The alliance won the 1994 elections, but the resulting government was short lived since the Northen League broke free and went to opposition.
After a 5-year left-wing government, Berlusconi managed to cool down the hotheads of the League, and won the elections again (2001), this time with a stable government.
In 2003 it was routed in local elections by the left wing Ulivo alliance, and the League has threatened to pull out of the Casa delle Libertà.