Democratici di Sinistra
Democrats of the Left (Italian: Democratici di Sinistra) is the main Italian opposition left-wing political party, part of the Ulivo electorial coalition.
It was founded in 1991, with the name PDS (Partito Democratico della Sinistra), consequently to the post-communist transformation of the old Partito Comunista Italiano, as moderate-left political party. Its first secretary was Achille Occhetto, who left his task in 1994, after the party defeat in the national elections, replaced by Massimo D'Alema.
The current secretary is Piero Fassino.
In the European Parliament it has 12 MEPs, who sit as part of the Party of European Socialists group.
List of party secretaries
1991-1994 Achille Occhetto
1994-1998 Massimo D'Alema
1998-2001 Walter Veltroni
since 2001 Piero Fassino
See also
