Editing Radical centrism (section)

=== Italy ===
According to journalist [[Angelo Persichilli]], Italian [[Christian Democracy (Italy)|Christian Democratic Party]] leader [[Aldo Moro]]'s call for a [[Historic Compromise|"parallel convergence"]] prefigured today's calls for radical centrism.<ref name=Angelo>Persichilli, Angelo (22 March 2009). "On a Collision Course Toward the Radical Middle". ''Toronto Star'', p.&nbsp;A17.</ref> Until being killed by the [[Red Brigades]] in the late 1970s, Moro had been promoting a political alliance between Christian Democracy and the [[Italian Communist Party]].<ref name=Angelo /> Moro acknowledged that the two parties were so different that they ran on parallel tracks and he did not want them to lose their identities, but he emphasized that in the end their interests were convergent – hence the phrase "parallel convergence", which he popularized.<ref name=Angelo />

In the 2010s, Spanish radical centrist [[Albert Rivera]] reportedly cited Italian politician [[Matteo Renzi]] as a soulmate.<ref name=March />