REPUBLIC OF ITALY LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 9 AND 10 APRIL 2006 =================================================================== Elections to the Chamber of Deputies Source: Italian Interior Ministry Parties ------------------------------------------------------------------- * Casa delle Libertà (House of Liberty) A coalition of: * Alleanza Nazionale (National Alliance) * Democrazia Cristiana-Nuovo PSI (Christian Democracy-New Socialist Party of Italy) * Forza Italia (Foward Italy) * Lega Nord (Northern League) * Per Italia Nel Mondo (For Italy in the World) * UDC-DC Unione dei Democratici Cristiani e dei Democratici di Centro (Union of Christian Democrats and Democrats of the Centre) * L'Ulivo (The Olive Tree) A coalition of: * Autonomnie Liberté Démocratie (Autonomy, Freedom, Democracy) * Comunisti Italiani (Italian Communists) * Federazione dei Verdi (Federation of Greens) * Insieme con l'Unione (Together with the Union) * Italia dei Valori (Italy of Values) * La Rosa nel Pugno (The Rose in the Fist) * Lista Cosumatori (Consumer List) * L'Ulivo (The Olive Tree) which is an electoral alliance of: * Democratici di Sinistra (Democrats of the Left) * Democrazia è Libertà – La Margherita (Democracy and Liberty - The Daisy) * Movimento Repubblicani Europei (European Republican Movement) * Popolari-UDEUR (People's Party-UDEUR) * Rifondazione Comunista (Communist Refoundation) * Südtiroler Volkspartei (South Tyrol People's Party) The Italian electoral system has reverted to the system used before 1994, with Deputies being elected by proportional representation from electoral circumscriptions corresponding to the Italian regions. NATIONAL SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS ======================================================================= CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES ======================================================================= Party Votes % Seats ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Casa delle Libertà ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Alleanza Nazionale 4,706,654 12.0 ( 00.0) 71 Democrazia Cristiana-Nuovo PSI 285,744 00.7 4 Forza Italia 9,247,791 23.6 (-05.8) 140 Lega Nord 1,768,293 04.5 (+00.6) 26 Per Italia Nel Mondo 73,289 00.2 1 Unione dei Democratici Cristiani 2,645,745 06.7 (+03.5) 39 Others 628,896 01.6 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 19,356,412 49.5 (+00.9) 281 (-87) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ L'Ulivo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Autonomnie Liberté Démocratie 34,167 00.1 1 Comunisti Italiani 884,912 02.3 16 Federazione dei Verdi 783,944 02.0 15 Italia dei Valori 901,591 02.3 17 La Rosa nel Pugno 991,049 02.5 18 L'Ulivo 12,350,692 31.6 (+00.5) 226 Popolari-UDEUR 544,245 01.4 10 Rifondazione Comunista 2,229,604 05.7 (+00.7) 41 Südtiroler Volkspartei 182,703 00.5 4 Others 555,231 01.4 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 19,461,138 49.7 (+14.2) 348 (+106) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ All others 319,271 00.8 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 39,136,821 630 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SENATE ======================================================================== Party Votes % Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Casa delle Libertà ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alleanza Nazionale 4,234,693 12.1 41 Forza Italia 8,387,126 23.9 81 Lega Nord 1,548,821 04.4 13 Unione dei Democratici Cristiani 2,366,374 06.8 21 Others 949,242 02.7 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 17,486,556 49.9 156 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ L'Ulivo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Democratici di Sinistra 5,977,313 17.1 62 Democrazia è Libertà 3,664,622 10.5 39 Insieme con l'Union 1,423,226 04.1 11 Italia dei Valori 1,012,180 02.9 4 Lista Cosumatori 72,139 00.2 1 L'Ulivo 446,644 01.3 5 Popolari-UDEUR 490,203 01.4 3 Rifondazione Comunista 2,518,624 07.2 27 Südtiroler Volkspartei 152,038 00.4 5 Others 1,394,632 04.0 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 17,151,621 48.9 158 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ All others 403,660 01.2 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 35,041,837 301 ------------------------------------------------------------------------