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This page gathers the results of elections in Italy.Italy elected, on national level, a Parliament consisting of two houses, the Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati) (630 members) and the Senate of the Republic (Senato della Repubblica) (315 elected members, plus a few senators for life). The President of the Republic was elected for a seven-year term by the Parliament houses in joint session.
In Italy, there were two main political coalitions, but historically there had been many parties. Both coalitions had experienced stability issues at different times. Other than the left-wing coalition and the right-wing one, there were some regional parties (especially from Aosta Valley and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol), many far-left associations, and the Italian Radicals, whose allegiance could change often.
The next Italian general elections will be held in April 2013.
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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 | |||
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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