Italian People's Party (1919)

The Italian People's Party (Italian: Partito Popolare Italiano, PPI), also translated as Italian Popular Party, was a Christian-democratic political party in Italy inspired by Catholic social teaching. It was active in the 1920s, but fell apart because it was deeply split between the pro- and anti-fascist elements. Its platform called for an elective Senate, proportional representation, corporatism, agrarian reform, women's suffrage, political decentralisation, independence of the Catholic Church, and social legislation.

For the party with the same name which was active from 1994 to 2002, see Italian People's Party (1994).

Italian People's Party
Partito Popolare Italiano
General SecretaryLuigi Sturzo
(1919–1923)
Alcide De Gasperi
(1923–1925)
Founded18 January 1919
Dissolved5 November 1926
Merger ofUECI, FUCI, CC, PPT
Succeeded byChristian Democracy
HeadquartersRome
NewspaperIl Popolo
Corriere d'Italia
IdeologyChristian democracy
Popularism
Political positionCentre
Colours  White
Anthem"O bianco fiore"
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