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{{Infobox Prime Minister 
| name               = Alcide De Gasperi
| image              = Alcide de Gasperi 2.jpg
| order              = [[List of Prime Ministers of Italy|30th]] [[Prime Minister of Italy]]
| monarch            = [[Victor Emmanuel III of Italy|Victor Emmanuel III]]<br>[[Umberto II of Italy|Umberto II]]
| 1blankname1        = Luogotenente
| 1namedata1         = [[Umberto II of Italy|Prince Umberto]]
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In 1952, the party overwhelmingly endorsed his authority over the government and over the party. However, it was also the start of his decline. He came under increasing criticism from the emerging left wing in the party. Their main accusations were that he was too cautious in social and economic reform, that he stifled debate, and that he subordinated the party to the interests of government.

When the Christian Democrats did not gain a majority in the [[Italian general election, 1953|elections of 1953]],
 despite the disruptive effect<ref>{{it}}[https://www.academia.edu/11059725/Come_il_Senato_si_scoprì_vaso_di_coccio_{{lang|it|''Come il Senato si scoprì vaso di coccio''}}, in L’Ago e il filo, 2014].</ref> of the approval of a much discussed electoral law, De Gasperi was unable to establish a workable government and was forced to resign as Prime Minister.<ref name=time270653>[http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,936090,00.html Cabinet Maker], Time, 27 July 1953</ref><ref name=time100853>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,818642,00.html De Gasperi's Fall], Time, 10 August 1953</ref> The following year he also had to give up the leadership of the party.

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