Elections in Italy
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Elections in Italy, Italy elects, at the national level, a Parliament consisting of two houses: the Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati) with 630 members; and the Senate of the Republic (Senato della Repubblica) with 315 elected members, plus a few senators for life. The President of the Republic is elected for a seven-year term by the two houses of Parliament in joint session.
Italy has historically had many political parties, although they have usually grouped themselves into two main coalitions of the political left and right. As well as the national parties and coalitions, there are a number of regional parties (especially from the Aosta Valley and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol), many far-left associations, and the Italian Radicals, whose allegiance is liable to change frequently.
The most recent Italian general election was held on 24 and 25 February 2013.
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2008 election [edit]
A snap general election was held in Italy on April 13 and April 14, 2008[1] after President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved parliament on February 6, 2008 following the defeat of the government of Prime Minister Romano Prodi in a January 2008 Senate vote,[2] and an unsuccessful tentative appointment of Franco Marini with the aim to change the current electoral law. Under Italian law, elections must be held within 70 days of the dissolution.
| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | Change | Seats | Change | |
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| S. Berlusconi coalition |
17,064,314 13,629,096 |
46.81 37.39 |
+3.83[3] –1.02 |
344 276 |
+102 +60 |
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| W. Veltroni coalition |
13,686,501 12,092,969 |
37.54 33.17 |
+4.05[4] +1.97 |
246 217 |
+3 –9 |
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| Union of the Centre | 2,050,309 | 5.62 | –1.13 | 36 | –3 | |
| The Left – The Rainbow | 1,124,428 | 3.08 | –7.11[5] | 0 | –72 | |
| The Right–Tricolour Flame | 885,226 | 2.43 | +1.82 | 0 | — | |
| Socialist Party | 355,575 | 0.98 | –1.91[6] | 0 | –18 | |
| South Tyrolean People's Party | 147,666 | 0.41 | –0.07 | 2 | –2 | |
| Autonomy Liberty Democracy | —[7] | — | — | 1 | ±0 | |
| Movimento Associativo Italiani all'Estero | —[8] | — | — | 1 | +1 | |
| Others | 1,146,978 | 3.13 | +0.52 | — | –11 | |
| Total | 36,452,286 | 100% | 630 | |||
| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | Change | Seats | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Berlusconi coalition |
15,678,114 12,678,790 |
46.94 37.96 |
+4.33[3] –0.24 |
174 146 |
+39 +24 |
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W. Veltroni coalition
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12,620,660 11,052,577 |
37.79 33.10 |
+6.30[4] +5.01 |
134 118 |
+21 +12 |
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| Union of the Centre | 1,898,842 | 5.69 | –0.95 | 3 | –18 | |
| The Left – The Rainbow | 1,093,135 | 3.27 | –8.06[5] | 0 | –38 | |
| The Right–Tricolour Flame | 703,685 | 2.11 | +1.48 | 0 | — | |
| Socialist Party | 285,802 | 0.86 | –1.95[6] | 0 | — | |
| South Tyrolean People's Party | 98,947 | 0.30 | –0.04 | 2 | ±0 | |
| Union Valdotaine | 29,186 | 0.09 | +0.02 | 1 | +1 | |
| Movimento Associativo Italiani all'Estero | —[9] | — | — | 1 | +1 | |
| Others | 969,825 | 2.95 | –1.13 | — | –6 | |
| Total | 33,396,196 | 100% | 315 | |||
Graph of general election results [edit]
This graph shows the results of elections held in Italy from 1946 to today, with the percentages of consensus gathered by the various parties and movements displayed by color. Passing your mouse over the different colored sections will display the name of the grouping and the percentage in the corresponding election. Clicking on a region will direct you to the article on the party or election selected.
Past elections and referendums [edit]
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Presidential appointment [edit]
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See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "Italy's President Dissolves Parliament, Forces Vote". Bloomberg.com. 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ^ "Italy to hold snap April election". BBC News. 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b The Democratic Party was founded in 2007, so the sum of its precursor parties and Italy of Values is considered for "change" statistics.
- ^ a b Previous statistics sum data from coalition partners, as stated in its article.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Overseas ballots are not counted for technical reasons.
- ^ Overseas ballots are exluded from this list for technical reasons.
External links [edit]
- Adam Carr's Election Archive
- Parties and elections
- Ministry of Internal Affairs of Italy - Page on Elections
- NSD: European Election Database - Italy publishes regional level election data
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