Italian Reform Socialist Party
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The Italian Reform Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Riformista Italiano, PSRI) was a social-democratic
political party in Italy.
It was formed in 1912 by those leading reformists
who had been expelled from the Italian Socialist Party
because of their desire of entering in the majority supporting Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti
. Leading members of the PSRI were Leonida Bissolati
, Giacomo Matteotti
, Ivanoe Bonomi
and Meuccio Ruini
. In the 1913 general election
the party won 2.6% of the vote and 21 seats in single-seat constituencies spread in almost all the Italian regions (some others such as Ruini were elected for the Radicals
), while in 1919
they stopped at 1.5% and gained only 15 seats under the new proportional system.
After World War II Bonomi and Ruini launched the Labour Democratic Party
as the continuation of the PSRI and positioned it within the National Democratic Union
, that comprised the Liberals
and some former Radicals
.
Social democracy
Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...
political party in Italy.
It was formed in 1912 by those leading reformists
Reformism
Reformism is the belief that gradual democratic changes in a society can ultimately change a society's fundamental economic relations and political structures...
who had been expelled from the Italian Socialist Party
Italian Socialist Party
The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II...
because of their desire of entering in the majority supporting Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti
Giovanni Giolitti
Giovanni Giolitti was an Italian statesman. He was the 19th, 25th, 29th, 32nd and 37th Prime Minister of Italy between 1892 and 1921. A left-wing liberal, Giolitti's periods in office were notable for the passage of a wide range of progressive social reforms which improved the living standards of...
. Leading members of the PSRI were Leonida Bissolati
Leonida Bissolati
Leonida Bissolati was a leading exponent of the Italian socialist movement at the turn of the nineteenth century.- Biography :...
, Giacomo Matteotti
Giacomo Matteotti
Giacomo Matteotti was an Italian socialist politician. On 30 May 1924, he openly spoke in the Italian Parliament alleging the Fascists committed fraud in the recently held elections, and denounced the violence they used to gain votes...
, Ivanoe Bonomi
Ivanoe Bonomi
Ivanoe Bonomi was an Italian politician and statesman before and after World War II.Bonomi was born in Mantua. He was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies in 1909, representing Mantua as a member of the Italian Socialist Party...
and Meuccio Ruini
Meuccio Ruini
Meuccio Ruini was an Italian politician and lifetime senator ....
. In the 1913 general election
Italian general election, 1913
The Italian general election of 1913, the first election with male universal suffrage took place on 26 October 1913.The Liberals, that is to say the governing coalition , narrowly retained the absolute majority in the Chamber of Deputies, while the Radicals came second with their best tally so far...
the party won 2.6% of the vote and 21 seats in single-seat constituencies spread in almost all the Italian regions (some others such as Ruini were elected for the Radicals
Radical Party (Italy, 1877)
The Radical Party was a radical political party in Italy.It was founded in 1877 by Agostino Bertani and Felice Cavallotti as a radical-liberal party of what was then considered the "far left", from the name of the parliamentary group the Radicals formed with Andrea Costa, the first Socialist...
), while in 1919
Italian general election, 1919
The Italian general election of 1919, the first after World War I and the electoral reform that introduced proportional representation, took place on 16 November 1919....
they stopped at 1.5% and gained only 15 seats under the new proportional system.
After World War II Bonomi and Ruini launched the Labour Democratic Party
Labour Democratic Party
The Labour Democratic Party was a social-liberal political party in Italy, founded in 1943 as the heir of defunct Italian Social Democratic Party, formed by those Socialists who wanted to cooperate with the Liberal political guard which governed Italy from the days of Giovanni Giolitti...
as the continuation of the PSRI and positioned it within the National Democratic Union
National Democratic Union (Italy)
The National Democratic Union was a coalition of parties for the 1946 general election, formed basically by the Italian Liberal Party, the Labour Democratic Party and some other liberal, conservative and monarchist parties...
, that comprised the Liberals
Italian Liberal Party
The Italian Liberal Party was a liberal political party in Italy.-Origins:The origins of liberalism in Italy came from the so-called "Historical Right", a parliamentary group formed by Camillo Benso di Cavour in the Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia following the 1848 revolution...
and some former Radicals
Radical Party (Italy, 1877)
The Radical Party was a radical political party in Italy.It was founded in 1877 by Agostino Bertani and Felice Cavallotti as a radical-liberal party of what was then considered the "far left", from the name of the parliamentary group the Radicals formed with Andrea Costa, the first Socialist...
.