The Liberal Populars (Popolari Liberali) were a short-lived Christian-democratic political party in Italy (2008–2009), which currently functions as an internal faction of Identity and Action (IdeA).
Originally a faction within the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (UDC), the PL were launched in February 2007 and named that way in October.
Its leaders were Carlo Giovanardi and Emerenzio Barbieri, who wanted closer ties with Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia and the other parties of the House of Freedoms coalition, including Lega Nord.
[11] In early April PL announced an alliance, within the PdL, with Gianfranco Rotondi's Christian Democracy for Autonomies.
On 15 November 2013 the PL left the PdL in order to join the newly formed New Centre-Right (NCD) party.