The Italian Democratic Socialists (Socialisti Democratici Italiani, SDI) were a small social-democratic political party in Italy. Led by Enrico Boselli, the party was the direct continuation of the Italian Socialists, the legal successor of the historical Italian Socialist Party (PSI). On 5 October 2007 the SDI merged with other descendants of the PSI to form the modern-day Italian Socialist Party.
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