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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[1] |
| 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.[2][3][4] Positioned on the centre-left,[5] 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.[6]
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- ^ Pietro Castelli Gattinara (2016). "Appendix 2". The Politics of Migration in Italy: Perspectives on Local Debates and Party Competition. Routledge. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-317-24174-4.
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