| Predecessor: | Italian Democratic Party |
| Merged: | Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity |
| Abbreviation: | PNM |
| Leader1 Title: | Secretary |
| Leader1 Name: | Alfredo Covelli |
| Headquarters: | Rome, Italy |
| Position: | Right-wing |
| Colours: | Savoy blue |
| Country: | Italy |
The Monarchist National Party (Italian: Partito Nazionale Monarchico, PNM) was a political party in Italy founded in 1946. It was a right-wing competitor to Christian Democracy and was especially strong in Southern Italy.[1]
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.[2]
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 (PMP), which was closer to Christian Democracy.[1] [3] In the 1958 general election, the PNM won 2.2% of the vote, while the rival PMP 2.6%.[4]
In 1959 the two monarchist parties joined the Italian Democratic Party (PDIUM).[1] [3]
| Chamber of Deputies | |||||||||||
| width=13% | Election year | width=16% | Votes | width=6% | % | width=1% | Seats | width=8% | +/– | width=19% | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 729,078 (5th) | 2.78 | |||||||||
| 1953 | 1,854,850 (4th) | 6.85 | |||||||||
| 1958 | 659,997 (8th) | 2.23 | |||||||||
| Senate of the Republic | |||||||||||
| width=13% | Election year | width=16% | Votes | width=6% | % | width=1% | Seats | width=8% | +/– | width=19% | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 393,510 (5th) | 1.74 | |||||||||
| 1953 | 1,581,128 (4th) | 6.51 | |||||||||
| 1958 | 565,045 (8th) | 2.16 | |||||||||