Dalemiani refers to the faction

Political faction

A political faction is a grouping of individuals, such as a political party, a trade union, or other group with a political purpose. A faction or political party may include fragmented sub-factions, “parties within a party," which may be referred to as power blocs, or voting blocs. The individuals...

 around Massimo D'Alema

Massimo D'Alema

Massimo D'Alema is an Italian politician. He is also a journalist and a former national secretary of the Democratic Party of the Left...

, a leading member of the Democratic Party

Democratic Party (Italy)

The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election....

, a political party in Italy.

Dalemiani are generally social democrats who want the party to join the Party of European Socialists

Party of European Socialists

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. D'Alema organized his faction as Reformists and Democrats

Reformists and Democrats

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, welcoming also some Lettiani

Lettiani

Lettiani refers to the faction around Enrico Letta, a leading member of the Democratic Party, a political party in Italy.The followers of Letta are generally centrists proposing an alliance with the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats and a liberal approach to the economy...

and some Populars

The Populars

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. Historic Dalemiani include Peppino Caldarola, Pier Luigi Bersani

Pier Luigi Bersani

Pier Luigi Bersani is an Italian politician and the current Secretary of the Democratic Party of Italy, the main center-left political party in Italy . He was Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftmanship from 1996 to 1999, Minister of Transports from 1999 to 2001, and Minister of Economic...

, Anna Finocchiaro

Anna Finocchiaro

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, Nicola Latorre and Marco Minniti.

At the 2009 leadership election

Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, 2009

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 D'Alema supported Bersani. However, since his election, Bersani gained autonomy, so that journalists started to talk about Bersaniani

Bersaniani

Bersaniani refers to the faction around Pier Luigi Bersani, since 2009 leader of the Democratic Party, a political party in Italy.Bersaniani, who were formerly affiliated with Dalemiani , represent traditional social democracy within the party and have their power base in the "red" regions, mainly...

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