2001 Italian general election

none 2001 Italian general election Italy parliamentary Coalition no 1996 Italian general election 1996 Legislature XIII of Italy 2006 Italian general election 2006 Legislature XIV of Italy All 630 seats in the Chamber of Deputies316 seats needed for a majority315 seats in the Senate163 seats needed for a majoritytaking into account the Senators for life, which accounted for 9 seats at the time the election took place 13 May 2001 49,256,295 (C Chamber of Deputies)44,499,794 (S Senate) 40,085,397 (C Chamber of Deputies)81.4% (1.5 pp) 36,189,394 (S Senate)81.3% (0.9 pp) Constituency vote % and swing Party vote % and swing MEP Silvio Berlusconi, 1999.jpg 120 120 160 Silvio Berlusconi Forza Italia (1994) House of Freedoms 0A6BE1 26 January 1994 Milano Centrale (C Chamber of Deputies) 368 (C Chamber of Deputies) / 176 (S Senate) 96 (C Chamber of Deputies) / 33 (S Senate) 16,915,513 (C Chamber of Deputies)14,406,519 (S Senate) 45.6% (C Chamber of Deputies) 5.3 pp42.5% (S Senate) 5.3 pp 18,398,246 (C Chamber of Deputies) 49.6% (C Chamber of Deputies) 2.6 pp Francesco Rutelli 2001 crop.jpg 120 120 160 Francesco Rutelli Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy The Olive Tree EF3E3E 25 September 2000 Roma Palestrina (C Chamber of Deputies) 241 (C Chamber of Deputies) / 128 (S Senate) 82 (C Chamber of Deputies) / 29 (S Senate) 16,019,388 (C Chamber of Deputies)13,106,860 (S Senate) 43.2% (C Chamber of Deputies) 1.2 pp38.7% (S Senate) 3.5 pp 13,169,239 (C Chamber of Deputies) 35.7% (C Chamber of Deputies) 1.0 pp Fausto Bertinotti 2001.jpg 120 120 160 Fausto Bertinotti Communist Refoundation Party — A1292F 22 January 1994 Piedmont (C Chamber of Deputies) 11 (C Chamber of Deputies) / 4 (S Senate) 24 (C Chamber of Deputies) / 6 (S Senate) Did not run (C Chamber of Deputies)1,708,707 (S Senate) Did not run (C Chamber of Deputies)5.0% (S Senate) 2.1 pp 1,868,659 (C Chamber of Deputies) 5.0% (C Chamber of Deputies) 3.6 pp 400px Results of the single-member constituencies in the Chamber of Deputies (left) and Senate (right). Prime Minister Prime Minister after the election Giuliano Amato The Olive Tree Silvio Berlusconi House of Freedoms The 2001 Italian general election was held in Italy on 13 May 2001 to elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic. The election was won by the centre-right coalition House of Freedoms led by Silvio Berlusconi, defeating Francesco Rutelli, former mayor of Rome, and leader of the centre-left coalition The Olive Tree, and rising back to power after Berlusconi's first victory in the 1994 Italian general election. Electoral system The election was regulated by the Mattarella law of 1993, also known as "Mattarellum". The intricate electoral system, called scorporo, provided 75% of the seats on the Chamber of Deputies (the Lower House) as elected by first-past-the-post system, whereas the remaining 25% was assigned on proportional representation with a minimum threshold of 4%. The method used for the Senate was even more complicated: 75% of seats by uninominal method, and 25% by a special proportional method that assigned the remaining seats to minority parties. Formally, these were examples of mixed-member majoritarian systems with partial compensation. General election Campaign For this election Berlusconi ran again for Prime Minister as leader of the centre-right House of Freedoms (it La Casa delle Libertà), which included the Forza Italia, National Alliance, Northern League, Christian Democratic Centre, United Christian Democrats and other minor parties. The candidate for Prime Minister of the centre-left Olive Tree (it L'Ulivo) was Francesco Rutelli, former mayor of Rome. On the television interviews programme Porta a Porta, during the last days of the electoral campaign, Berlusconi created a powerful impression on the public by undertaking to sign a so-called Contratto con gli Italiani (en Contract with the Italians), an idea copied outright by his advisor Luigi Crespi from the Newt Gingrich's Contract with America introduced six weeks before the 1994 US Congressional election, Gingrich Newt Newt Gingrich Armey Dick Dick Armey Contract With America: The Bold Plan 1994 which was widely considered to be a creative masterstroke in his 2001 campaign bid for prime ministership. In this solemn agreement, Berlusconi claimed his commitment on improving several aspects of the Italian economy and life. Firstly, he undertook to simplify the complex tax system by introducing just two tax rates (33% for those earning over 100,000 euros, and 23% for anyone earning less than that figure: anyone earning less than 11,000 euros a year would not be taxed); secondly, he promised to halve the unemployment rate; thirdly, he undertook to finance and develop a massive new public works programme. Fourthly, he promised to raise the minimum monthly pension rate to 516 euros; and fifthly, he would suppress the crime wave by introducing police officers to patrol all local zones and areas in Italy's major cities. Ricolfi Luca Luca Ricolfi Dossier Italia: a che punto è il 'contratto con gli italiani Il mulino 2005 Berlusconi undertook to refrain from putting himself up for re-election in 2006 if he failed to honour at least four of these five promises. Main coalitions and parties CoalitionParty Main ideologySeats Party leaderCoalition leader C Chamber of Deputies S Senate of the Republic TotalThe Olive Tree Democrats of the Left (DS) Social democracy 161 102 263 Massimo D'AlemaFrancesco Rutelli Democracy is Freedom (DL)fn1 An electoral alliance composed of the Italian People's Party, Democrats, Italian Renewal and UDEUR. Social liberalism, Christian left 102 48 150 Francesco Rutelli The Sunflower (FdV–SDI) Green politics, social democracy 20 17 37 Grazia Francescato Enrico Boselli Party of Italian Communists (PdCI) Communism 20 6 26 Oliviero Diliberto South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) Regionalism 4 2 6 Luis DurnwalderHouse of Freedoms Forza Italia (FI) Liberal conservatism 117 45 162 Silvio BerlusconiSilvio Berlusconi National Alliance (AN) National conservatism 88 42 130 Gianfranco Fini Northern League (LN) Regionalism 46 18 64 Umberto Bossi White Flower (CCD–CDU) Christian democracy 18 12 30 Pier Ferdinando Casini Italian Republican Party (PRI) Liberalism 1 0 1 Giorgio La Malfa New Italian Socialist Party (NPSI) Social democracy 0 0 0 Gianni De MichelisCommunist Refoundation Party (PRC) Communism 14 3 17Fausto BertinottiEuropean Democracy (DE) Christian democracy 0 10 10Sergio D'AntoniBonino List (LB) Liberalism 0 1 1Emma BoninoTricolour Flame (FT) Neo-fascism 0 1 1Pino RautiItaly of Values (IdV) Anti-corruption politics 0 0 0Antonio Di Pietro Results January 2022 Chamber of Deputies Overall results + ← Summary of the 13 May 2001 Chamber of Deputies election results → center|300px Results by party 300px Results by coalitionCoalitionPartyProportionalFirst-past-the-postTotal seats +/–Votes % SeatsVotes % SeatsHouse of FreedomsForza Italia (FI)10,923,43129.436216,915,51345.57132194Including one deputy of the Italian Republican Party+71National Alliance (AN)4,463,20512.02247599+6Northern League (LN)1,464,3013.9403030−29 White Flower (CCD–CDU)1,194,0403.2204040+10 New Italian Socialist Party (NPSI)353,2690.95033New Sardinian Reformers (RS)011+1 New Sicily (NS)011NewTotal seats86 282368–The Olive TreeDemocrats of the Left (DS)6,151,15416.573116,019,38843.15105136−36Democracy is Freedom (DL)5,391,82714.52275683−12The Sunflower (FdV–SDI)805,3402.1701717–Party of Italian Communists (PdCI)620,8591.6701010NewSouth Tyrolean People's Party (SVP)200,0590.54033±0With Illy for Trieste78,2840.21011NewTotal seats58 192250–Communist Refoundation Party (PRC)1,868,6595.0311011−24Aosta Valley (VdA)025,5770.0711±0Others3,745,2779.7304,162,29811.2100−1Total37,259,705100.0015537,122,776100.00475630 Proportional and FPTP results In 2001 the proportional list exhausted before all the deputies – which the winning party was entitled to – were declared elected.Buonomo Giampiero Cercansi candidati per 14 seggi. La speranza della (lista) civetta Diritto&Giustizia Edizione Online 2001 https://www.questia.com/projects#!/project/89306936 2016-03-21 2016-03-24 Questia subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20160324160801/https://www.questia.com/projects#!/project/89306936 dead +First-past-the-postParty or coalitionVotes%Seats House of Freedoms (CdL) 16,915,513 45.57 282 The Olive Tree (Ulivo) 16,019,388 43.15 183 Italy of Values (IdV) 1,487,287 4.01 0 European Democracy (DE) 1,310,119 3.53 0 Bonino List (LB) 457,117 1.23 0 South Tyrolean People's Party–The Olive Tree 190,556 0.51 5 South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) 173,735 0.47 3 Venetian Front League (LFV) 173,618 0.47 0 Tricolour Flame (FT) 121,527 0.33 0 With Illy for Trieste 78,284 0.21 1 La Bassa in the Parliament 26,151 0.07 0 Aosta Valley (VdA) 25,577 0.07 1 Autonomist Socialists 24,341 0.07 0 Democrats of the Left (Aosta Valley) 20,452 0.06 0 Southern Action League (LAM) 19,366 0.05 0 Buonanno 19,046 0.05 0 National Social Front (FSN) 16,202 0.04 0 Forza Italia – Northern League (Aosta Valley) 16,049 0.04 0 European Republicans Movement (MRE) 15,600 0.04 0 European Populars 13,447 0.04 0 Greens Greens 13,220 0.04 0 Amadu List 12,233 0.03 0 New Italian Socialist Party (NPSI) 9,663 0.03 0 Movement of Freedoms 9,006 0.02 0 Camonica Valley – Basta! 8,257 0.02 0 People's List 8,091 0.02 0 Movement for the Confederation of the Communists 6,777 0.02 0 Alternative List 6,612 0.02 0 New Force (FN) 6,294 0.02 0 We Sicilians 6,121 0.02 0 National Alliance (Aosta Valley) 4,464 0.01 0 Third Pole for Autonomy 3,491 0.01 0 Upper Milanese People 1,409 0.00 0Total 37,259,705 100.00 475Source: Ministry of the Interior + ProportionalPartyVotes%Seats Forza Italia (FI) 10,923,431 29.43 62 Democrats of the Left (DS) 6,151,154 16.57 31 Democracy is Freedom (DL) 5,391,827 14.52 27 National Alliance (AN) 4,463,205 12.02 24 Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) 1,868,659 5.03 11 Northern League (LN) 1,464,3013.94 0 Italy of Values (IdV) 1,443,725 3.89 0 White Flower (CCD–CDU) 1,194,040 3.22 0 European Democracy (DE) 888,269 2.39 0 Bonino List (LB) 832,213 2.24 0 The Sunflower (FdV–SDI) 805,340 2.17 0 Party of Italian Communists (PdCI) 620,859 1.67 0 New Italian Socialist Party (NPSI) 353,269 0.95 0 South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) 200,059 0.54 0 Tricolour Flame (FT) 143,963 0.39 0 Venetian Front League (LFV) 74,353 0.20 0 Pensioners' Party (PP) 68,349 0.18 0 Sardinian Action Party–Sardigna Natzione (PSd'Az–SN) 34,412 0.09 0 New Country 34,193 0.09 0 Abolizione Scorporo 26,917 0.07 0 Southern Action League (LAM) 23,779 0.06 0 National Social Front (FSN) 22,985 0.06 0 Greens Greens 18,262 0.05 0 New Force (FN) 13,622 0.04 0 Amadu List 11,517 0.03 0 European Republicans Movement (MRE) 7,997 0.02 0 We Sicilians (NS) 7,637 0.02 0 Movement of Freedoms 6,754 0.02 0 Free and Strong 6,722 0.02 0 Autonomist Socialists 6,492 0.02 0 Basta! 6,332 0.02 0 Movement for the Confederation of the Communists 5,244 0.01 0 Third Pole for Autonomy 2,915 0.01 0Total 37,122,776 100.00 155Invalid/blank/unassigned votes2,962,621––Total40,085,397––Registered voters/turnout49,256,29581.38–Source: Ministry of the Interior Popular vote (First-past-the-post) #ddd 550px 500px CdL House of Freedoms 45.57 Olive Tree The Olive Tree (Italy) 43.15 IdV Italy of Values 4.01 DE #6495ed 3.53 LB gold 1.23 Others Other 2.89 Popular vote (Proportional) #ddd 550px 500px FI Forza Italia 29.43 DS Democrats of the Left 16.57 DL The Daisy 14.52 AN National Alliance (Italy) 12.02 PRC Communist Refoundation Party 5.03 LN Lega Nord 3.94 IdV Italy of Values 3.89 CCD–CDU Union of Christian and Centre Democrats 3.22 DE #6495ed 2.39 LB gold 2.24 FdV–SDI Federation of the Greens 2.17 PdCI red 1.67 Others Other 2.90 FPTP and proportional results by constituency ConstituencyTotalseatsSeats wonCdLUlivoAbruzzo1156Aosta Valley11Apulia342212Basilicata55Calabria17116Campania 1251510Campania 222148Emilia-Romagna32230Friuli-Venezia Giulia1082Lazio 1321319Lazio 21111Liguria1459Lombardy 131292Lombardy 23232Lombardy 31192Marche12210Molise321Piedmont 119415Piedmont 217161Sardinia1495Sicily 12020Sicily 22121Trentino-Alto Adige88Tuscany29227Umbria77Veneto 122202Veneto 215105Total475282193 ConstituencyTotalseatsSeats wonCdLUlivoPRCAbruzzo321Apulia10631Basilicata211Calabria633Campania 19531Campania 27421Emilia-Romagna9441Friuli-Venezia Giulia321Lazio 110451Lazio 2431Liguria6231Lombardy 110541Lombardy 210541Lombardy 3431Marche422Molise11Piedmont 16411Piedmont 2642Sardinia422Sicily 1752Sicily 2743Trentino-Alto Adige211Tuscany10541Umbria22Veneto 18431Veneto 2532Total155865811 Senate of the Republic Overall results + ← Summary of the 13 May 2001 Senate of the Republic election results → center|300px Results by party 300px Results by coalitionCoalitionPartyFirst-past-the-postProportional (Seats)Total seats +/–Votes % SeatsHouse of FreedomsForza Italia (FI)14.406.51942.571522482+40National Alliance (AN)45+2 White Flower (CCD–CDU)29+4Northern League (LN)17−10 Italian Republican Party (PRI)1+1 New Italian Socialist Party (NPSI)1New Tricolour Flame (FT)Tricolour Flame made electoral agreements with the House of Freedoms in some constituencies in Sicily.1–Total seats176–The Olive TreeIncluding the results of SVP and SVP–Olive Tree.Democrats of the Left (DS)13,282,495Including 175,635 votes for the SVP–Olive Tree39.22Including 0.52% of the vote for the SVP–Olive Tree.725164−38Democracy is Freedom (DL)43−5Federation of the Greens (FdV)8−6Italian Democratic Socialists (SDI)6–Party of Italian Communists (PdCI)2NewSouth Tyrolean People's Party (SVP)1–Independent candidates4–Total seats128–Communist Refoundation Party (PRC)1,708,7075.04044−6European Democracy (DE)1,066,9083.15022NewItaly of Values (IdV)1,140,4893.37011NewBonino List (LB)677,7252.00000−1League for Autonomy – Lombard League (LAL)308,5590.91011+1 Tricolour Flame (FT)340,2211.00000−1Venetian Front League (LFV)138,1340.41000NewSouth Tyrolean People's Party (SVP)126.1770.37202±0Va' pensiero Padania119,0580.35000NewNational Social Front (FSN)98,1320.29000NewAutonomist Socialists – European Democracy (SA–DE)79,0020.23000NewPensioners' Party (PP)39,5450.12000±0New Force (FN)78,5720.23000NewGreens Greens35,7430.11000±0Sardinian Action Party – Sardigna Natzione (PSd'Az–SN)32,8220.10000−1Aosta Valley (VdA)32,4290.10011±0Filograna List for Salento21,8570.06000NewWe Sicilians (NS)20,7610.06000±0Southern Action League (LAM)19,9140.06000±0Basta!19,9130.06000NewLiberal Popular Party10,3010.03000NewAmadu List9,2030.03000NewAlternative List7,7040.02000–Forza Chiappetta6,9320.02000NewDie Freiheitlichen (dF)5,3540.02000–Franco Greco List4,2840.01000NewMovement of Freedoms4,0230.01000NewThird Pole for Autonomy2,3920.01000NewMovement for the Confederation of the Communists2.1590.01000NewJustice and Progress9500.00000NewGrand Ducal Tuscany6250.00000NewItalian Constitutional Party (PACI)1750.00000NewIndependents4,9750.02000NewTotal32,624,584100.0023283315±0Source: Ministry of the Interior Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px CdL House of Freedoms 42.53 Olive Tree The Olive Tree (Italy) 38.70 PRC Communist Refoundation Party 5.04 IdV Italy of Values 3.37 DE #6495ed 3.15 LB gold 2.00 Others Other 5.21 FPTP and proportional results by constituency ConstituencyTotalseatsSeats wonCdLUlivoOthersPiedmont17125Aosta Valley11Lombardy35332Trentino-Alto Adige615Veneto17161Friuli-Venezia Giulia55Liguria624Emilia-Romagna15114Tuscany14113Umbria55Marche624Lazio21156Abruzzo541Molise211Campania22148Apulia16151Basilicata55Calabria862Sicily2020Sardinia642Total232152791 ConstituencyTotalseatsSeats wonUlivoCdLPRCOthersPiedmont642Lombardy12912Trentino-Alto Adige11Veneto66Friuli-Venezia Giulia22Liguria312Emilia-Romagna651Tuscany541Umbria22Marche211Lazio752Abruzzo22Campania84211Apulia66Basilicata22Calabria33Sicily761Sardinia321Total83512444 Leaders' races 2001 Italian general election (C): Milan CentreCandidateCoalitionPartyVotes%Silvio BerlusconiHouse of FreedomsFI42,09853.66Gianni RiveraThe Olive TreeDem28,65136.52Benedetto Della Vedova LB4,8746.21Adriano CiccioniIdV2,8353.61Total78,458100.0Turnout 81,41280.39Centre-right holdSource: Ministry of the Interior 2001 Italian general election (C): Rome – PraenestineCandidateCoalitionPartyVotes%Francesco RutelliThe Olive TreeDL36,45756.73Elio VitoHouse of FreedomsFI25,46339.62Pietro TagliatestaIdV2,3483.65Total64,268100.0Turnout 66,47977.44Centre-left holdSource: Ministry of the Interior See also Politics of Italy History of the Italian Republic#Second Republic (1992–present) References External links Repubblica.it: About 2001 Election (in Italian) Corriere della Sera: About 2001 Election (in Italian) CNN.com: About 2001 Election Minister of Internal Affairs of Italy: 2001 Election Results, Chamber of Deputies (in Italian) Minister of Internal Affairs of Italy: 2001 Election Results, Senate of the Republic (in Italian) 2001 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