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The Italian Democratic Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Democratico Italiano, PSDI) is a minor social-democratic political party in Italy. Its leader is Giorgio Carta and it is part of The Union coalition.

It was founded in 2004 as a successor to the Italian Democratic Socialist Party, disbanded in 1998, so that the new PSDI numbers its congresses in perfect continuity with the late PSDI. The first secretary of the party was Giorgio Carta.

In November 2006 Giorgio Carta, after that he was elected in the Italian Chamber of Deputies (where he sits in the The Olive Tree group) in 2006 general election, resigned as secretary. He was replaced by Renato D'Andria, whose election was contested by many members of the party (including Carta) on the basis that it was rigged. The new sectretary consequently ousted all the members who contested his election (including Carta) from the party.

In April 2007 a tribunal in Rome sided with the former leadership and declared invalid both the election of D'Andria as secretary and the XVII Congress of the party, which confirmed his as leader in January. The party was led ad interim by Carta, until the Congress of October 2007 (the XVII, as that of January was declared invalid) elected Mimmo Magistro as new secretary.

D'Andria, who continues to consider himself as the leader of PSDI, launched in June his Party of Democratic Reformers (PRD), open to "socialists, Christians, radicals, liberals, republicans and greens"^[1]. The relation between PSDI and PRD are thus unclear, as it is unclear if PSDI will take part to the foundation of the Democratic Party (PD), on which Carta was very keen last year. As of October the party seems to be more likely to join the future Socialist Party or to pursue an autonomous path^[2].

• Secretary: Giorgio Carta (2004–2006), Renato D'Andria (2006–07), Giorgio Carta (2007), Mimmo Magistro (2007–...)
• President: Alberto Tomassini (2005–2006), Carlo Colella (2006–2007), Alberto Tomassini (2007–...)
• Honoray President: Antonio Cariglia (2005–2006), Giorgio Carta (2007–...)

• Official website

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