List of political parties in Italy

With the Italian unification in 1861, numerous political parties began operating as part of Italian politics. Since World War II, no party has ever gained enough support to govern alone, thus parties form political alliances and coalition governments. Coalitions of parties for regional elections can be slightly different from those for general elections due to different regional conditions (for instance, the Democratic Party and the Five Star Movement are in coalition but not in other Italian regions, and the same applies to the Democratic Party and the former Third Pole) and the presence of several regional parties, some of which active only at regional level.

In the 2022 Italian general election, four groupings obtained most of the votes and most of the seats in the two houses of the Italian Parliament: the centre-right coalition composed of Brothers of Italy, Lega, Forza Italia, and minor allies; the centre-left coalition composed of the Democratic Party and minor allies; the populist Five Star Movement; and the liberal Action – Italia Viva (also known as the Third Pole).

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