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Party changes were sweeping.
The Christian Democratic party dissolved ; the Italian People's Party and the Christian Democratic Center emerged.
Other major parties, such as the Socialists, saw support plummet.
A new liberal movement, Forza Italia, gained wide support among moderate voters.
The Alleanza Nazionale ( National Alliance ) broke from the ( alleged neo-fascist ) Italian Social Movement ( MSI ).
A trend toward two large coalitions ( one on the center-left and the other on the center-right ) emerged from the April 1995 regional elections.
For the 1996 national elections, the center-left parties created the Olive Tree coalition while the center-right united again under the House of Freedoms.
These coalitions continued into the 2001 and 2006 national elections.
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