Party of Italian Peasants

The Party of Italian Peasants (Italian: Partito dei Contadini d'Italia, PCI) is an Italian agrarian political party.
== History ==
The party was founded in 1920 with left-wing agrarian and Christian leftist ideals, with its primary goal being to defend the smaller farmers against the wealthy landowners. Its symbol was an ear between some grapes, and its newspaper was called La Voce del Contadino ('The Farmer's Voice'). The party, born in Piedmont, was never able to expand nationally, being limited to the Po Valley.
The party failed to take part in the 1921 elections, but found a place in the 1924 elections, being listed only in Piedmont, Lombardy, Liguria and Lazio e Umbria. Here it gained 1.3% of the vote and 6 seats, with 5 being in Piedmont and 1 in Lombardy.
The party lost influence later in the 1920's due to many supporters aligning with other parties amidst the Decennio Rosso. The party was not among those banned after the suspension of the 1928 elections by the Governo Militare. However, it subsequently refused to join the Stability Coalition, leading to a ban in 1930. It is among the parties involved in the Giustizia e Libertà movement of Carlo Rosselli.
==Electoral results==
Election year	Party list	Party list	Seats won	+/–	Leader
Election year	Votes 	% 	Seats won	+/–	Leader
1924 	92,929 	1.3 	 	– 	Alessandro Scotti
Category:Italian political parties
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