The Italian Socialists
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| The Italian Socialists I Socialisti Italiani |
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 Italian National Party |
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| Leader | Bobo Craxi |
| Founded | February 7, 2006 |
| Coalition | The Union |
| Political ideology | Social democracy, Democratic socialism |
| Membership | 18,700 (2006, [1]) |
| Official newspaper | none |
| Website | http://www.socialisti.net |
| See also | Politics of Italy |
The Italian Socialists (I Socialisti Italiani) is a minor Italian political party, born on February 7, 2006 as the result of a split in the New Italian Socialist Party wing favourable to a political alliance with The Union and an immediate discontinuance of ties with the House of Freedoms. The party is led by Vittorio "Bobo" Craxi, son of the late leader of the Italian Socialist Party, Bettino.
Because of the ambiguity inherent in presenting a symbol with a carnation and the name "Craxi" in the left-wing coalition, whereas the New Italian Socialist Party is located on the right-wing (including Bobo's sister Stefania, member of Forza Italia), the ministry of Internal Affairs asked Bobo Craxi to remove his surname and the carnation from the symbol. As the symbol would have been unrecognizable at that point, Craxi himself was inserted on the lists of the Democrats of the Left.
At the elections of April 2006 The Socialists did present themselves in the Uniono coalition (with its leader a candidate on the lists of the Democrats of the Left). However, it decided not to join the social-radical project of Rose in the Fist. Although the list ran its own candidates and presented its own symbol they faced many odds. The new symbol which has taken the name "Craxi" off inevitably made the party loose votes.
After the votes were counted The Socialists received unpromising results; 0.3% for the House of Deputies and 0.36% for the Senate. The party saw none of its members elected and even Bobo Craxi, who had run on the Democrats of the Left list, was not elected, leaving The Socialist party with no representation in Parliament. However, the centre-left coalition won the election and in the new Cabinet of Romano Prodi Bobo Craxi became under-secretary for the Foreign Office.
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