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This article gives an overview of liberalism and radicalism in Italy. It is limited to liberal and radical parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party.
The formation of political groups in the nineteenth century in divided Italy is based on personalities, like Camillo di Cavour and Giuseppe Mazzini. Monarchist liberals form the currents Destra Storica (Historical Right) and Sinistra Storica (Historical Left), republicans organise themselves as the Mazzinisti. The monarchist liberal form their party not earlier then in the 1920s. The Mazzinisti and other left-wing liberals form their parties in the end of the nineteenth century. After the end of World War II both Liberals and Republicans reorganised themselves, followed by more liberal parties in the upcoming decades. Liberalism got strongly divided after the shake up of Italian politics. Nowadays a broad group of parties, not all included, tend to use the label liberal and some liberal forces dislike the label. Liberals are now divided over the center liberal Italy of Values-List Di Pietro (Italia dei Valori - Lista Di Pietro, member LI), ELDR), the left of center Daisy (La Margherita, a merger of liberal and Christian-democratic forces, so it includes both liberals and Christian democrats), the left of center European Republican Movement (Movimento Repubblicani Europei, member ELDR), the old - nowadays right of center - Italian Republican Party (Partito Republicano Italiano, member ELDR) and the alternative liberal Italian Radicals or Lista Bonino (Radicali Italiani or Lista Bonino, member ELDR).