The Community Movement was an Italian political organization founded by

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Adriano Olivetti Adriano Olivetti (11 April 1901 – 27 February 1960) was an Italian engineer, politician, and industrialist whose entrepreneurial activity thrived on the idea that profit should be reinvested for the benefits of the whole society. He was son of ...

in 1947. Olivetti had previously established a cultural group, which only subsequently began a political activity at local level, entering in municipal and provincial elections. The Community fought against particracy and

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, aiming to replace them with a federal union of local communities. The movement tried to merge both liberal and

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ideas, opposing both conservatives and communists. The movement successfully engaged the 1958 general election, Olivetti becoming MP for Piedmont, but the history of Community was dramatically stopped in 1960 when its founder died of heart failure. Community's political ideas disappeared from Italian political debate for thirty years and its only MP, professor Franco Ferrarotti, joined the

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Election results

Chamber of Deputies

Senate

References

Sources

Olivetti FoundationOlivetti's life (it.)Adriano Olivetti: the red entrepreneur (it.)
La Storia siamo Noi – RAI {{Historical Italian political parties 1947 establishments in Italy 1960 disestablishments in Italy Defunct socialist parties in Italy Liberal parties in Italy Political parties disestablished in 1960 Political parties established in 1947