Italy: Political Data and Developments in 2020

Russo, Luana; Seddone, Antonella; Sandri, Giulia

doi:10.1111/2047-8852.12340

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“…Besides the date, the second element of novelty of the 2022 elections was that, for the first time, the existing electoral law (the Rosato Law—named after the MP who wrote it and also known as Rosatellum ) was used to elect a reduced Parliament resulting from the 2020 constitutional referendum, which set the number of deputies at 400 and of senators at 200 (Russo et al. 2021).…”

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Italy: Political Developments and Data in 2022

Russo

Sandri

Seddone

2023

Euro J Political Res Yrbk

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The year 2022 was (again) a year of intense political change in Italy. The President of the Republic was (re)elected in January, Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned in July, and new elections were held in September, amidst energy and economic crises, growing inflation and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The electoral victory of the centre‐right coalition, and in particular the success of Brothers of Italy, not only marked the rise to power of a prominent European far‐right party but also led to the nomination of the first female Prime Minister of the Italian Republic. The fall of Draghi's government and the formation of the first Meloni Cabinet raised questions about Italy's relationship with EU institutions, NATO and the transatlantic partnership.

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“…Data do not include the region Valle d' Aosta and Foreign district votes.3. The comparison of the absolute number of seats obtained in 2018 general election is not reported due to the reduction of the total number of MPs according to Constitutional Reform (seeRusso et al 2021). 4.…”

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