National Bloc (Italy, 1921) Explained

National Bloc
Native Name:Blocco Nazionale
Leader1 Title:Leaders
Leader1 Name:Giovanni Giolitti
Benito Mussolini
Enrico Corradini
Foundation:1921
Dissolution:1924
Successor:National List
Ideology:Anti-socialism
Factions:
Conservatism
Liberalism
Radicalism
Fascism
Position:Right-wing to far-right (majority)
Country:Italy

The National Bloc (Italian: Blocco Nazionale) was a right-wing anti-socialist coalition of political parties in Italy formed for the 1921 general election.[1] [2]

History

The National Bloc incorporated the electoral list of the Liberal former Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti, the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento led by Benito Mussolini, the Italian Nationalist Association led by Enrico Corradini, and other right-wing forces.

The list obtained 19.1% of votes and a total of 105 MPs, including 35 fascists (including Mussolini) and 20 MPs for the Italian Nationalist Association. Almost all of the MPs supported the Mussolini government, which took office 31 October 1922, after the March on Rome. In 1924, the National Bloc was succeeded by Mussolini’s National List.

Composition

PartyMain ideologyPolitical positionLeader/s
Italian Liberal PartyClassical liberalismCentre-rightGiovanni Giolitti
Fasci Italiani di CombattimentoFascismFar-rightBenito Mussolini
Italian Nationalist AssociationNational conservatismRight-wingEnrico Corradini
Social DemocracyRadicalismCentreGiovanni Antonio Colonna

Electoral results

Chamber of Deputies
width=13%Election yearwidth=16%Voteswidth=6%% width=1%Seatswidth=8%+/−width=18%Leader
19211,260,007 (3rd)19.1

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mymilitaria.it/occasioni/index.php?p=2&cat=6&ordina=3 Elenco candidati "Blocco Nazionale"
  2. Book: Detti . Tommaso . Storia contemporanea: Il Novecento . Gozzini . Giovanni . 2000 . B. Mondadori . 978-88-424-9367-9 . it.