general election, the NPSI got two deputies re-elected on the PdL list, namely Caldoro and Barani. In March 2009, the party was merged into the PdL, but it has retained some of its autonomy. In the 2010 Campania regional election, Caldoro was elected President by a landslide. Following his election, Caldoro was replaced as secretary by Barani. Caldoro was then elected president of the party. In 2013, the NPSI joined Forza Italia (FI), the new party born from the PdL's ashes. In 2015, Barani stepped down from secretary after having joined the Liberal Popular Alliance, formed by FI dissidents who wanted to explicitly support Matteo Renzi's centre-left government. Following Barani's move, the party appointed Antonio Fasolino as coordinator, chose to cut its official ties with FI and launched the so-called "dual membership". Under this system, any NPSI member can contextually join another party, such as FI or the PSI. Caldoro remained with FI. In the 2018 general election, Battilocchio was elected to the Chamber from the single-seat constituency of Civitavecchia with the support of the centre-right coalition. After his election, Battilocchio, who was also a member of FI, joined FI's parliamentary group. Subsequently, in 2019, Barani was re-appointed secretary of the party. In the 2022 general election Battilocchio was re-elected to the Chamber of Deputies, while Caldoro failed to be elected to the Senate. Following this and Caldoro's exclusion from the Meloni government, the NPSI broke its alignment with FI. Electoral results Italian Parliament European Parliament Leadership President: Bobo Craxi (2001–2002), Vincenzo Milioto (2002–2005), Francesco Pizzo (2005–2007), Roberto Scheda (2007–2009), Stefano Caldoro (2011–present) Secretary: Gianni De Michelis (2001–2007), Stefano Caldoro (2007–2011), Lucio Barani (2011–2015; 2019–present) Deputy Secretary: Bobo Craxi (2002–2005), Mauro Del Bue (2003–2006), Chiara Moroni (2005–2006), Alessandro Battilocchio (2006–2007), Francesco Pizzo (2006–2007), Franco Spedale (2007–2010), Franco Caruso (2007–2011), Adolfo Collice (2007–2011), Francesco Pizzo (2010–2015), Laura Schianchi (2011–2015), Michele Simone (2021–present) Coordinator: Stefano Caldoro (2006–2007), Antonino Di Trapani (2007–2015), Guido Marone (2015–present), Alessandro Battilocchio (2015–present), Antonio Fasolino (2015–2021) Spokesman: Claudio Martelli (2001–2002), Bobo Craxi (2002–2005), Chiara Moroni (2005–2006), Mauro Del Bue (2006–2007) Treasurer: Lucio Barani (2007–2011), Massimo Lo Faro (2011–2021) References External links Official website Alternative official website Official party's newspaper Political parties established in 2001 2001 establishments in Italy Social democratic parties in Italy