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In the 1948 general election the party had its best result ever ( 48. 5 % and the absolute majority in the Italian Parliament.

The party won 66. 8 % in eastern Lombardy ( 73. 6 % in the Province of Bergamo ), 60. 5 % in Veneto ( 71. 9 % in the Province of Vicenza ), 69. 6 % in Trentino and 57. 8 % in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, that is to say where the late Italian People's Party had its strongholds.

In the Centre-South the DC gained more than 50 % of the vote in Lazio ( 51. 9 %), Abruzzo ( 53. 7 %) and Campania ( 50. 5 %).