What is List of political parties in Italy?
[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|thumb|right|180px]] In [[Italy]], there is a multi-party system. This means that it is unlikely for any one party to gain a majority in the Italian parliament and so [[coalition]]s between several parties must be formed. ==Major parties== Major parties are parties with representation in the Italian parliament. '''[[Brothers of Italy]]''' (''Fratelli d'Italia'') - A right-wing to far-right party that promotes [[national conservatism]] and [[right-wing populism]]. It's leader is [[Giorgia Meloni]], who has been [[Prime Minister of Italy]] since 22 October 2022. '''[[Five Star Movement]]''' (''Movimento 5 Stelle'') - A party that promotes [[populism]], [[environmentalism]] and [[direct democracy]]. It's leader, [[Giuseppe Conte]], was a former Italian Prime Minister. '''[[Democratic Party (Italy)|Democratic Party]]''' (''Partito Democratico'') - A centre-left party that promotes [[social democracy]]. '''[[Northern League (Italy)|Northern League]]''' (''Lega Nord'') - A right-wing [[federalism|federalist]] party which wants to make the region of Italy called [[Padania]] an independent country. '''[[Forza Italia (2013)|Forza Italia]]''' - A centre-right [[Conservatism|conservative]] party. '''[[Action (Italian political party)|Action]]''' (''Azione'') - A centrist and [[Liberalism|liberal]] party. '''[[Italia Viva|Italy Alive]]''' (''Italia Viva'') - A centrist and liberal party. '''[[Green Europe]]''' (''Europa Verde'') - A left-wing [[green politics|green]] party. '''[[Italian Left]]''' (''Sinistra Italiana'') - A left-wing [[democratic socialism|democratic socialist]] and [[Eco-socialism|eco-socialist]] party. '''[[South Tyrolean People's Party]]''' (''Südtiroler Volkspartei'' (German language)) - A regionalist political party in [[South Tyrol]], an autonomous province with a German-speaking majority in northern Italy. ==Minor parties== Having a minor representation in elective bodies with less than 4% of the vote in the 2008 general election: * [[The People of Freedom]] (''