Socialist League (Italy)
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The Socialist League was a tiny social-democratic
party in Italy.
Its leading members included Claudio Martelli
and Bobo Craxi
. In 1998 they joined the Italian Socialists
and other Socialist
components to form the Italian Democratic Socialists
, of which Martelli was elected deputy leader in 1999.
In 2001 the Socialist League joined the Socialist Party
to form the New Italian Socialist Party, allied with the centre-right. Craxi was elected President of the new party, while Martelli was nominated spokesman.
Martelli get out of politics in 2004, while Craxi led a split from the New Italian Socialist Party in 2006 and launched The Italian Socialists, which since became a component of the modern-day Italian Socialist Party in 2007.
Social democracy
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party in Italy.
Its leading members included Claudio Martelli
Claudio Martelli
Claudio Martelli is an Italian politician, and the right-hand man of Bettino Craxi, the socialist Prime Minister from 1983–1987.-Biography:Martelli was born at Gessate, in the province of Milan....
and Bobo Craxi
Vittorio Craxi
Vittorio Craxi, commonly known as Bobo, is an Italian politician, son of Bettino Craxi.Formerly a prominent member of the Italian Socialist Party and of the Socialist League, he was a founder of the New Italian Socialist Party in 2001.He has been elected MP at the Chamber of Deputies of Italy for...
. In 1998 they joined the Italian Socialists
Italian Socialists
The Italian Socialists were a minor social-democratic political party in Italy active in Italy from 1994 to 1998....
and other Socialist
Italian Socialist Party
The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II...
components to form the Italian Democratic Socialists
Italian Democratic Socialists
The Italian Democratic Socialists were a small social-democratic political party in Italy. Led by Enrico Boselli, the party was the direct continuation of the Italian Socialists, the legal successor of the historical Italian Socialist Party...
, of which Martelli was elected deputy leader in 1999.
In 2001 the Socialist League joined the Socialist Party
Socialist Party (Italy, 1996–2001)
The Socialist Party was a tiny social-democratic party in Italy.It was founded in 1996 by former members of the Italian Socialist Party close to Bettino Craxi, as Gianni De Michelis, Ugo Intini, Fabrizio Cicchitto, Margherita Boniver, Bobo Craxi and Donato Robilotta, some of which had been members...
to form the New Italian Socialist Party, allied with the centre-right. Craxi was elected President of the new party, while Martelli was nominated spokesman.
Martelli get out of politics in 2004, while Craxi led a split from the New Italian Socialist Party in 2006 and launched The Italian Socialists, which since became a component of the modern-day Italian Socialist Party in 2007.