What parties were part of the Olive Tree political coalition in Italy?

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From 1996-1998 In 1996 the coalition was formed by six parties: the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS, democratic-socialist); the Italian People's Party (PPI, Christian-democratic); Italian Renewal (RI, social-liberal); the Federation of the Greens (green); the Italian Socialists (SI, social-democratic); Democratic Union (UD, social-liberal); From 1998-2004 it was these six: the Democrats of the Left (DS, social-democratic); Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy (DL, progressive-centrist, born by the merger of PPI, The Democrats and RI); the Party of Italian Communists (PdCI, communist); the Italian Democratic Socialists (SDI, social-democratic) the Federation of the Greens (green); the Democratic Union for Europe (UDEUR). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Olive_Tree_(political_coalition) Sep 29 08, 8:23 PM