[1] Elections to the Italian Parliament take place every five years[1][2] or in the event of its early dissolution.
Currently, both chambers of the Italian Parliament, the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic, are elected at the same time by universal and direct suffrage.
[1] 147 deputies (members of the Chamber of Deputies) and 74 senators (members of the Senate of the Republic) are elected in single-member constituencies and the rest from party lists.
These include former Italian presidents and people appointed by presidential decree in recognition of special service to the country.
)[1] Any Italian citizen over the age of 18 on the election day is eligible to elect the members of the Italian parliament.