Monarchist National Party Partito Nazionale Monarchico | |
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| Abbreviation | PNM |
| Secretary | Alfredo Covelli |
| Founded | June 13, 1946 |
| Dissolved | April 11, 1959 |
| Preceded by | Italian Democratic Party |
| Merged into | Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity |
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy |
| Ideology | Conservatism Monarchism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colours | Savoy blue |
The Monarchist National Party (Italian: Partito Nazionale Monarchico, PNM) was a political party in Italy founded in 1946, uniting conservatives, liberal conservatives and nationalists. It was a right-wing competitor to Christian Democracy and was especially strong in Southern Italy.[1]
History
The party's best electoral result was in the 1953 general election, when the party scored 6.9% and came fourth after Christian Democracy, the Italian Communist Party and the Italian Socialist Party.[2]
In 1954 the party suffered a major split led by Achille Lauro, mayor of Naples from 1952 to 1957, who formed the People's Monarchist Party (PMP), which was closer to Christian Democracy.[1][3] In the 1958 general election, the PNM won 2.2% of the vote, while the rival PMP 2.6%.[4]
In 1959 the two monarchist parties joined forces again in the Italian Democratic Party (PDI).[1][3]
Electoral results
Italian Parliament
| Chamber of Deputies | |||||
| Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 729,078 (5th) | 2.78 | 14 / 630 |  2[5] | |
| 1953 | 1,854,850 (4th) | 6.85 | 40 / 630 |  26 | |
| 1958 | 659,997 (8th) | 2.23 | 11 / 630 | 29 | |
| Senate of the Republic | |||||
| Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 393,510 (5th) | 1.74 | 3 / 315 | ||
| 1953 | 1,581,128 (4th) | 6.51 | 14 / 315 | 11 | |
| 1958 | 565,045 (8th) | 2.16 | 2 / 315 | 12 | |
References
- ^ a b c Massimo L. Salvadori, Enciclopedia storica, Zanichelli, Bologna 2000, pp. 1199-1200
- ^ http://elezionistorico.interno.it/index.php?tpel=C&dtel=07/06/1953&tpa=I&tpe=A&lev0=0&levsut0=0&es0=S&ms=S
- ^ a b Michel Mourre, Dizionario enciclopedico di storia, Mondadori, Milano 1988
- ^ http://elezionistorico.interno.it/index.php?tpel=C&dtel=25/05/1958&tpa=I&tpe=A&lev0=0&levsut0=0&es0=S&ms=S
- ^ Comparing with the National Bloc of Freedom