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1416:(2013–2017)
1410:(2010–2014)
1404:(2009–2013)
1398:(1994–2009)
1392:(1919–1924)
1370:(1953–1954)
1364:(1922–1994)
1358:(1913–1922)
1341:(1999–2013)
1335:(2005–2009)
1329:(2001–2002)
1323:(1995–2002)
1317:(1994–2002)
1305:(1994–2002)
1299:(1943–1994)
1293:(1919–1926)
1287:(1913–1919)
1281:(1906–1919)
1264:(2011–2013)
1262:Great South
1258:(1995–1996)
1252:(1994–1996)
1246:(1943–1951)
1229:(2015–2018)
1223:(2013–2019)
1217:(2002–2007)
1211:(1993–2003)
1205:(1999–2002)
1199:(1996–2002)
1188:(1998–1999)
1182:(1919–1926)
1176:(1913–1919)
1159:(1991–1999)
1157:The Network
1153:(1993–1997)
1147:(1955–1989)
1135:(1922–1926)
1129:(1913–1919)
1123:(1904–1922)
1117:(1853–1867)
1100:(2017–2023)
1098:Article One
1094:(1998–2007)
1088:(1998–2007)
1082:(1994–1998)
1076:(1947–1998)
1070:(1892–1994)
1064:(1966–1969)
1058:(1949–1951)
1052:(1948–1949)
1046:(1943–1948)
1040:(1929–1947)
1034:(1922–1930)
1028:(1912–1926)
1011:(1990–2021)
1005:(1986–1990)
999:(1989–1990)
982:(2010-2016)
976:(2007–2010)
970:(1991–1998)
964:(1964–1972)
958:(1882–1892)
952:(1881–1893)
935:(1998–2014)
929:(1978–1991)
923:(1921–1991)
917:(1972–1984)
750:(1999–2002)
742:President:
515:Europeanist
425:Enzo Bianco
402:Paolo Costa
374:, a former
356:The Network
288:The Network
150:centre-left
89:The Network
56:(1999–2002)
1569:Categories
1209:Segni Pact
755:References
737:Leadership
203:Light blue
1432:Cambiamo!
908:Communist
366:(leader:
358:(leader:
302:in 2007.
223:Elections
69:Dissolved
45:President
746:(1999),
585:23 / 630
496:populism
474:Ideology
454:and the
250:centrist
248:) was a
121:Ideology
698:Leader
648:9 / 315
630:Leader
567:Leader
525:of the
511:Olivist
306:History
238:Italian
190:Colours
115:, Italy
61:Founded
1311:(1998)
1141:(1946)
839:
809:
780:
716:6 / 87
692:Seats
686:Votes
624:Seats
618:Votes
561:Seats
555:Votes
378:, and
200:
197:Orange
194:
146:Centre
51:(1999)
990:Green
376:Green
261:Italy
837:ISBN
807:ISBN
778:ISBN
711:7.7
704:1999
695:+/−
636:2001
627:+/−
573:2001
564:+/−
498:and
408:and
398:MEPs
286:and
252:and
113:Rome
640:In
577:In
362:),
354:),
259:in
246:Dem
148:to
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