People's Monarchist Party Partito Monarchico Popolare | |
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| Secretary | Achille Lauro |
| Founded | June 2, 1954 (1954-06-02) |
| Dissolved | March 7, 1959; 66 years ago (1959-03-07) |
| Split from | National Monarchist Party |
| Merged into | Italian Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | Naples, Italy |
| Ideology | Monarchism[1] |
| Colours | Blue |
ThePeople's Monarchist Party (Italian:Partito Monarchico Popolare, PMP) was an Italian conservative party founded in 1954 by a split from theNational Monarchist Party. It was led byAchille Lauro, long-time Mayor ofNaples. It took part in the1958 election and won 14 seats to the Chamber of Deputies and 5 seats to the Senate.[2]
In 1959, after this good result (2.6%, while the rival PNM scored just 2.2%), the party re-joined the National Monarchist Party to form theItalian Democratic Party, latterly namedItalian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity.
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 776,919 (7th) | 2.63 | 14 / 630 |
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 774,242 (7th) | 2.16 | 5 / 315 |