First Berlusconi government
The Berlusconi I Cabinet was the cabinet of the government of Italy from 10 May to 2 December 1994. The cabinet was the first right-wing, non-Christian Democrats and 53rd Italian government since World War II.[1]
Supporting parties
The government was supported and most of its members are provided by the following parties.
| Party | Position | Main ideology | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="Template:Forza Italia/meta/color"| | Forza Italia (FI) | Centre-right | Christian democracy, liberal conservatism | Silvio Berlusconi |
| bgcolor="Template:National Alliance (Italy)/meta/color"| | Italian Social Movement (MSI) | Right-wing | National conservatism | Gianfranco Fini |
| bgcolor="Template:Lega Nord/meta/color"| | Lega Nord (LN) | Syncretic[2][3] | Federalism, populism | Umberto Bossi |
Investiture vote
Investiture votes for Berlusconi I Cabinet | |||
| House of Parliament | Vote | Parties | Votes |
| Senate of the Republic |  Yes |
LN (60), MSI (48), FI (36), CCD (12), Others (15) | 171 / 325
|
 No |
PDS (76), PPI (34), PRC (18), FdV-LR (13), PSI (10), SVP (3) | 154 / 325
| |
| Chamber of Deputies | Yes |
LN (117), FI (113), MSI (109), CCD (27) | 366 / 630
|
| No |
PDS (143), PRC (39), PPI (33), AD (17), PSI (14), PS (9), SVP-UV (4), Others (5) | 264 / 630
| |
Composition
Composition of the government:
- Pole of Freedoms (PdL) - Pole of Good Government (PdBG), President of the Council of Ministers, 25 ministers and 37 secretaries
- Forza Italia (FI), Presidente del Consiglio, 13 ministers and 17 undersecretaries[4]
- National Alliance (AN), 5 ministers and 13 undersecretaries
- Northern League (LN), 5 ministers and 10 undersecretaries
- Christian Democratic Centre (CCD), 2 ministers and 1 undersecretary
- Union of the Centre (UdC), 2 ministers
- 2 independent ministers
References
- ^ Montalbano, William D. (11 May 1994). "Italian Premier Forms Rightist Government". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ^ Bianchini, Eleonora (10 April 2012). "Il libro che la Lega Nord non ti farebbe mai leggere". Newton Compton Editori – via Google Books.
- ^ "La Lega Nord e la transizione italiana" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ De Giorgi, Elisabetta; Francesco Marangoni (2009). "The First Year of Berlusconi's Fourth Government: Formation, Characteristics and Activities". Bulletin of Italian Politics. 1 (1): 87–109.
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