalisti, con la sinistra europea"    .
  7. ^ "Per un nuovo inizio: costruiamo insieme la federazione della sinistra di alternativa".
  8. ^ "Al via la nuova Federazione della sinistra".
  9. ^ "Le primarie spaccano la Fds".
  10. ^ "Atto di scioglimento di associazione politica" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Elezioni 2014".[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Lite con Diliberto, Rizzo fuori dal Pdci: «Sono capro espiatorio per le sconfitte»" .
  13. ^ "Ritorna il Partito comunista d'Italia: il Pdci si riprende la denominazione del 1921".

External links

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