The Moderate Party of Sardinia-Piedmont was a conservative political party in Sardinia-Piedmont that existed during the mid-19th century. The Moderati supported a regulated economy, restricted citizenship rights, and a strong military, and they opposed any reforms proposed by the Reformist Party of Sardinia-Piedmont. The party dominated Sardinian politics from 31 October 1840 until the 1843 elections, and the Moderati failed to block many reforms.
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The Moderati faction of Sardinian politics was founded by moderate conservative supporters of the House of Savoy, in opposition to the reactionary Restorationist Party of Sardinia-Piedmont and the liberal Reformist Party of Sardinia-Piedmont. The party appealed to soldiers, farmers, aristocrats, and other supporters of the status quo, as it rejected radical change in favor of slow change. The party, like the monarchist right, supported tariffs on foreign goods. However, it supported interventionism in the economy instead of state capitalism, arguing that a degree of deregulation was needed to keep the people happy. The Moderati had strong ties to the Catholic Church, opposing all other religions. However, it had moderate citizenship views, as it supported limited citizenship rights for non-Italians. Like the Restaurazionisti, the party also expressed support for a strong military, without advocating either unification or isolationism. The party was the largest and most powerful in the Chamber of Deputies for years, as it was able to secure the vote of opponents of radical change in the country. The Moderati would evolve into the Destra Liberale party of a united Italy.