In Italy, there is a multi-party system. This means that it is unlikely for any one party to gain a majority in the Italian parliament and so coalitions between several parties must be formed.

Major Parties

Major parties are parties with representation in the Italian parliament.

Five Star Movement

The People of Freedom (Il Popolo della Libertà) - A centre-right party that promotes liberal conservatism, Christian democracy and liberalism. It's leader Silvio Berlusconi is the Italian Prime Minister.

Democratic Party (Partito Democratico) - A centre-left party that promotes social democracy.

Northern League (Lega Nord) - A federalist party which wants to make the region of Italy called Padania an independent country.

Future and Freedom (Futuro e Libertà) - A centre-right party which promotes liberal conservatism and national conservatism.

Italy of Values (Italia dei Valori) - A centrist party which promotes populism and anti-corruption.

Union of Christian and Centre Democrats - A centrist party which promotes Christian democracy and social conservatism.

Minor parties

Having a minor representation in elective bodies with less than 4% of the vote in the 2008 general election:

 Italian Radicals (Radicali Italiani) - Liberal
 Alliance for Italy (Alleanza per l'Italia) - Centrist, Christian Democracy
 We the South (Noi Sud) - Centrist, Wants the South of Italy to become independent
 Movement for Autonomies (Movimento per le Autonomie) - Centrist, Christian democracy, More independence for Sicily
 The Populars of Italy Tomorrow (I Popolari di Italia Domani) - Christian democratic, Based in Sicily
 Left Ecology Freedom (Sinistra Ecologia Libertà) - Eco-socialism, communism
 Communist Refoundation Party (Partito della Rifondazione Comunista) - Communist
 Party of Italian Communists (Partito dei Comunisti Italiani) - Communist
 Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle) - Populist, Environmentalist
 Populars for Italy (Popolari per l'Italia) - Christian democratic, Based in Sicily
 The Right (La Destra) - National conservatism, social conservatism, libertarianism
 Populars for the South (Popolari per il Sud) - Centrist
 Italian Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Italiano) - Centre-left, social democracy
 Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi) - Eco-socialism, Anti-globalisation, Pacificm
 Tricolour Flame (Fiamma Tricolore) - Fascism, nationalism
 Italian Republican Party (Partito Repubblicano Italiano) - Liberal
 European Republicans Movement (Movimento Repubblicani Europei) - Centre-left, social liberalism
 Italian Liberal Party (Partito Liberale Italiano) - Liberal
 Liberal Democrats (Liberal Democratici) - Centrism, Social liberalism
 White Rose (Rosa Bianca) - Centrism, Christian democracy
 Alliance of the Centre (Alleanza di Centro) - Christian democratic
 Workers' Communist Party (Partito Comunista dei Lavoratori) - Communism, Trotskyism
 New Force (Forza Nuova) - Fascism, nationalism, Third position economics
 Critical Left (Sinistra Critica) - Communism, Trotskyism
 Citizens' Political Movement (Movimento Politico dei Cittadini) - Left-wing, populist
 Italian Democratic Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Democratico Italiano) - Social democracy
 Libertarian Movement (Movimento Libertario) - Libertarianism
Italian Union Movement (Movimento Unione Italiano) - Social liberalism