The Combatants' Party (, PdC) was a nationalist political party in Italy, whose aim was to protect the interests of First World War veterans.
History It was formed for the 1919 general election and gained 4.1% of the vote and 20 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. The party joined the leftist Italian Socialist Party of Nicola Bombacci as part of the opposition against the Christian democrat and liberal majority.
On 17 August 1920 the Combatants' Party changed its name into Party of Renewal (Partito del Rinnovamento)Storia dei partiti politici italiani or Group of Renewal (Gruppo del Rinnovamento), also opening up to non-combatants,Il Partito Popolare Italiano but causing a schism by a large number of sections, some of which wanted to maintain the non-partisan independence of the Association, while other sections proposed to found an Italian action party.
By the 1921 election it had declined and won only 1.7% of the vote and 10 seats.Piergiorgio Corbetta; Maria Serena Piretti, Atlante storico-elettorale d'Italia, Zanichelli, Bologna 2009 This time they joined the governing coalition of the right headed up by the Italian People's Party and the National Bloc.
Electoral results Chamber of DeputiesElection yearVotes% Seats+/−Leader 1919 232,923 (6th) 4.1 1921 113,839 (10th) 1.7
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