Party of Socialists and Democrats

The Socialist Party - PRI (PS-PRI) is a center-left political party in Istalia. Founded in June 4125 by Mariano Adami, the party sees itself as a historic continuation of the former Party of the Istalian Revolution, from whose name the PRI suffix in its name derives.

The Socialist Party is frequently described as a social-democratic and neo-Battistian group, and it traditionally has close ties with other centrist and center-left parties in the country.

In the most recent general elections, the PS-PRI won 116 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, and xx in the Senate of the Republic.

Early years
The Socialist Party was established on 4 June 4125 by Mariano Adami, a labor union boss, as a tool in his 4126 campaign for a seat in the Istalian Senate. In the final weeks leading up to the election, opinion polls showed the PS-PRI surging to first place nationally, with roughly 25% support. In the event, the party secured 116 seats in the lower house, with 22% of the vote, making them the second largest in the country. Adami himself was elected from his native Silicia, as one of xx Socialist senators overall.