The Italian Reformist Socialist Party ( it, Partito Socialista Riformista Italiano, PSRI) was a

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political party in Italy.

History

It was formed in 1912 by those leading reformist socialists who had been expelled from the

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because of their desire of entering in the majority supporting Prime Minister

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. Leading members of the PSRI were

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, and

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.Massimo L. Salvadori, ''Enciclopedia storica'', Zanichelli,

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2000 In the 1913 Italian general election, the party won 2.6% of the vote and 21 seats in

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spread in almost all the Italian regions; some others, such as Ruini, were elected for the

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.David Busato,
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, they won at 1.5% of the vote and gained 15 seats under the new

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system.Piergiorgio Corbetta; Maria Serena Piretti, ''Atlante storico-elettorale d'Italia'', Zanichelli,

2009 The party was dissolved by the Italian fascist regime on 6 November 1926, together with all opposition parties. After World War II, Bonomi and Ruini launched the

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as the continuation of the PSRI and positioned it within the National Democratic Union, which comprised the

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and some former Radicals.

Electoral results

Italian Parliament

References

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