Abstract
During its activity, the Centre–Left coalition that won the elections of 2006 showed clear signs of being a very diverse body of interests and political orientations. This paper aims to explore the nature and the role of small parties within this coalition. The organizational nature of these parties will be analysed – are they conventional parties, electoral parties, partiti personali or others? – and also how these parties fit the ‘cleavage’ structure of the Italian society. The analysis will then focus on their behaviour within the electoral institutions: are they office-seekers, policy maximizers or something different? Finally, recent developments in the centre–left and their potential impact on small parties will be discussed.
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