Elections in Italy
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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, both national and regional, with different party systems.
The most recent Italian general election was held on 24 and 25 February 2013.
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2013 election
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A snap general election was held in Italy on 24 and 25 February 2013, after President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved parliament few months before, due to the resignation of the Prime Minister Mario Monti and his technocratic government. No absolute winner emerged from the election; the votes were divided into three parts: the centre-left alliance, Italy Common Good, whose major party was the Democratic Party, led by Pier Luigi Bersani, the Centre-right coalition, led by Silvio Berlusconi with his People of Freedom party, and the anti-establishment Five Star Movement, whose leade was Beppe Grillo. On 24 April 2013, Napolitano, gave the task to form a new government to the Deputy-Secretary of the Democratic Party, Enrico Letta. On 28 April he sworn in as Prime Minister.[1]
Chamber of Deputies
| Coalition | Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pier Luigi Bersani: Italy. Common Good |
Democratic Party | 8,644,187 | 25.42 | 292 | ||
| Left Ecology Freedom | 1,089,442 | 3.20 | 37 | |||
| Others | 313,974 | 0.92 | 11 | |||
| Total | 10,047,603 | 29.54 | 340 | |||
| Silvio Berlusconi: Centre-right coalition |
The People of Freedom | 7,332,667 | 21.56 | 97 | ||
| Lega Nord | 1,390,156 | 4.08 | 18 | |||
| Brothers of Italy | 666,035 | 1.95 | 9 | |||
| Others | 534,251 | 1.54 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9,923,109 | 29.18 | 124 | |||
| Beppe Grillo: Five Star Movement | 8,689,168 | 25.55 | 108 | |||
| Mario Monti: With Monti for Italy |
Civic Choice | 2,824,001 | 8.30 | 37[lower-alpha 1] | ||
| Union of the Centre | 608,199 | 1.78 | 8 | |||
| Others | 159,429 | 0.46 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3,591,629 | 10.56 | 45 | |||
| Antonio Ingroia: Civil Revolution | 765,172 | 2.25 | 0 | |||
| Oscar Giannino: Act to Stop the Decline | 380,937 | 1.12 | 0 | |||
| Others | 604,857 | 1.81 | 0 | |||
Senate
| Coalition | Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pier Luigi Bersani: Italy. Common Good |
Democratic Party | 8,400,255 | 27.43 | 105 | ||
| Left Ecology Freedom | 912,374 | 2.97 | 7 | |||
| Others | 374,054 | 1.20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 9,686,683 | 31.63 | 113 | |||
| Silvio Berlusconi: Centre-right coalition |
The People of Freedom | 6,829,373 | 22.30 | 98 | ||
| Lega Nord | 1,328,555 | 4.33 | 17 | |||
| Brothers of Italy | 590,083 | 1.92 | 0 | |||
| Others | 657,668 | 2.11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 9,405,679 | 30.71 | 116 | |||
| Beppe Grillo: Five Star Movement | 7,285,850 | 23.79 | 54 | |||
| Mario Monti: With Monti for Italy | 2,797,486 | 9.13 | 18 | |||
| Antonio Ingroia: Civil Revolution | 549,987 | 1.79 | 0 | |||
| Others | 891,849 | 3.07 | 0 | |||
Graph of general election results
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.
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Past elections and referendums
 Elections and referendums in Italy |
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Presidential appointment
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| President of the Republic | |
Referendums
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The constitution of Italy provides for two kinds of binding referendums.
A legislative referendum can be called in order to abrogate a law totally or partially, if requested by 500,000 electors or five regional councils. This kind of referendum is valid only if at least a majority of electors goes to the polling station. It is forbidden to call a referendum regarding financial laws or laws relating to pardons or the ratification of international treaties.
A constitutional referendum can be called in order to approve a constitutional law or amendment only when it has been approved by the Houses (Chamber of Deputies and Senate of the Republic) with a majority of less than two thirds in both or either House, and only at the request of one fifth of the members of either House, or 500,000 electors or five Regional Councils. A constitutional referendum is valid no matter how many electors go to the polling station. Any citizen entitled to vote in an election to the Chamber of Deputies may participate in a referendum.
See also
References
- ↑ Incl. the Union for Trentino (UPT) party leader Lorenzo Dellai, who decided not to submit his own party list for the Monti-coalition, but opted to be a direct part of the Civic Choice list.[2][3]
External links
- 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
- Italy Election Data, European Journal of Political Research-Political Data Yearbook: Interactive
