Italy Political Parties
A clear, up-to-date guide to the political parties of Italy: Brothers of Italy, Democratic Party, Five Star Movement, League, Forza Italia, Greens and Left Alliance. Their ideologies, leaders, and where they stand.
Italian politics is organised into broad coalitions. The centre-right coalition of Brothers of Italy, the League and Forza Italia has governed since 2022 under Giorgia Meloni. The opposition is led by the Democratic Party, alongside the Five Star Movement and the Greens and Left Alliance. The next general election is due by 2027.
This guide sets out where each party stands: its history, its core ideology, and its positions on the economy, social questions, and foreign policy. Use it to understand the Italy political landscape, then take the test to see where your own views fall.
Brothers of Italy
Right-wing · Founded 2012
Italy's largest party and leader of the governing right-wing coalition under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
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Centre-left · Founded 2007
Italy's main centre-left party and the largest force in opposition to Giorgia Meloni's government.
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Centre-left (syncretic in origin) · Founded 2009
An anti-establishment movement turned progressive party, led by former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.
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Right-wing · Founded 1991 (Lega Nord); 2017 (Lega per Salvini Premier)
A right-wing populist party, originally a northern regionalist movement, now a junior partner in Meloni's government.
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Centre-right · Founded 2013 (revival of the 1994 party)
The centre-right party founded by Silvio Berlusconi, now the moderate, pro-European partner in Meloni's coalition.
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Left-wing · Founded 2022
A red-green alliance of Italy's Greens and the Italian Left, to the left of the Democratic Party.
Read full profile →Where do you stand?
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