ITALIAN REPUBLIC
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 19 MAY 1968
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Source: Cattaneo Institute

Parties
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Democrazia Cristiana (Christian Democracy)
Movimento Sociale Italiano (Italian Social Movement)
Partito Comunista Italiano (Italian Communist Party)
Partito Liberale Italiano (Italian Liberal Party)
Partito Repubblicano Italiano (Italian Republican Party)
Partito Socialista Italiano (Italian Socialist Party)
Partito Socialista Italiano di Unita Proletaria (Italian Socialist Party of
 Proletarian Unity)
Partito Socialista Unificato (Unified Socialist Party)

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
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NATIONAL SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS
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Voters:                                   35,566,681
Votes cast:                               33,003,249  92.8
Invalid votes:                             1,199,996  03.6
Valid votes:                              31,803,253  96.4
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Party                                     Votes       %      Change     Seats
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Democrazia Cristiana                      12,439,487  39.1  (+00.8)     266  +06
Movimento Sociale Italiano                 1,414,194  04.4  (-00.7)      24  -03
Partito Comunista Italiano                 8,556,751  26.9  (+01.6)     177  +11
Partito Liberale Italiano                  1,850,685  05.8  (-01.2)      31  -08
Partito Repubblicano Italiano                626,537  02.0  (+00.6)       9  +01
Partito Socialista Italiano                1,414,966  04.4               23
Partito Socialista Unificato               4,606,391  14.5  (-05.4)      91  -29
Others                                       894,242  02.8                9
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Total                                     31,803,253                    630
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The PSI and the PSDI ran a joint ticket as the PSU. A left-wing minority refused 
to accept this and continued to use the PSI name. The PSU vote is compared with 
the combined PSI and PSDI vote in 1963, and the PSI treated as a new party.