The Craxi II Cabinet was the 43rd cabinet of the Italian Republic. It held office from 1986 to 1987. Giuramento Governo Craxi II

The cabinet, headed for the second time by the socialist leader

Bettino Craxi Benedetto "Bettino" Craxi ( ; ; ; 24 February 1934 – 19 January 2000) was an Italian politician and statesman, leader of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) from 1976 to 1993, and the 45th Prime Minister of Italy, prime minister of Italy from 1 ...

, was supported by the penta-party coalition, composed of

Christian Democracy Christian democracy is an ideology inspired by Christian social teaching to respond to the challenges of contemporary society and politics. Christian democracy has drawn mainly from Catholic social teaching and neo-scholasticism, as well ...

(DC),

Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party (, PSI) was a Social democracy, social democratic and Democratic socialism, democratic socialist political party in Italy, whose history stretched for longer than a century, making it one of the longest-living parti ...

(PSI),

Italian Democratic Socialist Party The Italian Democratic Socialist Party (, PSDI), also known as Italian Social Democratic Party, was a social-democratic political party in Italy. The longest serving partner in government for Christian Democracy, the PSDI was an important for ...

(PSDI),

Italian Republican Party The Italian Republican Party (, PRI) is a political party in Italy established in 1895, which makes it the oldest political party still active in the country. The PRI identifies with 19th-century classical radicalism, as well as Mazzinianism, a ...

(PRI) and

Italian Liberal Party The Italian Liberal Party (, PLI) was a liberal political party in Italy. The PLI, which was heir to the liberal currents of both the Historical Right and the Historical Left, was a minor party after World War II, but also a frequent junio ...

(PLI). Craxi resigned on 3 March 1987, resignations then confirmed on 9 April. It was the first time that the

delegation abandoned a government to which it contributed, in a decisive way, to give life.LA DC LASCIA IL GOVERNO SENZA SBATTERE LA PORTA
/ref>

Party breakdown

Ministers and other members

(PSI): prime minister, 5 ministers and 14 undersecretaries *

(DC): deputy prime minister, 15 ministers and 32 undersecretaries *

(PRI): 3 ministers and 6 undersecretaries *

(PSDI): 3 ministers and 5 undersecretaries *

(PLI): 2 ministers and 4 undersecretaries

Composition

References

{{Italian Governments Craxi 2 Cabinets established in 1986 Cabinets disestablished in 1987 1986 establishments in Italy 1987 disestablishments in Italy