List of political parties in Italy

This article lists **political parties in Italy**. 

Italy has 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
### Parties with representation in the Italian Parliament and/or the European Parliament 
## Minor parties
Having a minor representation in elective bodies with less than 4% of the vote in the 2008 general election:

* The People of Freedom (*Il Popolo della Libertà*) - A centre-right party that promotes liberal conservatism, Christian democracy and liberalism
* 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*) - Democratic socialism, eco-socialism
* Communist Refoundation Party (*Partito della Rifondazione Comunista*) - Communist
* Party of Italian Communists (*Partito dei Comunisti Italiani*) - Communist
* 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
* Future and Freedom (*Futuro e Libertà*) - A centre-right party which promotes liberal conservatism and national conservatism.
* Union of Christian and Centre Democrats - A centrist party which promotes Christian democracy and social conservatism.
* Italy of Values (*Italia dei Valori*) - A centrist party which promotes populism and anti-corruption.

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