Popolo della Libertà: auge y caída de un partido conservador

Abstract

espanolEl presente articulo analiza la dimension ideologica del partido de Silvio Berlusconi el Popolo della Liberta (2008-‍2013). La atencion a la naturaleza ideologica del PdL se justifica porque su fracaso como partido conservador resulta un episodio crucial para entender la metamorfosis de la derecha italiana en el marco de la transformacion del sistema de partidos que se produce en la decada 2008-‍2018. El analisis concluye que la superacion de la competicion bipolar que caracterizo la Segunda Republica ha contribuido a reducir la capacidad de Berlusconi para movilizar al electorado hostil a la izquierda en clave anticomunista. EnglishThe following article analyses the ideological dimension of Silvio Berlusconi’s political party Popolo della Liberta (2008-‍2013). The focus on the ideological nature of the PdL is justified because its failure as a conservative party is a crucial factor, along with the transformation of the political party system in Italy, in understanding the metamorphosis of the Italian right between 2008 and 2018. The analysis concludes that the demise of the two-party system that characterized the Second Republic has contributed to reduce Berlusconi’s traditional ability to mobilise the anti-left wing electorate through an anticommunist discourse.