2026 Italian general election

← 2022 24 May 2026

All 400 seats in the Chamber of Deputies (C)
All 200 elective seats in the Senate of the Republic (S)
Opinion polls
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Elly Schlein Giorgia Meloni Giuseppe Conte
Party Democratic Party Brothers of Italy Five Star Movement
Alliance Broad Camp Centre-right Broad Camp
Leader since 12 March 2023 8 March 2014 6 August 2021
Leader's seat Emilia-Romagna (C) L'Aquila (C) Lombardy (C)
Seats won 131(C· 68(S) 83(C· 47(S) 60(C· 28(S)
Seat change Increase62(C· Increase28(S) Decrease36(C· Decrease18(S) Increase8(C· Steady(S)
Percentage 28.3%(C· 28.3%(S) 19.1%(C· 19.1%(S) 16.5%(C· 16.5%(S)
Swing Increase9.2%(C· Increase9.3%(S) Decrease6.9%(C· Decrease6.9%(S) Increase1.1%(C· Increase0.9%(S)

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Leader Massimiliano Fedriga Carlo Calenda Marina Berlusconi
Party League Action – Italia Viva Forza Italia
Alliance Centre-right Centre-right
Leader since 15 December 2013 11 August 2022 16 April 2023
Leader's seat Friuli-Venezia Giulia (S) Lazio (S) Monza (S)
Seats won 50(C· 22S) 19(C· 7(S) 21(C· 13(S)
Seat change Decrease16(C· Decrease8(S) Decrease2(C· Decrease2(S) Decrease24(C· Decrease5(S)
Percentage 9.2%(C· 9.2%(S) 7.1%(C· 7.1%(S) 4.0%(C· 4.0%(S)
Swing Increase0.4%(C· Increase0.3%(S) Decrease0.7%(C· Decrease0.6%(S) Decrease1.9%(C· Decrease2.0%(S)

Prime Minister before election

Giorgia Meloni
Brothers of Italy

Prime Minister after the election

TBD

The next Italian general election will occur no later than 22 December 2027,[nb 1] and may be called earlier as a snap election.

Background edit

Electoral system edit

The electoral law currently in force in Italy assignes seats in both houses of the Italian Parliament using mixed-member majoritarian representation.

The 400 deputies are to be elected as follows:[2]

  • 147 in single-member constituencies by plurality (FPTP).
  • 245 in multi-member constituencies by national proportional representation.
  • 8 in multi-member abroad constituencies by constituency proportional representation.

The 200 elective senators are to be elected as follows:[2]

  • 74 in single-member constituencies by plurality (FPTP).
  • 122 in multi-member constituencies by regional proportional representation.
  • 4 in multi-member abroad constituencies by constituency proportional representation.

For Italian residents, each house member is to be elected in single ballots, including the constituency candidate and their supporting party lists. In each single-member constituency, the deputy or senator is elected on a plurality basis, while the seats in multi-member constituencies are allocated nationally. In order to be calculated in single-member constituency results, parties need to obtain at least 1% of the national vote and be part of a coalition obtaining at least 10% of the national vote. In order to receive seats in multi-member constituencies, parties need to obtain at least 3% of the national vote. Elects from multi-member constituencies would come from closed lists.[3]

The voting paper, which is a single one for the FPTP and the proportional systems, shows the names of the candidates to single-member constituencies and in close conjunction with them the symbols of the linked lists for the proportional part, each one with a list of the relative candidates.[4] The voter is able to cast their vote in three different ways, among them:[5]

  • Drawing a sign on the symbol of a list. In this case, the vote extends to the candidate in the single-member constituency that is supported by that list.
  • Drawing a sign on the name of the candidate of the single-member constituency and another one on the symbol of one list that supports them; the result is the same as that described above. Under penalty of annullment, the panachage is not allowed, so the voter cannot vote simultaneously for a candidate in the FPTP constituency and for a list which is not linked to them.
  • Drawing a sign only on the name of the candidate for the FPTP constituency, without indicating any list. In this case, the vote is valid for the candidate in the single-member constituency and also automatically extended to the list that supports them; however, if that candidate is connected to several lists, the vote is divided proportionally between them, based on the votes that each one has obtained in that constituency.

Opinion polls edit

Local regression trend line of poll results from 25 September 2022 to the election day, with each line corresponding to the next general election party lists

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ While elections in Italy are customarily held on a Sunday or Sunday and Monday, there is no constitutional requirement to do so; the latest possibile date for a general election to be held is the 70th day following the expiration of the Parliament's five-year term.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "Constitution of the Italian Republic" (PDF). Parliamentary Information, Archives and Publications Office of the Senate Service for Official Reports and Communication. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b Chughtai, Alia (4 March 2018). "Understanding Italian elections 2018". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. ^ Cavallaro, Matteo; Pregliasco, Lorenzo (15 January 2018). "'Hand-to-hand' combat in Italy's election". Politico. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Elezioni, come si vota con il Rosatellum, debutta la nuova scheda elettorale". Today (in Italian). 20 October 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Il Rosatellum bis è legge. Ma come funziona" (in Italian). AGI. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2022.

External links edit

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