Democratic Union Unione Democratica | |
|---|---|
| President | Antonio Maccanico |
| Founded | 26 February 1996[1] |
| Dissolved | 27 February 1999 |
| Preceded by | Democratic Alliance |
| Merged into | The Democrats |
| Ideology | Social liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | The Olive Tree(1996–99) Populars for Prodi(1996) |
TheDemocratic Union (Italian:Unione Democratica,UD) was a smallsocial-liberalpolitical party in Italy.
It was founded in February 1996[2] byAntonio Maccanico, along withWiller Bordon andGiorgio Benvenuto (both members ofDemocratic Alliance),Valerio Zanone (a former leader of theItalian Liberal Party) andGiorgio La Malfa (leader of theItalian Republican Party).[3] The party was a minor member ofThe Olive Tree,[4] and formed thePopulars for Prodi list with theItalian People's Party for the1996 general election, electing five deputies and one senator.
The party was part of theProdi I Cabinet,[5][6] with Maccanico becoming minister for Communications, and later theD'Alema I Cabinet,D'Alema II Cabinet andAmato II Cabinet with Maccanico minister of Institutional Reforms.
In 1999 the party joinedRomano Prodi's new party,The Democrats.