In 1876, the Left leader Agostino Depretis was appointed Prime Minister with the support of some Rightist MPs who changed sides, forcing Prime Minister Marco Minghetti to resign.
In 1892, the new leader of the Left, Giovanni Giolitti, won the election and he was nominated Prime Minister; Giolitti ruled at times up to 1921 with the support of both the coalitions, in a situation of huge parliamentary corruption.