Whiteflower was an informal name given to political alliance of two christian-democratic

Christian Democracy

Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy. It emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching...

 Italian parties  for the 2001 general election

Italian general election, 2001

A national general election was held in Italy on May 13, 2001 to elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic. The 14th Parliament of the Italian republic was chosen....

, namely:

• Christian Democratic Centre (Centro Cristiano Democratico)
• United Christian Democrats
  United Christian Democrats
  The United Christian Democrats was a Christian democratic party in Italy.-History:It began in 1995 by a split of those members of the Italian People's Party who wanted to enter into an alliance with Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia...
  
   (Cristiani Democratici Uniti)

The parties later merged to form the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats.
The parties allied themselves with the center-right House of Freedoms

House of Freedoms

The House of Freedoms , was a major Italian centre-right political and electoral alliance led by Silvio Berlusconi. It was initially composed of several political parties:*Forza Italia *National Alliance...

. It was led by Pier Ferdinando Casini

Pier Ferdinando Casini

Pier Ferdinando Casini is an Italian politician.-Biography:President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 2001 to 2006...

. The list gained only 3.2% of the vote, short of the 4% threshold however, thanks to its alliance with the House of Freedoms

House of Freedoms

The House of Freedoms , was a major Italian centre-right political and electoral alliance led by Silvio Berlusconi. It was initially composed of several political parties:*Forza Italia *National Alliance...

it gained 40 Deputies and 29 Senators.