The Italian People's Party, also translated as Italian Popular Party, was a Christian democratic political party in Italy inspired by Catholic social teaching. It was active in the 1920s, but fell apa
Electoral logo of the PPI (1919)
General elections were held in Italy on 16 November 1919. The fragmented Liberal governing coalition lost the absolute majority in the Chamber of Deputies, due to the success of the Italian Socialist
Italian People's Party (1919)
…party supported various social reforms, including the foundations of a welfare state, women's suffrage and proportional representation voting. In the 1919 general election, the first in which the PPI took part, the party won 20.5% of the vote and 100 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, a result virtually confirmed in 1921…
Don Luigi Sturzo 1919
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando