National Bloc (Italy, 1921)

National Bloc Blocchi Nazionali
Leaders	Giovanni Giolitti Benito Mussolini Enrico Corradini
Founded	1921
Dissolved	1924
Succeeded by	National List
Headquarters	Rome, Italy
Political position	Right-wing
Colours	Blue
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The National Blocs (Italian: Blocchi Nazionali) was a right-wing coalition of political parties in Italy formed for the 1921 general election.

History

The National Blocs incorporated the electoral list of the Liberal former Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti, the Italian Fasci of Combat led by Benito Mussolini, the Italian Nationalist Association led by Enrico Corradini, and other right-wing forces.

The list obtained 19.1% of votes and a total of 105 MPs, including 35 fascists (including Mussolini) and 20 MPs for the Italian Nationalist Association. Almost all of the MPs supported the Mussolini government, which took office 31 October 1922, after the March on Rome. In 1924, the National Blocs were succeeded by Mussolini’s National List.

Composition

Party		Main ideology	Leader/s
bgcolor="Template:Italian Liberal Party/meta/color" |	Italian Liberal Party	Liberalism	Giovanni Giolitti
bgcolor="Template:National Fascist Party/meta/color" |	Italian Fasci of Combat	Fascism	Benito Mussolini
	Italian Nationalist Association	Nationalism	Enrico Corradini
bgcolor="Template:Italian Social Democratic Party/meta/color" |	Social Democratic Party	Social liberalism	Giovanni Colonna

Electoral results

Chamber of Deputies
Election year	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	# of overall seats won	+/–	Leader
1921	1,260,007 (#3)	19.1	105 / 535	–	Giovanni Giolitti