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Chamber of Deputies
Camera dei Deputati
Seal Italian Chamber.png
Type
Type Lower house
Leadership
President of the Chamber Gianfranco Fini, PdL
since 30 April 2008
Structure
Members 630
Italian Chamber of Deputies election, 2008 results.png
Political groups PdL 275
PD 217
Lega Nord 60
UDC 35
Idv 29
Misto 14
Election
Last election 13-14 April 2008
Meeting place
Aula Montecitorio.jpg
Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome
Website
http://english.camera.it/

The Italian Chamber of Deputies (Italian: Camera dei Deputati) is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a majority of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A member of the Chamber of Deputies has the style of onorevole (honorable). The current president is Gianfranco Fini, a leader of the People of Freedom party.

Contents

[edit] Latest results

e • d  Summary of the April 13–14, 2008 Chamber of Deputies election
Parties and alliances Votes % Change Seats Change
   S. Berlusconi coalition

17,064,314

13,629,096
3,024,758
410,487

46.81

37.39
8.3
1.13

+3.83[1]

–1.02
+3.72
+1.13

344

276
60
8

+102

+60
+34
+8
   W. Veltroni coalition

13,686,501

12,092,969
1,593,523

37.54

33.17
4.37

+4.05[2]

+1.97
+2.08

246

217
29

+3

–9
+12
   Union of the Centre 2,050,309 5.62 –1.13 36 –3
   The Left – The Rainbow (now out of Parliament) 1,124,428 3.08 –7.11[3] 0 –72
   The Right–Tricolour Flame (still out of Parliament) 885,226 2.43 +1.82 0 —
   Socialist Party (now out of Parliament) 355,575 0.98 –1.91[4] 0 –18
   South Tyrolean People's Party 147,666 0.41 –0.07 2 –2
   Autonomy Liberty Democracy —[5] — — 1 ±0
   Movimento Associativo Italiani all'Estero —[6] — — 1 +1
   Others 1,146,978 3.13 +0.52 — –11
Total 36,452,286 100% 630

[edit] Presidency Office

[edit] President

Main article: List of Presidents of the Italian Chamber of Deputies

[edit] Vice Presidents

[edit] Quaestors

[edit] Secretaries

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ People of Freedom was founded in late 2007, so the sum of its precursor parties – including the previously Union-affiliated Pensioners' Party – is considered for "change" statistics.
  2. ^ The Democratic Party was founded in 2007, so the sum of its precursor parties and Italy of Values is considered for "change" statistics.
  3. ^ Previous statistics sum data from coalition partners, as stated in its article.
  4. ^ Previous statistics sum data from Rose in the Fist (primarily made up of future Socialist Party members) and The Socialists.
  5. ^ Votes from Aosta Valley are not counted in this table because, due to present electoral law, they do not count for the national bonus and, consequently, for the designation of the new Premier.
  6. ^ Overseas ballots are not counted for technical reasons.

Obelisk of Montecitorio. In the background is the Italian Chamber of Deputies

Back side of Palazzo Montecitorio designed by architect Ernesto Basile.

Front side of Palazzo Montecitorio.

Another photo of the main entrance of Montecitorio with the Montecitorio column.
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