The Italian Socialists
The Italian Socialists I Socialisti Italiani | |
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| Leader | Bobo Craxi, Saverio Zavettieri |
| Founded | 7 February 2006 |
| Dissolved | 10 October 2009 |
| Split from | New Italian Socialist Party |
| Succeeded by | United Socialists |
| Membership (2006) | 18,700[1] |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre |
The Italian Socialists (I Socialisti Italiani) was a minor social-democratic political party in Italy.
History
The party was founded on 7 February 2006 as the result of a split from the
In the
The first party convention, held on 10–11 March 2007, elected unanimously Saverio Zavettieri as party secretary and deliberated the change in name from The Socialists (I Socialisti) to The Italian Socialists. The party also discussed and rejected the opportunity to join the Democratic Party.
In July 2007, the party decided to merge into the modern-day Italian Socialist Party (PSI), which was launched on 5 October 2007, but, in July 2008, Zavettieri left that party and re-organised The Italian Socialists. In October 2009 also Craxi left the PSI, paving the way for a new party with Zavettieri into which The Italian Socialists were finally merged, the United Socialists.[3]
