National Bloc (Italy, 1948)

National Bloc

Blocco Nazionale
National Bloc Blocco Nazionale
Leader	Roberto Lucifero d'Aprigliano
Founded	1948
Headquarters	Rome, Italy
Ideology	Conservatism; Liberism; Populism
Political position	Right-wing
	Politics of Italy; Political parties; Elections;

LeaderRoberto Lucifero d'Aprigliano

Founded1948

HeadquartersRome, Italy

IdeologyConservatism
Liberism
Populism

The National Bloc (Italian: Blocco Nazionale) was a right-wing electoral alliance formed for the 1948 Italian general election by the Italian Liberal Party and the Common Man's Front. The alliance soon disappeared, leaving only as a party with some electoral support.

	Ideology	Leader
Italian Liberal Party (PLI)	Liberalism	Roberto Lucifero d'Aprigliano
Common Man's Front (FUQ)	Populism	Guglielmo Giannini
Union for National Reconstruction	Liberalism	Francesco Nitti

Election year	No. of overall votes	% of overall vote	No. of overall seats won	+/–
Chamber of Deputies
1948	1,003,727 (4th)	3.8	19 / 574	Roberto Lucifero d'Aprigliano

Election year	No. of overall votes	% of overall vote	No. of overall seats won	+/–
Senate of the Republic
1948	1,222,419 (3rd)	5.4	7 / 237	Roberto Lucifero d'Aprigliano

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National Bloc (Italy, 1948)

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