Historic Compromise
The Historic Compromise (Italian: compromesso storico), also known as the Third Phase (Italian: terza fase) or the Democratic Alternative (Italian: alternativa democratica), was a historical political accommodation between Christian Democracy (DC) and the Italian Communist Party (PCI) in the 1970s. The political accommodation was formalised between the two party leaders of the two parties, the PCI general secretary Enrico Berlinguer and the DC secretary Aldo Moro.