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| Democracy Europe Society | |
| Native Name: | Democrazia Europa Società |
| Leader1 Title: | Leader |
| Leader1 Name: | Andrea Orlando |
| Ideology: | Social democracy Democratic socialism |
| Position: | Left-wing |
| Country: | Italy |
Democracy Europe Society (it|Democrazia Europa Società, DEMS) is a social-democratic faction within the Democratic Party (PD), a political party in Italy. Most of its members hail from the Democrats of the Left (DS), a social-democratic party with roots in the Italian Communist Party (PCI).
The faction was formed in August 2017 by Andrea Orlando,[1] then Minister of Justice, after his unsuccessful bid to become party's national secretary in the 2017 leadership election. In the event, Orlando obtained 20.0% of the vote in the "primary" election and was defeated by Matteo Renzi, who got 69.2%.