Democrats of the Left

The Democrats of the Left (Italian: Democratici di Sinistra, DS) was a social-democratic political party in Italy. The DS, successor of the Democratic Party of the Left and the Italian Communist Party, was formed in 1998 upon the merger of several minor social-democratic parties. A member of The Olive Tree coalition and, in 2007 it was merged with Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy and a number of minor centre-left parties to form the Democratic Party. The DS was successively led by Massimo D'Alema, Walter Veltroni and Piero Fassino.

Democrats of the Left

The Democrats of the Left (Italian: Democratici di Sinistra, DS) was a social-democratic political party in Italy. The DS, successor of the Democratic Party of the Left and the Italian Communist Party, was formed in 1998 upon the merger of several minor social-democratic parties. A member of The Olive Tree coalition and, in 2007 it was merged with Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy and a number of minor centre-left parties to form the Democratic Party. The DS was successively led by Massimo D'Alema, Walter Veltroni and Piero Fassino.