The Alliance suffered a decisive defeat in the 1994 general election by the centre-right coalition led by Silvio Berlusconi, which was organised as the Pole of Freedoms in northern Italy and Pole of Good Government in southern Italy.
In the 1994 general election, the Alliance faced an overwhelming defeat at the hands of the centre-right coalition headed by Silvio Berlusconi. This coalition was known as the Freedom Pole in northern Italy and the Good Government Pole in southern Italy.