Democratic Party (Italy)

The Democratic Party (Italian: Partito Democratico, PD) is a social democratic political party in Italy. Elly Schlein has served as the party's secretary since her election in 2023. From the birth of the Conte II Cabinet, the Democratic Party formed a coalition with the Five Star Movement. Since 2014, the party has been a member of the Center-left Party of European Socialists group in the European Parliament. History The party was formed in 2007 from the merger of several centre-left parties. These parties included the Democrats of the Left (which succeeded the Italian Communist Party) and the Democracy is Freedom party (commonly known as The Daisy). References