Post-1945 :
1946 : Pd'A
1948 : US
1953 : PSDI
1958 : PSI
1963 : PSI
1968 : PSU
1972 : PSI
1976 : PSI
1979 : PR
1983 : PR
1987 : PR
1992 : PDS
1994 : PDS
1996 : PDS
2001 : DS
2006 : IdV
2008 : Idv
(I'm not sure of every pick, but that seems the most likely)
I could see you supporting the Republican Party in 1946, as they were essentially the same ideologically as the Action Party, just without the history of being as anti-fascist
The problem with Italian politics is that for the most part between 1946 and 1992 it was Socialists, Communists, and everyone else! Thats why you have so many parties and factions since then.
For those who know very little about Italian Politics, you currently have two major coalitions, the center-right, led by Silvio Berlusconi, and the center-left, led by Bersani. The major center-right party is The People of Freedom, a combination of Forza Italia, led by Berlusconi, and the National Alliance, led by Gianfranco Finni. The Berlesconi Faction is a traditional center-right bloc, supporting social conservatism, self-reliance, and federalism. In many ways they are economically populist, and even draw in some former socialists. The Finni faction is far less socially conservative, more like a French conservative party. They are more or less in line with Liberal Conservatism. The major disagreements in the party are over end of life issues, stem cell research, and the separation of church and state. Finni is to the left of Berlusconi on these issues, even though Berlusconi is no choir boy.
The major party on the center-left is the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party is the brainchild of former PM Romano Prodi. It is the natural successor of the Olive Tree Coalition, which was made up of many different center-left political parties. The largest two of these were the Democrats of the Left, a social democratic party, and Democracy is Freedom, a Christian left party. In total, eight parties made up this coalition. Essentially, most of those on the left support this party.
There are three other parties worth mentioning. The Lega Nord is a federalist/nationalist/secessionist party that is very powerful in Northern Italy. As of now they generally agree on creating a federalist Italian state, where each province holds power. On issues outside of Northern Italy, they are center-right. Socially they are conservative, and economically they are generally center-right/populist. However they are somewhat environmentalist. Italy of Values is a rising force in Italian politics. As an anti-corruption and centrist party, they are reinforcing the trend of rising opposition to the corruption that is so common place in Italy. However there is a great deal of factional division between those on the left and those who want to keep the party as a centrist alternative to the Democrats. Finally there is the Union of the Center. They aren't doing so hot lol. Essentially they want to be a catch-all for social conservatives, taking shots at Berlusconi and attempting to peal away Christian Democrats in the Democratic Party. Right now they only do well in Southern Italy, the traditional base of the Christian Democrats (poor, but also very Catholic)
