Centre-left coalition

Centre-left coalition (Italian: Coalizione di centrosinistra) refers to a political alliance of political parties in Italy, which contested the 2008 and the 2013 general elections under the leadership of Walter Veltroni and Pier Luigi Bersani, respectively. The coalition, built around the Democratic Party (established in 2007), succeeded to The Olive Tree, which existed between 1996 and 2007, and The Union, which contested the 2006 general election and collapsed during the 2008 political crisis.

2008 general election

In the 2008 general election the coalition, led by Walter Veltroni, secretary of the Democratic Party and former mayor of Rome,^[1] was composed as follows:

2013 general election

The coalition ran also for the 2013 general election, as Italy. Common Good, under the leadership of PD secretary Pier Luigi Bersani.^[2] In the event, it included, among others:

Current composition

In 2013 the Democratic Party and the Democratic Centre supported the cabinets of Enrico Letta and then of Matteo Renzi, while SEL strongly opposed them. The coalition, which functions only at local level, is composed of the following parties:

Electoral results

Italian Parliament

Chamber of Deputies
Election year	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	# of overall seats won	+/–	Leader
2008	13,689,303 (#2)	37.5	239 / 630	–	Walter Veltroni
2013	10,047,603 (#1)	29.5	345 / 630	106	Pier Luigi Bersani

Senate of the Republic
Election year	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	# of overall seats won	+/–	Leader
2008	12,457,182 (#2)	38.7	130 / 315	–	Walter Veltroni
2013	9,686,683 (#1)	31.6	127 / 315	3	Pier Luigi Bersani

See also

• Alliance of Progressives
• The Olive Tree
• The Union
• Centre-right coalition

References

Political parties in Italy
Major	Democratic Party Five Star Movement
Medium	Forza Italia Lega Nord–Us with Salvini Popular Area (New Centre-Right) Italian Left (Left Ecology Freedom–Future to the Left)
Minor	Brothers of Italy Green Italy–Federation of the Greens Italy of Values Liberal Popular Alliance–Civic Choice Conservatives and Reformists Democrazia Solidale Possible–Free Alternative Identity and Action Act! Italian Socialist Party Union of the Centre Democratic Centre Movement for the Autonomies Great South Communist Refoundation Party Alliance for Italy New Italian Socialist Party Popular Construction Populars for Italy X Movement The Right Italian Communist Party The Network 2018
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Abroad	South America Associative Movement Italians Abroad South American Union Italian Emigrants
Parliament	Chamber and Senate Mixed Group Popular Area Chamber Civics and Innovators Senate For the Autonomies Great Autonomies and Freedom
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