Dalemiani referred to the followers of Massimo D'Alema, a former leading member of the Democratic Party, a political party in Italy.
D'Alema organized his faction as Reformists and Democrats, welcoming also some Lettiani[citation needed] and some Populars[citation needed].
Historic Dalemiani include Peppino Caldarola, Pier Luigi Bersani, Anna Finocchiaro, Nicola Latorre and Marco Minniti[citation needed].
At the 2009 leadership election D'Alema supported Bersani.
[1] However, since his election, Bersani gained autonomy[citation needed], so that journalists started to talk about Bersaniani.