Christian Democracy

Christian Democracy (Democrazia Cristiana, DC) was a Christian-democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideal successor of the Italian People's Party (1919–1926), which had the same symbol, a crossed shield (scudo crociato). The DC, a catch-all party comprising both right-wing and left-wing factions, dominated the Politics of Italy for almost 50 years from 1944 until its demise amid a welter of corruption allegations in 1992–1994.... more

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