Social Democracy (Italy)

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The Social Democracy party (

Four years later, in 1921 general election the party won only 4.7% of the vote and 29 seats.^[1]

In January 1922 the "National Council of Social Democracy and Radicalism" was officially created; this event is considered the date of the party official formation and of the dissolution of the Italian Radical Party. The main party's founders were Giovanni Antonio Colonna di Cesarò, Arturo Labriola and Ettore Sacchi.

After the March on Rome, the party took part to the governments of Benito Mussolini until July 1924. It gained only 1.6% of votes in the general election of the same year and Antonio Colonna di Cesarò took part to the Aventine Secession. The party was disbanded by the regime in 1926, as all the other parties.

After World War II some of its members joined the Labour Democratic Party, a centre-left party.

Electoral results

Chamber of Deputies
Election year	Votes	%	Seats	+/−	Leader
1919	622,310 (4th)	10.9	60 / 508	–	Giovanni Antonio Colonna
1921	309,191 (6th)	4.7	29 / 535	31	Giovanni Antonio Colonna
1924	111,035 (10th)	1.6	10 / 535	19	Giovanni Antonio Colonna

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