National Bloc (Italy, 1921)

Not to be confused with National Bloc (Italy, 1948).

National Bloc
Blocco Nazionale
LeadersGiovanni Giolitti
Benito Mussolini
Enrico Corradini
Founded1921
Dissolved1924
Succeeded byNational List
IdeologyAnti-socialism
Factions:
Conservatism
Liberalism
Radicalism
Fascism
Political positionRight-wing to far-right (majority)

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

Party Main ideology Political position Leader/s
Italian Liberal Party Classical liberalism Centre-right Giovanni Giolitti
Fasci Italiani di Combattimento Fascism Far-right Benito Mussolini
Italian Nationalist Association National conservatism Far-right Enrico Corradini
Social Democracy Radicalism Centre Giovanni Antonio Colonna

Electoral results

Chamber of Deputies
Election year Votes % Seats +/− Leader
1921 1,260,007 (3rd) 19.1
105 / 535
–
Giovanni Giolitti

References

  1. ^ Elenco candidati "Blocco Nazionale" Archived 2015-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Detti, Tommaso; Gozzini, Giovanni (2000). Storia contemporanea: Il Novecento (in Italian). B. Mondadori. ISBN 978-88-424-9367-9.