Parliamentary elections in Italy 2008
The elections for the 16th legislative period of the two houses of the Italian Parliament took place on April 13th and 14th, 2008 . Berlusconi's party alliance won in both chambers (see below); Berlusconi formed the Berlusconi IV cabinet (May 8, 2008 to November 16, 2011).
initial situation
After a loss of confidence in Romano Prodi's government in the Senate on January 24, 2008 and the unsuccessful efforts of Senate President Franco Marini to form a transitional government (January 30 - February 4, 2008), President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved both chambers of parliament on February 6, 2008 and announced early elections. Since the two political camps could no longer agree on reforming the often criticized electoral law through a non-partisan provisional cabinet after the end of the second Prodi government , the 15th parliamentary term ended as the shortest in post-war Italian history after just under two Years. For reasons of cost savings also initially forthcoming in early summer local elections were brought forward and two politicians and the media as Election day election days designated (13-14. April) merged with the parliamentary elections.
The elections for the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate were no longer contested by the two political camps as a compact camp election campaign like in 2006. While two years ago they were still trying in the blocks of Casa delle Libertà (center-right) and L'Unione (center-left) to To get as many votes as possible with the broadest possible alliances, this time the strongest parties broke away from their respective alliances in order to avoid having to compromise with the many small parties. After Walter Veltroni , the leading candidate of the largest center-left party, Partito Democratico , announced that he would be parting with his left-wing allies, the L'Unione , and entering the race with an individual list, Silvio Berlusconi felt compelled to take a similar step: Off His Forza Italia , the Alleanza Nazionale and some splinter parties, he formed the Popolo della Libertà (PdL) list, with the option of a later amalgamation to form a large collection party. The Lega Nord , which only appeared in the north, entered into an electoral strategic alliance (a list connection) with the PdL without direct participation. No agreement Berlusconi could contrast with the UDC of Pier Ferdinando Casini achieve that with the end of January from her split Rosa Bianca formed a joint list of the political center. On the side of the center-left, the four largest parties of the radical left joined together in the collection list La Sinistra - L'Arcobaleno under the communist parliamentary president Fausto Bertinotti as the leading candidate, while Veltroni's PD was able to win two smaller partners: The Radicali Italiani took part with their candidates on the list of the PD, and with Antonio Di Pietros IdV an alliance ( mini-coalizione ) could be negotiated. Some small parties like the PS , La Destra , the UDpC u. a. ran without a list or alliance partner and thereby risked failure due to the threshold clauses (4% for the House of Representatives, 8% for the Senate).
Silvio Berlusconi (PdL)
Pier Ferdinando Casini (UDC)
Walter Veltroni (PD)
Fausto Bertinotti (PRC)
Time schedule
- February 6, 2008: Dissolution of the parliamentary chambers by President Napolitano
- February 29 - March 2, 2008: Presentation of the party and alliance symbols
- March 9-10, 2008: Presentation of the lists of candidates
- from March 29, 2008: ban on publication of voter polls
- from April 12, 2008: Ban on election campaign events ("Silenzio elettorale")
- April 13-14, 2008: Parliamentary elections
- April 29, 2008: Constituent meetings of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate
Alliances, lists and parties
Alliances (list connections)
| Party / abbreviation | Alignment |
Result 2006 Chamber of Deputies / Senate |
Chairman / top candidate |
|---|---|---|---|
| List Partito Democratico | |||
| Partito Democratico (PD) | social democratic, Christian social, social liberal | 31.3% / 28.5% |
Walter Veltroni (top candidate) |
| Radicali Italiani | radical-liberal | 2.6% / 2.5% | Emma Bonino |
| Ally | |||
| Italia dei Valori (IdV) | liberal, centrist | 2.3% / 2.9% | Antonio Di Pietro |
| List Popolo della Libertà | |||
| Forza Italia (FI) | liberal conservative, | 23.7% / 24.0% |
Silvio Berlusconi (top candidate) |
| Alleanza Nazionale (AN) | national conservative | 12.3% / 12.4% | Gianfranco Fini |
| Partito Pensionati | Retirees party | 0.9% / 1.0% | Carlo Fattuzzo |
| Democrazia Cristiana per le Autonomie (DCA) | Christian Democratic | 0.7% / 0.6% | Gianfranco Rotondi |
| Nuovo Partito Socialista Italiano (NPSI) | social liberal | 0.7% / 0.6% | Stefano Caldoro |
| Azione Sociale (AS) | neo-fascist, nationalist | 0.7% / 0.6% | Alessandra Mussolini |
| Partito Repubblicano Italiano (PRI) | liberal | - / 0.1% | Francesco Nucara |
| Liberal Democratici (LibDem) | liberal (ex- Margherita ) | - / - | Lamberto Dini |
| Ally | |||
| Lega Nord (LN) | right-wing populist, autonomist |
4.6% / 4.5% | Umberto Bossi |
| Movimento per l'Autonomia (MpA) | Christian Democratic, Autonomist (Sicily) |
4.6% / 4.5% | Raffaele Lombardo |
Lists
| Party / abbreviation | Alignment |
Result 2006 Chamber of Deputies / Senate |
Chairman / top candidate |
|---|---|---|---|
| List Forza Nuova - Movimento Idea Sociale | |||
| Forza Nuova (FN) | neo-fascist, nationalist | 0.7% / 0.6% |
Roberto Fiore (top candidate) |
| Movimento Idea Sociale (MIS) | neo-fascist, nationalist | - / 0.008% | Pino Rauti |
| List La Destra - Fiamma Tricolore | |||
| La Destra | conservative, nationalistic | - / - |
Daniela Santanchè (top candidate) |
| Fiamma Tricolore | neo-fascist, nationalist | 0.6% / 0.6% | Luca Romagnoli |
| List La Sinistra - L'Arcobaleno | |||
| Partito della Rifondazione Comunista (PRC) | eurocommunist | 5.8% / 7.4% |
Fausto Bertinotti (top candidate) |
| Sinistra Democratica (SD) | socialist, social democratic (ex- DS ) | - / - | Fabio Mussi |
| Partito dei Comunisti Italiani (PdCI) | Eurocommunist (Ex-PRC) | 2.3% / 4.2% | Oliviero Diliberto |
| Federazione dei Verdi (Verdi) | Green | 2.1% / 4.2% | Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio |
| List Unione di Centro (UdC) | |||
| Unione dei Democratici Cristiani (UDC) | Christian Democratic | 6.8% / 6.8% |
Pier Ferdinando Casini (top candidate) |
| Rosa Bianca (Libertà e Solidarietà) | Christian Democratic (Ex-UDC) | - / - | Bruno Tabacci |
| Partito Socialista Democratico Italiano (PSDI) | social democratic, social liberal | - / 0.2% | Mimmo Magistro |
Single parties
| Party / abbreviation | Alignment |
Result 2006 Chamber of Deputies / Senate |
Chairman / top candidate |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Associazione per la difesa della Vita (Aborto? No grazie) |
conservative, anti-abortionist | - / - | Giuliano Ferrara |
| The Freedom (F) | right-wing populist, secessionist (South Tyrol) | 0.045% / 2.59 (regional)% | Ulli Mair |
| Lista Grilli Parlanti | Protest party | - / - | Renzo Rabellino |
| Il Loto | pacifist, social reformist | - / - | Luigi Ferrante |
| Partito Comunista dei Lavoratori (PCL) | Marxist, Trotskyist (Ex-PRC) | - / - | Marco Ferrando |
| Partito di Alternativa Comunista (PdAC) | Marxist, Trotskyist (Ex-PRC) | - / - | Fabiana Stefanoni |
| Partito Liberale Italiano (PLI) | liberal | 0.03% / 0.05% | Stefano De Luca |
| Partito Socialista (PS) | social democratic, socialist | 2.9% / 2.9% | Enrico Boselli |
| Per il Bene Comune | progressive-secular citizen list | - / - | Stefano Montanari |
| Popolari Uniti | Christian Democratic | - / - | Antonio Potenza |
| Sinistra Critica | Marxist, Trotskyist (Ex-PRC) | - / - | Flavia D'Angeli |
| South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) | Christian democratic, autonomist | 0.5% / 0.3% | Siegfried Brugger |
| Unione Democratica per i Consumatori (UDpC) | social liberal | - / - | Bruno De Vita |
| Popolari UDEUR (UDEUR) | Christian Democratic | 1.4% / 1.4% |
Clemente Mastella (candidacy withdrawn March 6, 2008) |
| Nuovo Partito d'Azione (NPA) | liberal-socialist | - / - |
Pino A. Quartana (candidacy withdrawn) |
Survey
A few months before Prodi's resignation, the center-right camp around Silvio Berlusconi was in the favor of the electorate: According to the opinion research institute IPSO, after the outbreak of the government crisis, with around 56% of the votes, it had a lead of 10-15% over Prodis Mitte left coalition (at 43-44%). Subsequent surveys by IPR Marketing, however, showed a gradual reduction in the gap to 8% (52.5% center-right versus 44.5% center-left), which was primarily due to the "effetto Veltroni", the willingness of the popular Walter Veltroni was declared the top duel with Berlusconi. A survey by the same institute published on March 3, 2008, which took into account the latest lists and alliances, came to the following result: PdL-LN-MpA: 43% (corresponds to 38% + 4.5% + 0.5%), PD -IdV: 36% (corresponds to 32% + 4%), Sinistra-Arcobaleno: 7.5%, UdC: 7%, La Destra: 2.5%, PS: 1.5%.
According to the last surveys before the general ban on publication of forecasts (from March 29, 2008) the following picture emerged: PdL-LN-MpA: 43.3 - 46%, PD-IdV: 35.5 - 39.1%, Sinistra-Arcobaleno: 6.0 - 7.8%, UdC: 5.1 - 7.7%, La Destra: 2.0 - 4.0%, PS: 0.7 - 2.3%, others: 0 , 5-3.4%.
Results
On April 13, 2008, according to official figures, voter turnout until 10 p.m. was 62.728% and has thus fallen compared to 2006 - at that time it was 66.643%. The polling stations closed at 3 p.m. on April 14. Overall, participation on both days was 80.456% in the House of Representatives elections and 80.507% in the Senate elections, which corresponds to a decrease of around 3%.
According to the preliminary final result, Berlusconi's electoral alliance PdL - LN - MpA clearly won in both chambers over Veltronis PD - IdV, in the Senate with a margin of 9.3% (47.3% compared to 38.0%) and in the Chamber of Deputies with 9 .2% lead (46.8% versus 37.6%). Bertinotti's La Sinistra - L'Arcobaleno , which missed re-entry into both chambers with only 3.1 / 3.2%, while the Christian Democratic UdC with 5.6 / 5.7% made it into the Chamber of Deputies as well in Sicily also makes it into the Senate (with 8.7% there). In particular, Berlusconi's alliance partner in the northern Italian regions, the Lega Nord , which received 8.3 / 8.1% of the votes nationwide, almost doubled its result (2006: 4.6 / 4.5%).
Walter Veltroni congratulated Berlusconi on his election victory by telephone and publicly admitted his own defeat.
Due to the ongoing investigations by the public prosecutor's offices in Reggio Calabria and Rome on suspicion of fraudulent voting on 50,000 ballot papers from Italians living in South America, the counting of the votes of Italians living abroad and thus the announcement of the official final result has been delayed. Forza Italia Senator Marcello Dell'Utri and a clan of the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta are said to be involved in the election fraud scandal.
Chamber of Deputies
- Centrosinistra: 247
- Otherwise: 3
- UDC : 36
- Centrodestra: 344
| Inland (without AO ) | Aosta Valley | foreign countries | total | |||||||||
| list | be right | % | Seats | be right | % | Seats | be right | % | Seats | be right | % | Seats |
| Popolo della Libertà (PdL) | 13,628,865 | 37.388 | 272 | 13,877 | 18.5 | - | 314,357 | 31,029 | 4th | 13,957,099 | 37.4 | 276 |
| Lega Nord (LN) | 3,024,522 | 8.297 | 60 | 2,322 | 3.1 | - | - | - | - | 3,026,844 | 8.3 | 60 |
| Movimento per l'Autonomia - Alleanza per il Sud (MpA) | 410,487 | 1.126 | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 410,487 | 1.1 | 8th |
| Total PdL - LN - MpA | 17,063,874 | 46.811 | 340 | 16.199 | 21.6 | - | 314,357 | 31,029 | 4th | 17,392,108 | 46.8 | 344 |
| Partito Democratico (PD) | 12.092.998 | 33,174 | 211 | - | - | - | 331,567 | 32.728 | 6th | 12,424,565 | 33.2 | 217 |
| Italia dei Valori (IdV) | 1,593,675 | 4.371 | 28 | - | - | - | 41,589 | 4.105 | 1 | 1,635,264 | 4.4 | 29 |
| Total PD - IdV | 13,686,673 | 37.545 | 239 | - | - | - | 373.156 | 36.833 | 7th | 14.059829 | 37.6 | 246 |
| Unione di Centro | 2,050,319 | 5.624 | 36 | - | - | - | 81,450 | 8.039 | - | 2.131769 | 5.6 | 36 |
| La Sinistra - L'Arcobaleno | 1,124,418 | 3.084 | - | - | - | - | 28,953 | 2,798 | - | 1,153,371 | 3.1 | - |
| La Destra - Fiamma Tricolore | 885.229 | 2,428 | - | - | - | - | 14,609 | 1,442 | - | 899.838 | 2.4 | - |
| Partito Socialista | 355,581 | 0.975 | - | - | - | - | 31,774 | 3.136 | - | 387.355 | 1.0 | - |
| Small parties | ||||||||||||
| Associazione per la difesa della vita | 135,578 | 0.371 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 135,578 | - | |
| Forza Nuova | 108,837 | 0.298 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 108,837 | - | |
| Partito Comunista dei Lavoratori | 208.394 | 0.571 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 208.394 | - | |
| Partito Liberale Italiano | 103.760 | 0.284 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 103.760 | - | |
| Per il Bene Comune | 119,420 | 0.327 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 119,420 | - | |
| Sinistra Critica | 167.673 | 0.459 | - | - | - | - | 5,973 | 0.589 | - | 173,646 | - | |
| Unione Democratica per i Consumatori | 91,486 | 0.25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 91,486 | - | |
| Micro and regional parties | ||||||||||||
| Alleanza autonomista progressista | - | - | - | 29,311 | 39.1 | 1 | - | - | - | 29,311 | 1 | |
| Associazioni Italiane in South America | - | - | - | - | - | - | 61,610 | 6,081 | - | 61,610 | ||
| Azione Sociale | - | - | - | 1,066 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 1,066 | - | |
| Consumatori Civici Italiani | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4,640 | 0.458 | - | 4,640 | ||
| The Freedom | 28,347 | 0.077 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28,347 | - | |
| Il Loto | 1,799 | 0.004 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,799 | - | |
| L'Altra Sicilia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.122 | 0.900 | - | 9.122 | ||
| Lega per l'Autonomia - Alleanza Lombarda - Lega Pensionati | 14.003 | 0.038 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.003 | - | |
| Lega Sud | 4,346 | 0.011 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4,346 | - | |
| Liga Veneta Repubblica | 31,353 | 0.086 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31,353 | - | |
| L'intesa Veneta | 2,388 | 0.006 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,388 | - | |
| Movimento Associativo Italiani all'Estero | - | - | - | - | - | - | 83,585 | 8.250 | 1 | 83,585 | 1 | |
| Movimento Europeo Diversabili Associati | 16,449 | 0.045 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16,449 | - | |
| Movimento Politico Pensiero Azione | 945 | 0.002 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 945 | - | |
| No Euro - Lista dei Grilli Parlanti | 66,844 | 0.183 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66,844 | - | |
| Partito di Alternativa Comunista | 2,049 | 0.005 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,049 | - | |
| Partito Sardo d'Azione | 14,856 | 0.04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14,856 | - | |
| Sardigna Natzione | 7.182 | 0.019 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.182 | - | |
| South Tyrolean People's Party | 147,667 | 0.405 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 147,667 | 2 | |
| Union for South Tyrol | 12,836 | 0.035 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12,836 | - | |
| Vallée d'Aoste Autonomie Progrès Fédéralisme | - | - | - | 28,349 | 37.8 | - | - | - | - | 28,349 | - | |
| Valori e Futuro | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4,457 | 0.439 | - | 4,457 | - | |
senate
- Centrosinistra: 132
- Otherwise: 9
- Centrodestra: 174
| Domestic (without AO and TS ) | Aosta Valley | Trentino-South Tyrol | foreign countries | total | |||||||||||
| list | be right | % | Seats | be right | % | Seats | be right | % | Seats | be right | % | Seats | be right | % | Seats |
| Popolo della Libertà (PdL) | 12.510.306 | 38.174 | 141 | 12,166 | 17.3 | - | 156.318 | 28.193 | 3 | 3 | 147 | ||||
| Lega Nord (LN) | 2,642,167 | 8,062 | 25th | 2,081 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,644,248 | 25th | |
| Movimento per l'Autonomia - Alleanza per il Sud (MpA) | 355.076 | 1.083 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 355.076 | 2 | |
| Total PdL - LN - MpA | 15,507,549 | 47.319 | 168 | 14,247 | 20.3 | - | 156.318 | 28.193 | 3 | 3 | 47.3 | 174 | |||
| Partito Democratico (PD) | 11,042,325 | 33.695 | 116 | - | - | - | 19,252 | 3.47 | - | 2 | 118 | ||||
| Italia dei Valori (IdV) | 1,414,118 | 4,315 | 14th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14th | ||||
| Total PD - IdV | 12,456,443 | 38.01 | 130 | - | - | - | 19,252 | 3.47 | - | 2 | 38.0 | 132 | |||
| Unione di Centro | 1,866,294 | 5,694 | 3 | - | - | - | 32,548 | 5,870 | - | - | 5.7 | 3 | |||
| La Sinistra - L'Arcobaleno | 1,053,154 | 3.213 | - | - | - | - | 39,981 | 7.210 | - | - | 3.2 | - | |||
| La Destra - Fiamma Tricolore | 687.211 | 2.096 | - | - | - | - | 16,474 | 2.971 | - | - | 2.1 | - | |||
| Partito Socialista | 284,428 | 0.867 | - | - | - | - | 374 | 0.067 | - | - | 0.9 | - | |||
| Small parties | |||||||||||||||
| Forza Nuova | 85,630 | 0.261 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 85,630 | - | |
| Partito Comunista dei Lavoratori | 180.454 | 0.55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 180.454 | - | |
| Partito Liberale Italiano | 100,721 | 0.307 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100,721 | - | |
| Per il Bene Comune | 105.937 | 0.323 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 105.937 | - | |
| Sinistra Critica | 136,396 | 0.416 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Unione Democratica per i Consumatori | 77,725 | 0.237 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 77,725 | - | |
| Micro and regional parties | |||||||||||||||
| Alleanza autonomista progressista | - | - | - | 26,375 | 37.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26,375 | 0.072 | - |
| Associazioni Italiane in South America | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Azione Sociale | - | - | - | 712 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 712 | 0.002 | - |
| Consumatori Civici Italiani | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| The Freedom | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24,770 | 4,467 | - | - | - | - | 24,770 | 0.068 | - |
| Fronte Indipendentista Lombardia | 5,249 | 0.016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5,249 | 0.014 | - |
| L'Altra Sicilia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Lega per l'Autonomia - Alleanza Lombarda - Lega Pensionati | 45,622 | 0.139 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45,622 | 0.125 | - |
| Lega Sud | 7.119 | 0.021 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.119 | 0.019 | - |
| Liga Veneta Repubblica | 47,677 | 0.145 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47,677 | 0.131 | - |
| L'intesa Veneta | 4,275 | 0.013 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4,275 | 0.012 | - |
| Movimento associativo italiani all'estero | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Movimento Europeo Diversabili Associati | 20,029 | 0.061 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20,029 | 0.055 | - |
| Movimento Politico Pensiero Azione | 1,602 | 0.004 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,602 | 0.004 | - |
| No Euro - Lista dei Grilli Parlanti | 49,476 | 0.15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 49,476 | 0.135 | - |
| Partito Comunista Marxista Leninista | 8,078 | 0.024 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8,078 | 0.022 | - |
| Partito del Sud - Alleanza Meridionale | 3,736 | 0.011 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,736 | 0.010 | - |
| Partito Sardo d'Azione | 15,292 | 0.046 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15,292 | 0.042 | - |
| Popolari Uniti | 12,388 | 0.037 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12,388 | 0.034 | - |
| Sardigna Natzione | 6,966 | 0.021 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6,966 | 0.019 | - |
| Sud Libero | 1,776 | 0.005 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,776 | 0.005 | - |
| South Tyrolean People's Party | - | - | - | - | - | - | 98,947 | 17.845 | 2 | - | - | - | 98,947 | 0.271 | 2 |
| South Tyrolean People's Party - Insieme per le Autonomie | - | - | - | - | - | - | 153.965 | 27.769 | 2 | - | - | - | 153.965 | 0.422 | 2 |
| Union for South Tyrol | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11,820 | 2.131 | - | - | - | - | 11,820 | 0.032 | - |
| Vallée d'Aoste Autonomie Progrès Fédéralisme | - | - | - | 29,186 | 41.39 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29,186 | 0.080 | 1 |
European constituency abroad: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Contrary to the national trend, the majority of Italians in the European constituency voted for the Partito Democratico. The pan-European voter turnout was a low 35.407%. In Germany, the Popolo della Libertà was again able to gain a clear lead. The following tables only show those parties that have received mandates in the European constituency.
Chamber of Deputies
| Europe | Germany | Austria | Switzerland | |||||||||
| list | be right | % | Seats | be right | % | Seats | be right | % | Seats | be right | % | Seats |
| Partito Democratico (PD) | 204.393 | 40.21 | 3 | 42.161 | 33.6 | - | 2,271 | 49.97 | - | 69,468 | 45.43 | - |
| Popolo della Libertà (PdL) | 171,658 | 33.77 | 2 | 55.179 | 43.97 | - | 1,161 | 25.54 | - | 44,332 | 28.99 | - |
| Italia dei Valori (IdV) | 41,589 | 8.18 | 1 | 9,762 | 7.78 | - | 282 | 6.2 | - | 14,410 | 9.42 | - |
senate
| Europe | Germany | Austria | Switzerland | |||||||||
| list | be right | % | Seats | be right | % | Seats | be right | % | Seats | be right | % | Seats |
| Partito Democratico (PD) | 190.757 | 41.12 | 1 | 38.141 | 33.87 | - | 2,066 | 49.77 | - | 65,276 | 47.47 | - |
| Popolo della Libertà (PdL) | 159,142 | 34.3 | 1 | 49,604 | 44.04 | - | 1,053 | 25.37 | - | 41,658 | 30.3 | - |
See also
literature
- Paolo Bellucci: Why Berlusconi's Landslide Return ?, in: Politische Vierteljahresschrift 49 (2008), No. 4, pp. 605–617
- Stefan Köppl: Election victory with announcement - and yet with surprises. The Italian parliamentary elections of 13./14. April 2008, in: Journal for Parliamentary Questions 39 (2008), No. 4, pp. 740–756
- Stefan Köppl: The political system of Italy. An introduction, VS-Verlag, Wiesbaden, 2007, ISBN 978-3-531-14068-1
Web links
- Special pages of the Italian Ministry of the Interior (Italian)
- Special pages at ANSA (Italian)
- Speciale Elezioni politiche italiane 2008 - Wikinotizie (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sciolte le Camere, si vota il 13 and 14 aprile Corriere della Sera, February 6, 2008
- ^ Election day, nel Pd c'è accordo - La Cdl: “Una prova di forza” La Repubblica, February 7, 2008
- ↑ Veltroni: “Da soli anche al Senato” La Repubblica, February 6, 2008
- ↑ Berlusconi: “Simbolo unico per Fi e An” Corriere della Sera, February 8, 2008
- ↑ Udc e Rosa Bianca trovano l'accordo. Casini premier, Pezzotta segretario La Repubblica, February 28, 2008
- ↑ on the electoral law provisions in force since 2005, see electoral system and it: Legge elettorale italiana del 2005
- ↑ Results of the L'Ulivo list for comparison
- ↑ in the list association Rosa nel Pugno with the Socialisti Democratici Italiani (SDI)
- ↑ in the list association with Nuovo PSI
- ↑ in the list with DCA
- ^ Result of the then electoral alliance Alternativea Sociale
- ↑ in the Senate election only in some regions with their own list, otherwise represented by candidates on the lists of Forza Italia
- ↑ in the list association with the Movimento per l'Autonomia
- ↑ in the list association with the Lega Nord
- ^ Result of the then electoral alliance Alternativea Sociale
- ↑ as Lista Rauti only in the Senate elections in Apulia begun
- ↑ in the Senate elections in the list association with the Greens and the Consumatori Uniti
- ↑ in the Senate elections in association with the PdCI and the Consumatori Uniti
- ^ Candidates on the L'Ulivo list
- ↑ List entered only in 5 constituencies / 6 regions
- ^ Sum of the results of Rosa nel Pugno and I Socialisti for comparison
- ↑ Elezioni: Mastella rinuncia a candidarsi ( Memento of the original from April 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Corriere della Sera, March 6, 2008
- ^ Candidates on the L'Ulivo and PSDI lists
- ↑ Denuncia dell'NPA all'OSCE ( Memento of the original from April 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Nuovo Partito d'Azione - Official Website, April 10, 2008
- ↑ Italiani sì al voto.Cdl avanti di 10 punti, Corriere della Sera, January 27th 2008
- ↑ Crisi / sondaggio IPR Marketing by Sky: Cresce il PD, Cdl in calo notizie.alice.it, February 5, 2008 and Il Pd cresce, con Di Pietro è meglio. Senza Casini il Pdl al 37 per cento La Repubblica, February 11, 2008
- ↑ Pdl ancora in testa: Pd a meno sette. Ma il 13 aprile il pareggio è possibile La Repubblica, 3 March 2008
- ↑ Sondaggi a confronto a 16 giorni dal voto Clandestinoweb 26 March, 2008
- ↑ a b c d cf. it: Risultati delle elezioni politiche italiane del 2008 , Source: Italian Ministry of the Interior ( Memento of the original of May 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Elezioni Politiche 2008 - Senato , La Repubblica , April 15, 2008
- ↑ a b Elezioni Politiche 2008 - Camera , La Repubblica, April 15, 2008
- ↑ Veltroni: "Disponibili alle riforme" ( Memento of the original dated May 6, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. La Stampa , April 14, 2008
- ^ Allegations of election fraud against Berlusconi confidants, Der Standard , April 12, 2008
- ↑ Italiani all'estero: la Procura di Roma indaga sul voto ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. L'Unità , April 16, 2008
- ↑ Elezioni Politiche 2008 - Camera. Valle d'Aosta La Repubblica, April 15, 2008
- ↑ Source: Italian Ministry of the Interior ( Memento of the original from May 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , based on 1,282 of a total of 1,309 districts.
- ↑ a b represented in less than half of the electoral districts
- ↑ Elezioni Politiche 2008 - Senato. Valle d'Aosta La Repubblica, April 15, 2008
- ↑ % of the votes without the votes of the Italians living abroad
- ↑ a b c d e The PD only ran in two constituencies, in the other four constituencies it ran together with the SVP, Italia dei Valori and the Socialists as SVP Insieme per le Autonomie.
- ↑ a b The SVP stood alone in 2 constituencies, in the other four with the PD, IdV and PS as the South Tyrolean People's Party - Insieme per le Autonomie
- ↑ One each for the SVP and the PD
- ↑ All election results on Corriere.it
