The Legislature XVI of Italy (Italian: XVI Legislatura della Repubblica Italiana) started on 29 April 2008 and ended on 14 March 2013.[1][2] Its composition resulted from the snap election of 13–14 April 2008, called after President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved the houses on 6 February 2008.[3] The dissolution of the Parliament was a consequence of the defeat of the incumbent government led by Romano Prodi during a vote of confidence in the Senate.[4]
Legislature XVI of Italy XVI legislatura della Repubblica Italiana | |
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| 16th legislature | |
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| Houses | Chamber of Deputies Senate of the Republic |
| History | |
| Founded | 29 April 2008 |
| Disbanded | 14 March 2013 (4 years, 319 days) |
| Preceded by | XV Legislature |
| Succeeded by | XVII Legislature |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | C: 630 S: 319 (315 + 4) |
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Chamber of Deputies political groups | |
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Senate political groups | |
| Elections | |
| Porcellum | |
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Last general election | 13–14 April 2008 |
| Meeting place | |
| Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome (C) | |
| Palazzo Madama, Rome (S) | |
| Website | |
| leg16 www | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of Italy | |
The legislature was dissolved by President Napolitano on 22 December 2012, a few months before the end of its natural five-year term.[5]
Government edit
| Prime Minister | Party | Term of office | Government | Composition | |||
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| Took office | Left office | ||||||
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Silvio Berlusconi (1936–2023) |
The People of Freedom | 8 May 2008 | 16 November 2011 | Berlusconi IV | PdL • LN • MpA (Centre-right coalition) | |
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Mario Monti (b. 1943) |
Independent | 16 November 2011 | 28 April 2013 | Monti | Independents (Technocratic cabinet) | |
Composition edit
Chamber of Deputies edit
The number of elected deputies is 630.
- President: Gianfranco Fini (PdL until 30 July 2010, then FLI), elected on 30 April 2008
- Vice Presidents: Maurizio Lupi (PdL), Antonio Leone (PdL), Rosy Bindi (PD), Rocco Buttiglione (UdC)
| Initial composition[6] | Final composition[7] | ||||||||
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| Parliamentary group | Seats | Parliamentary group | Seats | Change | |||||
| People of Freedom | 275 | People of Freedom | 202 |  73
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| Democratic Party | 217 | Democratic Party | 203 | 14
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| Lega Nord Padania | 60 | Northern League Padania | 58 | 2
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| Union of the Centre | 35 | Union of the Centre for the Third Pole | 36 |  1
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| Italy of Values | 29 | Italy of Values | 15 | 14
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| Future and Freedom for the Third Pole | 24 | 24
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| People and Territory (We the South–Freedom and Autonomy, The Populars of Italy Tomorrow-PID, Movement of National Responsibility-MRN, Popular Action, Alliance of the Centre-AdC, Popular Agreement) | 21 | 21
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| Mixed | 14 | Mixed | 71 | 57
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| Movement for Autonomy | 8 | Movement for the Autonomies – Allied for the South | 4 | 4
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| Linguistic Minorities | 3 | Linguistic Minorities | 3 | 
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| Great South – PPA | 10 | 10
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| Free Italy – Italian Populars – Populars for Europe – Liberals for Italy – Italian Liberal Party | 10 | 10
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| Rights and Freedom | 5 | 5
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| Democratic Centre | 4 | 4
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| FareItalia for the Popular Constituent | 4 | 4
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| Italian Republican Party – Actionists | 4 | 4
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| Liberal Democrats – MAIE | 3 | 3
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| Autonomy South – Lega Sud Ausonia – Souvereign Peoples of Europe | 3 | 3
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| Liberal Initiative | 3 | 3
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| Non inscrits | 3 | Non inscrits | 18 | 15
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| Total seats | 630 | Total seats | 630 |
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Senate edit
The number of elected senators was 315. At the start of the legislature there were seven life senators (Francesco Cossiga, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro and Carlo Azeglio Ciampi as former Presidents, as well as nominated life senators Giulio Andreotti, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Emilio Colombo and Sergio Pininfarina), making the total number of senators 322. At the end of the legislature, after the deaths of Cossiga, Scalfaro, Levi-Montalcini and Pininfarina, and the nomination of a new life senator (Mario Monti) the total number of senators went down to 319.
- President: Renato Schifani (PdL), elected on 29 April 2008
- Vice Presidents: Rosi Mauro (LN, then Mixed), Domenico Nania (PdL), Valerio Chiti (PD), Emma Bonino (RI)
References edit
- ^ "Camera.it - Home Page". camera.it. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "senato.it - Senato della Repubblica". www.senato.it. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ Cottone, Nicoletta (6 February 2008). "Oggi Napolitano scioglie le camere" [Today Napolitano dissolves the houses]. Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Prodi sconfitto in Senato: cade il governo. Il premier al Quirinale: si è dimesso" [Prodi defeated in the Senate: the government falls. The Prime Minister at the Quirinal Palace: he resigned]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Rome. 24 January 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Napolitano scioglie le Camere: "Strada era segnata". Elezioni 24-25 febbraio" [Napolitano dissolves the houses: "The path was clear". Election on 24–25 February]. Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 22 December 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Modifiche ai gruppi parlamentari". camera.it. Chamber of Deputies. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "Camera.it - XVI Legislatura - Deputati e Organi Parlamentari - Composizione gruppi Parlamentari". camera.it. Chamber of Deputies. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "senato.it - Composizione dei gruppi parlamentari nella XVI Legislatura". senato.it. Senate of the Republic. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "senato.it - Variazioni nei Gruppi parlamentari". senato.it. Senate of the Republic. Retrieved 1 March 2019.