Signorile joined the SDI, while some members of NPSI, as Donato Robilotta, founded the Reformist Socialists and directly joined the RnP. In the 2006 Italian general election, the RnP list won only 2.6% of the vote, much less than the combination of the two parties before the alliance, as the Radicals lost voters in their strongholds in the North to Forza Italia, while the Socialists lost ground in the South to The Olive Tree parties. Socialist Party During a party convetion in April 2007, Boselli launched the proposal of a Socialist Constituent Assembly, open to all the Italian social democrats and especially to the remnants of the old Italian Socialist Party, while Ottaviano Del Turco supported the entry of the SDI in the Democratic Party (PD). Boselli was re-elected secretary of the party with 784 votes out of 787 and 3 abstentions. In May, Del Turco and his faction left the SDI and formed the Reformist Alliance (), which would merge into the PD. Several groups, including a large portion of the New Italian Socialist Party, The Italian Socialists, Democracy and Socialism, and the Association for the Rose in the Fist, decided to join forces with the SDI. This happened on 5 October 2007, when they were merged into a unified Socialist Party, later renamed the Italian Socialist Party on 7 October 2009 to recall the historical party of the same name. The new party obtained 1.0% of the vote and no seats in Parliament in the 2008 Italian general election. Leadership Secretary: Enrico Boselli (1998–2008) Deputy Secretary: Roberto Villetti (1998–2008), Claudio Martelli (1999–2001), Gian Franco Schietroma (2001–2002) Symbols References 1998 establishments in Italy 2007 disestablishments in Italy Defunct social democratic parties in Italy Defunct political parties in Italy Former member parties of the Socialist International Party of European Socialists member parties Political parties disestablished in 2007 Political parties established in 1998