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Word: maggioranza (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1966-1966
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...working classes. Communist Party membership has wilted from its postwar peak of 2,145,317 to 1,615,296, and the slippage among youth groups (off 60%) and in the factories has been even more drastic. Seeking to match the mood of the new masses, Longo suggested a nuova maggioranza (new majority) that would unite Communists, Socialists and left-wing Christian Democrats behind a platform demanding nothing more doctrinaire than better economic planning and fewer monopolies. Over objections from some hard-lining delegates, Longo hinted that his merged party might even be willing to change its name. And he lavished...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Italy: A Special Road to Socialism | 2/4/1966 | See Source »

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