2008 Italian general election

none September 2020 2008 Italian general election Italy parliamentary Popular no 2006 Italian general election 2006 Legislature XV of Italy 2013 Italian general election 2013 Legislature XVI of Italy All 630 seats in the Chamber of Deputies316 seats needed for a majorityAll 315 elective seats in the Senate162 seats needed for a majoritytaking into account the Senators for life, who accounted for 7 seats at the time the election took place Opinion polling for the 2008 Italian general election 13–14 April 2008 47,041,814 (C Chamber of Deputies)42,358,775 (S Senate) 37,874,569 (C Chamber of Deputies)80.5% (3.1 pp) 34,058,406 (S Senate)80.4% (3.1 pp) 165x165px Silvio Berlusconi 26 January 1994 The People of Freedom Centre-right 0A6BE1 Molise (C Chamber of Deputies) 344 (C Chamber of Deputies) / 174 (S Senate) 102 (C Chamber of Deputies) / 29 (S Senate) 17,403,145 (C Chamber of Deputies)15,508,899 (S Senate) 46.8% (C Chamber of Deputies)47.3% (S Senate) 2.9 pp (C Chamber of Deputies) 2.9 pp (S Senate) 165x165px Walter Veltroni Democratic Party Centre-left EF3E3E 14 October 2007 Lazio 1 (C Chamber of Deputies) 246 (C Chamber of Deputies) / 134 (S Senate) 3 (C Chamber of Deputies) / 21 (S Senate) 14,099,747 (C Chamber of Deputies)12,457,182 (S Senate) 37.5% (C Chamber of Deputies)38.0% (S Senate) 12.3 pp (C Chamber of Deputies) 11.0 pp (S Senate) 165x165px Pier Ferdinando Casini Union of the Centre (2002) — 87CEFA 18 January 1994 Liguria (C Chamber of Deputies) 36 (C Chamber of Deputies) / 3 (S Senate) 3 (C Chamber of Deputies) / 18 (S Senate) 2,050,309 (C Chamber of Deputies)1,866,356 (S Senate) 5.6% (C Chamber of Deputies)5.7% (S Senate) 1.1 pp (C Chamber of Deputies) 1.0 pp (S Senate) 370px Election results maps for the Chamber of Deputies (on the left) and for the Senate (on the right). On the left, the color identifies the coalition which received the most votes in each province. On the right, the color identifies the coalition which won the most seats in respect to each Region. Blue denotes the Centre-right coalition, Red the Centre-left coalition, and Gray regional parties. Prime Minister Prime Minister after the election Romano Prodi Democratic Party Silvio Berlusconi The People of Freedom A snap election was held in Italy on 13–14 April 2008.Bloomberg.com Italy's President Dissolves Parliament, Forces Vote https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=aZqWocwYgLxo 8 February 2008 6 February 2008 The election came after President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved the Italian Parliament on 6 February 2008, following the defeat of the government of Prime Minister Romano Prodi in a January 2008 Senate vote of confidenceBBC News 6 February 2008 6 February 2008 Italy to hold snap April election https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7230275.stm and the 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. The voting determined the leader of Italy's 62nd government since the end of World War II.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7348448.stm Berlusconi plans Naples clean-up BBC News 15 April 2008 The coalition led by ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from The People of Freedom party defeated that of former Mayor of Rome, Walter Veltroni of the Democratic Party.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7347618.stm Berlusconi declares election win BBC News 14 April 2008 Background 2008 Italian political crisis On 24 January 2008 Prime Minister of Italy Romano Prodi lost a vote of confidence in the Senate by a vote of 161 to 156 votes, causing the downfall of his government. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7208000.stm Prodi loses crucial Senate vote BBC 2008-01-24 2008-01-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20080127160315/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7208000.stm 27 January 2008 live Prodi's resignation led President Giorgio Napolitano to request the president of the Senate, Franco Marini, to assess the possibility to form a caretaker government. The other possibility would have been to call for early elections immediately. The decision of former Minister of Justice Mastella arrived a few days after the confirmation of the Constitutional Court which confirmed the referendum to modify the electoral system."Italian court okays referendum on election law" Reuters, 16 January 2008 As stated many times by Minister Mastella, if the referendum would have been confirmed this would have led directly to the fall of the government"Legge elettorale, Mastella minaccia la crisi" Corriere della Sera, 10 April 2007"Mastella: Se c'è referendum si rischia la crisi di governo" https://web.archive.org/web/20070828192601/http://www.lastampa.it/redazione/cmsSezioni/politica/200704articoli/20302girata.asp 28 August 2007 La Stampa, 10 April 2007 and it happened. The fall of the government would disrupt a pending election-law referendum that if passed would make it harder for small parties like Mastella's to gain seats in parliament."Prodi Likely to Quit, Prompt Vote or Election Reform" Bloomberg.com thumb|right|220px|Silvio Berlusconi during a People of Freedom rally in 2008. UDEUR's defection forced the question of whether Prodi still had the parliamentarian support to govern. Presenting a motion of confidence to parliament, he won relatively easily in the lower house of the Italian Parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, where the coalition's majority was substantial. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/24/world/europe/24italy.html Italy Backs Its Coalition but Only Just for Now The New York Times Ian Fisher 2008-01-24 2008-01-24 Yet a win in the upper house – or Senate – seemed unlikely, and President Giorgio Napolitano was said to have warned against going through with the vote. The vote, held between 3pm and 9pm (CET), was heated and dramatic. http://www.corriere.it/politica/08_gennaio_24/mussi_elezioni_anticipate_0aa4638e-ca5c-11dc-bbdc-0003ba99c667.shtml Prodi sconfitto in Senato: cade il governo, Il premier al Quirinale per le dimissioni Corriere della Sera 2008-01-24 2008-01-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20080125083737/http://www.corriere.it/politica/08_gennaio_24/mussi_elezioni_anticipate_0aa4638e-ca5c-11dc-bbdc-0003ba99c667.shtml 25 January 2008 live it During its course the UDEUR party Senator Stefano Cusumano decided to confirm the confidence and to support the prime minister, even against the orders of his party's leader. He was subsequently subjected to the abuse of his colleagues, being called an "hysteric faggot", "traitor", and reportedly spat on by a member of the conservative UDEUR party. At this point Cusumano apparently fainted, and was carried out on a stretcher. http://www.corriere.it/politica/08_gennaio_24/cusumano_nuccio_udeur_02cef526-ca8d-11dc-bbdc-0003ba99c667.shtml Cusumano si dissocia: voto sì. È bagarre Corriere della Sera 2008-01-24 2008-01-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20080127090940/http://www.corriere.it/politica/08_gennaio_24/cusumano_nuccio_udeur_02cef526-ca8d-11dc-bbdc-0003ba99c667.shtml 27 January 2008 live it Cusumano's defection had no effect, however: Prodi lost the vote with 161 to 156 votes (one member abstained from voting, while three were absent), and promptly handed in his resignation. On 30 January, Napolitano appointed Franco Marini to try to form a caretaker government with the goal of changing the current electoral system, rather than call a quick election. http://www.corriere.it/politica/08_gennaio_30/casini_no_marini_6ef4ecdc-cf16-11dc-8e3f-0003ba99c667.shtml Crisi, Napolitano incarica Marini Corriere della Sera 2008-01-30 2008-01-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20080131081433/http://www.corriere.it/politica/08_gennaio_30/casini_no_marini_6ef4ecdc-cf16-11dc-8e3f-0003ba99c667.shtml 31 January 2008 live it The state of the electoral system had been under criticism not only within the outgoing government, but also among the opposition and in the general population, because of the impossibility to choose candidates directly and of the risks that a close-call election may not grant a stable majority in the Senate. On 4 February 2008 Marini acknowledged that he had failed to find the necessary majority for an interim government,SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World - Italy Senate speaker fails to form govt, vote looms https://web.archive.org/web/20090212162718/http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20080204-1053-italy-government-.html 12 February 2009 and resigned his mandate,Italy's Marini says no majority for electoral reform govt, resigns mandate | Latest News | News | Hemscott after having met with all major political forces and having found opposition to forming an interim government mainly from center-right parties Forza Italia and National Alliance, favoured in a possible next election and strongly in favour of an early vote., http://www.corriere.it/politica/08_gennaio_30/berlusconi_subito_voto_legge_elettorale_non_va_cambiata_f651eab4-cf5b-11dc-8e3f-0003ba99c667.shtml "A Marini diremo: "subito al voto"" Corriere della Sera 2008-01-30 2008-01-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20080203113620/http://www.corriere.it/politica/08_gennaio_30/berlusconi_subito_voto_legge_elettorale_non_va_cambiata_f651eab4-cf5b-11dc-8e3f-0003ba99c667.shtml 3 February 2008 live it President Napolitano summoned Bertinotti and Marini, the two speakers of the houses of the Italian parliament, acknowledging the end of the legislature, on 5 February 2008. http://www.ansa.it/opencms/export/site/visualizza_fdg.html_12342748.html DOMANI LO SCIOGLIMENTO DELLE CAMERE ansa.it Ansa 2008-02-05 2008-02-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20080204214404/http://www.ansa.it/opencms/export/site/visualizza_fdg.html_12342748.html 2008-02-04 it He dissolved parliament on 6 February 2008. Campaign Major competitors in the election were Silvio Berlusconi, as leader of the centre-right opposition coalition, and Walter Veltroni, leader of the Democratic Party. Berlusconi's right coalition was leading by a significant margin in opinion polls.The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/world/europe/07italy.html With Flawed System Unchanged, Italy Sets Elections for April 7 February 2008 8 February 2008 Elisabeth Rosenthal The 71-year-old Berlusconi, who was twice prime minister—from May 1994 to January 1995 and again from May 2001 to May 2006—was not considered too old for the job though he had had heart surgery since leaving office.CNN Italy faces second day of voting http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/14/italy.election/index.html 14 April 2008 14 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080415105238/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/14/italy.election/index.html 15 April 2008 Veltroni's campaign has been compared to Barack Obama's presidential run in the United States. The most apparent of the similarities is his slogan, "Si può fare" (literally, "it can be done"). thumb|right|220px|Walter Veltroni in Trento during the electoral campaign. Following the calling of the election, Veltroni stated his party will not make any alliance in either Chamber, choosing instead to run alone with its own platform, and challenged Berlusconi to do likewise with his Forza Italia party. The main four left-wing parties not part of the PD decided to contest the election together under the banner of The Left – The Rainbow. On 8 February, Berlusconi announced Forza Italia and Gianfranco Fini's National Alliance will run together under the common symbol of The People of Freedom, being regionally allied with the Northern League.http://www.corriere.it/politica/08_febbraio_08/an_fi_2c7def76-d618-11dc-88e3-0003ba99c667.shtml Corriere della Sera it Berlusconi: "Simbolo unico per Fi e An" 8 February 2008 8 February 2008 On 13 February, Veltroni announced to have reached an agreement with the Italy of Values, led by Antonio Di Pietro, which agreed for an electoral alliance with the Democratic Party, accepting also to join the Democratic Party parliamentary groups after the election.http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/italia/news/2008-02-13_113191367.html ANSA.it Pd: accordo Di Pietro, Veltroni 13 February 2008 21 February 2008 it July 2020 medicmedic On 21 February the Italian Radicals announced an agreement with the Democratic Party, accepting to present themselves in list with the latter, under the agreement they will have nine MPs elected in the Parliament, and appointment of Emma Bonino as Minister in case of victory.http://www.unita.it/view.asp?IDcontent=73109 L'Unità I Radicali dicono sì al Pd: 9 seggi e Bonino ministro 21 February 2008 21 February 2008 it July 2020 medicmedic Though Berlusconi and Veltroni were in opposite parties, they allegedly represent such similar policies that they were dubbed "Veltrusconi". Both candidates supported big tax cuts and generous spending programs. The Union of Christian and Centre Democrats was invited to support Berlusconi, but refused and decided to run on its own instead. The Rose for Italy originally planned to run alone with Bruno Tabacci as their PM candidate, but shortly before the filing deadline, they decided to form joint lists with the UDC.November 2011 Electoral system The electoral system had been last reformed by Law no. 270, 21 December 2005.http://www.parlamento.it/parlam/leggi/05270l.htm L 270/2005 Chamber of Deputies For the election of the lower house,http://www.senato.it/Leg17/1013?testo_generico=4&voce_sommario=58 senato.it - Il Senato nel sistema bicamerale - La normativa vigente dopo la legge n. 270 del 2005 14 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220082840/http://www.senato.it/Leg17/1013?testo_generico=4&voce_sommario=58 20 December 2016 dead all seats in the Chamber of Deputies (excluding one deputy for the region of Aosta Valley and twelve deputies for Italians residing abroad) are allocated based on the national vote in a form of party-list proportional representation with a series of thresholds to encourage parties to form coalitions. Voters cast one vote for a closed list, meaning they cannot express a preference for individual candidates. Parties can choose to run in coalitions. Seats are first allocated based on coalition votes, then divided among parties belonging to the same coalition by the largest remainder method. To guarantee a working majority, the coalition or party that obtains a plurality of the vote, but fewer than 340 seats, is assigned additional seats to reach that number, which is roughly 54% of all seats. The autonomous region of Aosta Valley elects one deputy through a first-past-the-post system. Italians abroad are divided into four constituencies, which elect a total of twelve seats based on proportional representation. Senate For the election of the upper house, a similar system is used. However, the results are based on regional, rather than national, vote. This means the coalition or party that wins a plurality of votes in each region is guaranteed a majority of the seats assigned to that region. As this mechanism is region-based, opposing parties or coalitions may benefit from the majority bonus in different regions. It therefore does not guarantee any party or coalition a majority in the Senate. Three regions have exceptions to the system detailed above. In the region of Molise, that is granted two seats in the Senate, seats are allocated proportionally, with no majority bonus. The region of Aosta Valley, which elects one senator, uses a first-past-the-post system. Finally, the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol elects seven senators with a limited compensatory system: six senators are elected in six single-member constituencies, while the seventh is allocated to the most underrepresented list based on the regional votes. Six seats in the Senate are assigned to Italians living abroad and are allocated using the same system used for the Chamber of Deputies. Main coalitions and parties CoalitionParty Main ideologySeats Party leaderCoalition leader C Chamber of Deputies S Senate of the Republic TotalCentre-right coalition The People of Freedom (PdL) Liberal conservatism 204 123 327 Silvio BerlusconiSilvio Berlusconi Northern League (LN) Regionalism 22 12 34 Umberto Bossi Movement for Autonomy (MpA) Regionalism 6 0 6 Raffaele LombardoCentre-left coalition Democratic Party (PD) Social democracy 194 84 278 Walter VeltroniWalter Veltroni Italy of Values (IdV) Anti-corruption politics 17 3 20 Antonio Di PietroThe Left – The Rainbow (SA) Communism, democratic socialism 92 46 138Fausto BertinottiUnion of the Centre (UdC) Christian democracy 36 18 54Pier Ferdinando CasiniSocialist Party (PS) Social democracy 9 3 12Enrico BoselliThe Right – Tricolour Flame (LD–FT) Neo-fascism 4 3 7Daniela Santanchè Opinion polls Opinion polling for the 2008 Italian general election center|thumb|800x800px|4-point average trend line of poll results from April 2006 to the present day, with each line corresponding to a political party.#0087DC solid 5px FI/PdL #F0001C solid 5px PD #008800 solid 5px LN #87CEFA solid 5px UDC #FFA500 solid 5px IdV #A1292F solid 5px PRC/SA #004E99 solid 5px AN #6CC417 solid 5px FdV #FF0000 solid 5px PdCI #030E40 solid 5px LD 250px Results January 2022 Chamber of Deputies Overall results + ← Summary of the 13–14 April 2008 Chamber of Deputies election results → center|300pxCoalitionPartyItaly (19 regions)Aosta ValleyOverseasTotal seats +/–Votes % SeatsVotes % SeatsVotes % SeatsCentre-right coalitionThe People of Freedom13,629,46437.3827213,88018.520322,43730.904276+60Northern League3,024,5438.30602,3223.10060 +34Movement for Autonomy410,4991.1388Total seats 340 0 4 344 +53Centre-left coalitionDemocratic Party12,095,30633.18211338,95432.486217−9Italy of Values1,594,0244.372842,1494.04129+12Total seats 239 — 7 246 -101Union of the Centre2,050,2295.623688,0178.43036−3South Tyrolean People's Party147,7180.4122−2Autonomy Liberty Democracy29,31439.12 1 1±0Associative Movement of Italians Abroad86,9708.3311NewOthers3,505,4989.61029,42339.260164,99115.8200Total36,457,25410061774,93910011,043,51810012630±0 Popular vote (Party) #ddd 550px 500px PdL The People of Freedom 37.38 PD Democratic Party (Italy) 33.18 LN Lega Nord 8.30 UdC Union of the Centre (2002) 5.62 IdV Italy of Values 4.37 SA Communist Refoundation Party 3.08 LD–FT The Right 2.43 MpA Movement for Autonomies 1.13 Others Other 4.51 Popular vote (Coalition) #ddd 550px 500px CDX Centre-right coalition 46.81 CSX Centre-left coalition 37.55 UdC Union of the Centre (2002) 5.62 SA Communist Refoundation Party 3.08 LD–FT The Right 2.43 Others Other 4.51 Seat distribution (Coalition) #ddd 550px 500px CDX Centre-right coalition 55.11 CSX Centre-left coalition 38.74 UdC Union of the Centre (2002) 5.83 Others Other 0.32 Italy (except Aosta Valley) CoalitionPartyVotes%SeatsCentre-right coalitionThe People of Freedom (PdL)13,629,46437.38272Northern League (LN)3,024,5438.30 60Movement for Autonomy (MpA)410,4991.138Total17,064,50646.81340Centre-left coalitionDemocratic Party (PD)12,095,30633.18211Italy of Values (IdV)1,594,0244.3728Total13,689,30337.55239Union of the Centre (UdC)2,050,2295.6236The Left – The Rainbow (SA)1,124,2983.080The Right – Tricolour Flame (LD–FT)884,9612.430Socialist Party (PS)355,4950.980Workers' Communist Party (PCL)208,2960.570Critical Left (SC)168,9160.460South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP)147,7180.412Association for Defense of Life 135,5350.370For the Common Good (PBC)119,5690.330New Force (FN)109,6990.300Italian Liberal Party (PLI)104,0530.290Democratic Union for Consumers (UDpC)91,1060.250List of Talking Crickets (No Euro–Lega Padana–others)66,8350.180Venetian Republic League (LVR)31,3530.090Die Freiheitlichen (DF)28,3400.080European Movement Disabled Persons (MEDA)16,4830.050Sardinian Action Party (PSd'Az)14,8600.040League for Autonomy – Lombard Alliance (LAL)13,9920.040Union for South Tyrol (UfS)12,9810.040Sardigna Natzione Indipendentzia (SNI)7,1760.020Southern League Ausonia (LSA)4,3990.010Venetian Agreement (IV)2,3880.010Communist Alternative Party (PdAC)1,9930.010The Lotus1,7970.000Thought and Action Party (PPA)9460.000Total36,457,254100.00617 Results by region (except Aosta Valley) Region Centre-right Coalition Centre-left Coalition Union of the Centre The Left – The Rainbow The Right – Tricolour Flame Others Abruzzo 43.2 40.5 5.9 3.2 3.2 4.0 Apulia 47.4 35.6 8.0 3.0 2.1 3.9 Basilicata 37.6 44.5 6.9 3.5 2.3 5.2 Calabria 43.8 36.2 8.2 3.2 2.2 6.4 Campania 51.5 33.9 6.5 2.7 1.6 3.8 Emilia-Romagna 36.4 50.0 4.3 3.0 2.5 3.8 Friuli-Venezia Giulia 47.8 35.7 6.0 3.1 3.0 4.4 Lazio 43.7 40.9 4.8 3.3 3.4 3.9 Liguria 43.6 42.5 3.8 3.7 2.7 3.7 Lombardy 55.1 32.1 4.3 2.9 2.1 3.5 Marche 37.2 45.9 6.0 3.0 3.4 4.5 Molise 41.8 45.6 5.8 1.9 1.7 3.2 Piedmont 47.0 37.4 5.2 3.4 3.2 3.8 Sardinia 43.0 40.0 6.6 3.6 1.5 5.3 Sicily 54.3 28.8 9.4 2.6 2.0 2.9 Trentino-Alto Adige 30.4 27.8 4.2 3.1 2.0 32.5 Tuscany 33.6 50.3 4.2 4.5 2.9 4.5 Umbria 36.1 47.4 4.5 3.5 3.6 4.9 Veneto 54.4 30.8 5.6 2.2 2.0 5.0 Aosta Valley The autonomous region of Aosta Valley, in northwestern Italy, elects one member to the Chamber of Deputies through a direct first-past-the-post election. Some parties that formed electoral coalitions in Italy, might have opted to run against one another (or form different coalitions) in this particular region. PartyVotes%Seats Autonomy Liberty Democracy (ALD) 29,314 39.12 1 Aosta Valley (UV-SA-FA) 28,357 37.84 0 The People of Freedom (PdL) 13,880 18.52 0 Northern League (LN) 2,322 3.10 0 Social Action (AS) 1,066 1.42 0Total 74,939 100.00 1 Overseas constituencies Twelve members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected by Italians abroad. Two members are elected for North America and Central America (including most of the Caribbean), three members for South America (including Trinidad and Tobago), six members for Europe, and one member for the rest of the world (Africa, Asia, Oceania, and Antarctica). Voters in these regions select candidate lists and may also cast a preference vote for individual candidates. The seats are allocated by proportional representation. The electoral law allows for parties to form different coalitions on the lists abroad, compared to the lists in Italy. PartyVotes%Seats Democratic Party (PD) 338,954 32.48 6 The People of Freedom (PdL) 322,437 30.90 4 Union of the Centre (UdC) 88,017 8.43 0 Associative Movement of Italians Abroad (MAIE) 86,970 8.33 1 Italian Associations in South America (AISA) 64,3256.16 0 Italy of Values (IdV) 42,149 4.04 1 Socialist Party (PS) 32,513 3.12 0 The Left – The Rainbow (SA) 28,495 2.73 0 The Right – Tricolour Flame (LD–FT) 14,974 1.43 0 The Other Sicily (LAS) 9,251 0.89 0 Critical Left (SC) 6,062 0.58 0 Italian Civic Consumers (CCI) 4,878 0.47 0 Values and Future (VF) 4,493 0.43 0Total 1,043,518 100.00 12 Map center|800pxSeat totals by constituency. As this is a MB election, seat totals are determined by the national popular vote, benefiting the largest coalition nationwide. Senate of the Republic Overall results + ← Summary of the 13–14 April 2008 Senate of the Republic election results → center|300pxCoalitionPartyItaly (18 regions)Aosta ValleyTrentino-Alto AdigeOverseasTotal seats +/–Votes % SeatsVotes % SeatsVotes % Seats Votes % SeatsCentre-right coalitionThe People of Freedom12,511,25838.1714112,16717.250156,12628.183322,69833.863147+26Northern League2,642,2808.06252,0812.95025 +11Movement for Autonomy355,3611.0822Total seats 168 0 3 3174 +18Centre-left coalitionDemocratic Party11,042,45233.6911619,2533.480274,73230.702118+10Italy of Values1,414,7304.321438,3574.02014+10Total seats 130 — 0 2132 -25South Tyrolean People's Party252,66945.6144+1Union of the Centre1,866,3565.69332,5115.87057,8176.0703−18Aosta Valley29,19141.3911+1Associative Movement of Italians Abroad72,5117.6111NewOthers2,941,9028.98027,15138.41093,38016.860187,02917.7400Total32,774,33910030170,5201001553,9391007953,1441006315±0 Popular vote (Party) #ddd 550px 500px PdL The People of Freedom 38.17 PD Democratic Party (Italy) 33.69 LN Lega Nord 8.06 UdC Union of Christian and Centre Democrats 5.69 IdV Italy of Values 4.32 SA Communist Refoundation Party 3.21 LD–FT The Right 2.10 MpA Movement for Autonomy 1.08 Others Other 3.68 Popular vote (Coalition) #ddd 550px 500px CDX Centre-right Coalition 47.32 CSX Centre-left coalition 38.01 UdC Union of the Centre (2008) 5.69 SA Communist Refoundation Party 3.21 LD–FT The Right 2.10 Others Other 3.68 Seat distribution for coalition #ddd 550px 500px CDX Centre-right coalition (Italy) 55.24 CSX Centre-left coalition (Italy) 41.90 UdC Union of the Centre (2008) 0.95 Others Other 0.98 Italy (except Aosta Valley and Trentino-Alto Adige) CoalitionPartyVotes%SeatsCentre-right coalitionThe People of Freedom (PdL)12,511,25838.17141Northern League (LN)2,642,2808.06 25Movement for Autonomy (MpA)355,3611.082Total15,508,89947.32168Centre-left coalitionDemocratic Party (PD)11,042,45233.69116Italy of Values (IdV)1,414,7304.3214Total12,457,18238.01130Union of the Centre (UdC)1,866,3565.693The Left – The Rainbow (SA)1,053,2283.210The Right – Tricolour Flame (LD–FT)686,9262.100Socialist Party (PS)284,8370.870Workers' Communist Party (PCL)180,4420.550Critical Left (SC)136,6790.420For the Common Good (PBC)105,8270.320Italian Liberal Party (PLI)100,7590.310New Force (FN)85,5640.260Democratic Union for Consumers (UDpC)78,1390.240List of Talking Crickets (No Euro–Lega Padana–others)49,5350.150Venetian Republic League (LVR)47,6470.150League for Autonomy – Lombard Alliance (LAL)45,6230.140European Movement Disabled Persons (MEDA)19,8990.060Sardinian Action Party (PSd'Az)15,2800.050United Populars (PU)12,3890.040Marxist–Leninist Italian Communist Party (PCIM-L)8,0940.020Southern League Ausonia (LSA)7,1090.020Sardigna Natzione Indipendentzia (SNI)6,9720.020Independentist Front Lombardy (FIL)5,2340.020Venetian Agreement (IV)4,6000.010Party of the South (PdS)3,7270.010Free South1,7950.010Thought and Action Party (PPA)1,5970.000Total32,774,339100.00301 Aosta Valley PartyVotes%Seats Aosta Valley (UV-SA-FA) 29,191 41.39 1 Autonomy Liberty Democracy (ALD) 26,377 37.40 0 The People of Freedom (PdL) 12,167 17.25 0 Northern League (LN) 2,081 2.95 0 Social Action (AS) 712 1.01 0Total 70,520 100.00 1 Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol PartyVotes%Seats The People of Freedom (PdL) 156,126 28.18 3 SVP - Together for the Autonomies 153,721 27.75 2 South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) 98,948 17.86 2 The Left – The Rainbow (SA) 39,957 7.21 0 Union of the Centre (UdC) 32,511 5.87 0 Die Freiheitlichen (DF) 24,7724.47 0 Democratic Party (PD) 19,253 3.48 0 The Right – Tricolour Flame (LD–FT) 16,462 2.97 0 Union for South Tyrol (UfS) 11,820 2.13 0 Socialist Party (PS) 369 0.07 0Total 553,939 100.00 7 Overseas constituencies PartyVotes%Seats The People of Freedom (PdL) 322,698 33.86 3 Democratic Party (PD) 314,703 33.02 2 Associative Movement of Italians Abroad (MAIE) 72,511 7.61 1 Italian Associations in South America (AISA) 60,7946.38 0 Union of the Centre (UdC) 57,817 6.07 0 Italy of Values (IdV) 38,357 4.02 0 Socialist Party (PS) 28,149 2.95 0 The Left - The Rainbow (SA) 27,067 2.84 0 The Right – Tricolour Flame (LD–FT) 13,139 1.38 0 The Other Sicily (LAS) 8,391 0.88 0 Critical Left (SC) 5,855 0.61 0 Italian Civic Consumers (CCI) 3,663 0.38 0Total 953,144 100.00 6 Seats by region RegionCoalitionsMajority bonuswinnerSenators Centre-right coalition Centre-left coalition Union of the Centre Others LombardyLombardy19 (PdL)11 (LN)15 (PD)2 (IdV)CDX47 CampaniaCampania18 (PdL)10 (PD)2 (IdV)CDX30 LazioLazio15 (PdL)11 (PD)1 (IdV)CDX27 SicilySicily13 (PdL)2 (MpA)7 (PD)1 (IdV)3 (UdC)CDX26 VenetoVeneto8 (PdL)7 (LN)8 (PD)1 (IdV)CDX24 PiedmontPiedmont10 (PdL)3 (LN)8 (PD)1 (IdV)CDX22 Emilia-RomagnaEmilia-Romagna7 (PdL)2 (LN)11 (PD)1 (IdV)CSX21 ApuliaApulia12 (PdL)8 (PD)1 (IdV)CDX21 TuscanyTuscany7 (PdL)10 (PD)1 (IdV)CSX18 CalabriaCalabria6 (PdL)4 (PD)CDX10 SardiniaSardinia5 (PdL)4 (PD)CDX9 LiguriaLiguria4 (PdL)1 (LN)3 (PD)CDX8 MarcheMarche3 (PdL)5 (PD)CSX8 AbruzzoAbruzzo4 (PdL)2 (PD)1 (IdV)CDX7 Friuli-Venezia GiuliaFriuli-Venezia Giulia3 (PdL)1 (LN)3 (PD)CDX7 Trentino-Alto AdigeTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol3 (PdL)2 (SVP - IpA)2 (SVP)N/A7 UmbriaUmbria3 (PdL)4 (PD)CSX7 BasilicataBasilicata3 (PdL)3 (PD)1 (IdV)CSX7 MoliseMolise1 (PdL)1 (PD)N/A2 Aosta ValleyAosta Valley1 (VA)N/A1 Italians abroad3 (PdL)2 (PD)1 (MAIE)N/A6 Total 174 132 3 5 315 Map center|800pxSeat totals by constituency. As this is a MB election, seat totals are determined by the national popular vote, benefiting the largest coalition in each region. See also Politics of Italy History of the Italian Republic#Second Republic (1992–present) 2008 Italian Senate election, North and Central American division 2008 Italian general election in Lombardy Notes References External links NSD: European Election Database - Italy https://web.archive.org/web/20180610192215/http://www.nsd.uib.no/european_election_database/country/italy 10 June 2018 publishes regional level election data 2008 General election Category:April 2008 in Italy