| National Bloc | |
| Native Name: | Blocco Nazionale |
| Leader: | Roberto Lucifero d'Aprigliano |
| Foundation: | 1948 |
| Headquarters: | Rome, Italy |
| Ideology: | Conservatism Liberism Populism |
| Position: | Right-wing |
| Country: | Italy |
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 scored a poor 3.8% in the election for the House, gaining 16 seats,[1] while a 5.4% was reached for the Senate where the single-man constituencies and the age-restricted suffrage gave an advantage to this list formed by old pre-fascist politicians. The list generally suffered the concurrence of Christian Democracy, which was seen by centrist and right-wing electors as the sole shield against the Soviet-aligned Popular Democratic Front.[2]
The alliance soon disappeared, leaving only as a party with some electoral support.
It was composed of the following political parties:
| Party | Ideology | Leader | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Liberal Party (PLI) | Liberalism | Roberto Lucifero d'Aprigliano | ||
| Common Man's Front (UQ) | Populism | Guglielmo Giannini | ||
| Union for National Reconstruction | Liberalism | Francesco Nitti | ||
| Chamber of Deputies | |||||
| Election year |
| % of overall vote |
| +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 1,003,727 (#4) | 3.8 | |||
| Senate of the Republic | |||||
| Election year |
| % of overall vote |
| +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 1,222,419 (#3) | 5.4 | |||