At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the Senate:
315
- Seats in the Chamber
of Deputies: 630
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Description
of government structure:
- Parliament: Italy
has a bicameral Parliament (Parlamento) consisting of the Senate
with 315 seats and the Chamber of Deputies with 630 seats.
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Description
of electoral structure:
- The president
is elected to a seven-year term by an electoral college consisting of
the members of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies in addition to
58 regional representatives.
- In the Senate,
232 members (75%) are elected by simple majority vote and the remaining
83 members (25%) are elected by a system of proportional representation.
Additional seats are reserved for former presidents and appointed life
senators, currently consisting of nine members. All elected members
serve five-year terms.
- In the Chamber
of Deputies, 475 members (75%) are elected by simple majority vote and
the remaining 155 members (25%) are elected by a system of party-list
proportional representation. All members serve five-year terms.
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Results of the
electoral races:
- Coalition:
House of Freedoms (Casa delle Liberta')
Leader: Silvio BERLUSCONI
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 177
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Deputies: 368
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 143
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Deputies: 305
- Coalition:
Olive Tree (L'Ulivo)
Leader: Francesco RUTELLI
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 125
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Deputies: 242
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 157 (not including Italian
Communists' Party)
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Deputies: 284 (not including
Italian Communists' Party)
- Party: Communist
Refoundation Party (PRC)
Leader: Fausto BERTINOTTI
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 3
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Deputies: 11
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 10
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Deputies: 35
- Party: Radical
Party Leader: Emma BONINO
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 0
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Deputies: 0
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 1
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Deputies: 0
- Party: Fiamma
Tricolore Leader: Pino RAUTI
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 0
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Deputies: 0
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 1
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Deputies: 0
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When was the last
election? Number of seats in last election?
- Parliamentary
elections last held: April 21, 1996
- Seats decided in
the last election to the Senate: 315
- Seats decided in
the last election Chamber of Deputies: 630
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 57,634,327
(July 2000)
- Registered Voters:
49,066,417 (May 2000)
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Of Interest:
- President CIAMPI
dissolved parliament on March 8, 2001. This parliament was only the
fifth since World War II to complete its full five-year term.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
