Elections in Italy

National-level elections in Italy are called periodically to form a parliament consisting of two houses: the Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati) with 400 members; and the Senate of the Republic (Senato della Repubblica) with 200 elected members, plus a few appointed senators for life.

The last general election was held on 25 September 2022 The centre-right coalition, in which Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy emerged as the main political force, won an absolute majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and in the Senate of the Republic.

The centre-left coalition, the anti-establishment Five Star Movement and the centrist Action - Italia Viva came in second, third and fourth respectively.

[7] This graph shows the results of elections held in Italy from 1946 to 2018, with the percentages of consensus gathered by the various parties and movements displayed by color.

This other graph shows, instead, the elections from 1946 to 2022 relative to the total eligible voters; providing an illustration of the phenomenon of electoral abstentionism.

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.

Proportional distribution of seats by party in the Chamber of Deputies
Proportional distribution of seats by party in the Senate of the Republic
Graph of Italian general elections Birth of the Italian Republic#Referendum 1946 Italian general election 1948 Italian general election 1953 Italian general election 1958 Italian general election 1963 Italian general election 1968 Italian general election 1972 Italian general election 1976 Italian general election 1979 Italian general election 1983 Italian general election 1987 Italian general election 1992 Italian general election 1994 Italian general election 1996 Italian general election 2001 Italian general election 2006 Italian general election 2008 Italian general election 2013 Italian general election Italian Communist Party 18,93 Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity 20,68 Action Party 1,45 Italian Republican Party 4,36 Others Christian Democracy 35,21 National Democratic Union 6,78 National Bloc of Freedom 2,77 Common Man's Front 5,27 Popular Democratic Front 30,98 Italian Democratic Socialist Party 7,07 Italian Republican Party 2,48 Others Christian Democracy 48,51 National Bloc 3,82 Monarchist National Party 2,78 Italian Social Movement 2,01 Italian Communist Party 22,6 Italian Socialist Party 12,7 Others Italian Democratic Socialist Party 4,52 Italian Republican Party 1,62 Christian Democracy 40,1 Italian Liberal Party 3,01 Monarchist National Party 6,85 Italian Social Movement 5,84 Italian Communist Party 22,68 Italian Socialist Party 14,23 Others Italian Democratic Socialist Party 4,55 Italian Republican Party-Radical Party 1,37 Italian Republican Party-Radical Party 1,37 Christian Democracy 42,36 Italian Liberal Party 3,54 People's Monarchist Party 2,63 Monarchist National Party 2,23 Italian Social Movement 4,76 Italian Communist Party 25,26 Italian Socialist Party 13,84 Others Italian Democratic Socialist Party 6,10 Italian Republican Party 1,37 Christian Democracy 38,29 Italian Liberal Party 6,97 Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity 1,75 Italian Social Movement 5,11 Italian Communist Party 26,91 Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity 4,45 Others Unified Socialist Party 14,48 Italian Republican Party 1,97 Christian Democracy 39,12 Italian Liberal Party 5,82 Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity 1,30 Italian Social Movement 4,45 Communist Party of Italy Marxist-Leninist 0,26 Manifesto 0,67 Political Movement of Workers 0,36 Italian Communist Party 27,15 Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity 1,94 Italian Socialist Party 9,61 Others Italian Democratic Socialist Party 5,14 Italian Republican Party 2,86 Christian Democracy 38,66 Italian Liberal Party 3,88 Italian Social Movement 8,67 Proletarian Democracy 1,51 Italian Communist Party 34,37 Italian Socialist Party 9,65 Others Italian Democratic Socialist Party 3,37 Radical Party 1,07 Italian Republican Party 3,09 Christian Democracy 38,71 Italian Liberal Party 1,30 Italian Social Movement 6,11 Proletarian Unity Party 1,37 New Left United 0,80 Italian Communist Party 30,38 Italian Socialist Party 9,81 Others Italian Democratic Socialist Party 3,84 Radical Party 3,45 Italian Republican Party 3,03 Christian Democracy 38,30 Italian Liberal Party 1,94 National Democracy 0,63 Italian Social Movement 5,26 Proletarian Democracy 1,47 Italian Communist Party 29,89 Italian Socialist Party 11,44 Others Italian Democratic Socialist Party 4,09 Radical Party 2,19 Italian Republican Party 5,08 Christian Democracy 32,93 Italian Liberal Party 2,89 Italian Social Movement 6,81 Proletarian Democracy 1,66 Italian Communist Party 26,57 Italian Socialist Party 14,27 Federation of Green Lists 2,51 Others Italian Democratic Socialist Party 2,96 Radical Party 2,56 Italian Republican Party 3,70 Christian Democracy 34,31 Italian Liberal Party 2,10 Italian Social Movement 5,91 Communist Refoundation Party 5,62 Democratic Party of the Left 16,11 Italian Socialist Party 13,62 Greens 2,79 Others The Network 1,86 Italian Democratic Socialist Party 2,71 Pannella List 1,24 Italian Republican Party 4,39 Christian Democracy 29,66 Northern League 8,65 Italian Liberal Party 2,86 Italian Social Movement 5,37 Communist Refoundation Party 6,05 Democratic Party of the Left 20,36 Italian Socialist Party 2,19 Greens 2,70 Democratic Alliance 1,18 The Network 1,86 Others Segni Pact 4,68 Italian People's Party 11,07 Pannella List 3,51 Northern League 8,36 Forza Italia 21,01 National Alliance 13,47 Communist Refoundation Party 8,6 Democratic Party of the Left 21,1 Greens 2,5 Italian Renewal 4,3 Populars for Prodi 6,8 Others Northern League 10,1 Pannella-Sgarbi List 1,9 CCD - CDU 5,8 CCD - CDU 5,8 Forza Italia 20,6 National Alliance 15,7 Tricolour Flame 0,9 Communist Refoundation Party 5,03 Party of Italian Communists 1,67 Democrats of the Left 16,57 The Daisy 14,52 The Sunflower 2,17 Italy of Values 3,89 Bonino List 2,24 European Democracy 2,39 Others New PSI 0,95 Northern League 3,94 White Flower 3,22 Forza Italia 29,43 National Alliance 12,02 Tricolour Flame 0,39 Communist Refoundation Party 5,84 Party of Italian Communists 2,31 L'Ulivo 31,27 Greens 2,05 Rose in the Fist 2,59 Italy of Values 2,29 UDEUR 1,39 Others of Union Others Others of House of Freedoms Northern League 4,58 Union of Christian and Centre Democrats 6,76 Forza Italia 23,71 National Alliance 12,33 Social Alternative 0,66 Tricolour Flame 0,60 Workers' Communist Party 0,57 Critical Left 0,45 The Left – The Rainbow 3,08 Democratic Party 33,17 Italy of Values 4,37 Socialist Party 0,97 Others Union of the Centre 5,62 Movement for Autonomy 1,12 Northern League 8,29 The People of Freedom 37,38 The Right–Tricolour Flame 2,428 Left Ecology Freedom 3,16 Democratic Party 25,52 Civil Revolution 2,19 Others 4,00 Civic Choice 8,58 Union of the Centre 1,74 Five Star Movement 25,14 Northern League 3,98 The People of Freedom 21,37
Graph of Italian general elections
Italian general elections (1946-2022) Source