The Alliance of Progressives (Alleanza dei Progressisti) was a left-wing electoral coalition in Italy

Italy

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 in 1994.

It was composed of:

• the Democratic Party of the Left
  Democratic Party of the Left
  The Democratic Party of the Left was a post-communist, democratic socialist political party in Italy.-History:...
  
   (democratic-socialist) ;
• the Communist Refoundation Party
  Communist Refoundation Party
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   (communist) ;
• the Italian Socialist Party
  Italian Socialist Party
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   (social-democratic) ;
• the Federation of the Greens
  Federation of the Greens
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   (green) ;
• The Net – Movement for Democracy (social-liberal) ;
• Democratic Alliance
  Democratic Alliance (Italy)
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   (social-liberal) ;
• the Social Christians
  Social Christians
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   (Christian social-democratic).

Achille Occhetto

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 was candidate for Prime Minister.

The Alliance suffered a huge defeat from the centre-right Pole of Freedoms

Pole of Freedoms

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/Pole of Good Government

Pole of Good Government

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. In 1996 it was succeeded by the Olive Tree coalition, including the Italian People's Party

Italian People's Party (1994-2002)

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 (diminished by the split of the United Christian Democrats

United Christian Democrats

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 in 1995), Italian Renewal

Italian Renewal

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 and Patto Segni

Patto Segni

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, and excluding the Communist Refoundation Party, which was an external ally and presented its candidates under the "Progressives" banner in single-seat constituencies in Central Italy

Central Italy

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.