Monarchist National Party

The Monarchist National Party was a list of political [parties in Italy|political party in Italy] founded in 1946. It was a right-wing competitor to Christian [Democracy (Italy)|Christian Democracy] and was especially strong in Southern Italy.

History

The party's best electoral result was in the 1953 general election, when the party scored 6.9% and came fourth after Christian Democracy, the Italian Communist Party and the Italian Socialist Party.
In 1954 the party suffered a major split led by Achille Lauro, mayor of Naples from 1952 to 1957, who formed the People's Monarchist [Party (Italy)|People's Monarchist Party], which was closer to Christian Democracy. In the 1958 general election, the PNM won 2.2% of the vote, while the rival PMP 2.6%.
In 1959 the two monarchist parties joined the Italian Democratic Party.