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Senato della Repubblica (Senate)
LAST ELECTIONS

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Parliament name (generic / translated) Il Parlamento / Parliament
Structure of parliament Bicameral
Chamber name (generic / translated) Senato della Repubblica / Senate
Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Camera dei Deputati / Chamber of Deputies
BACKGROUND
Dates of election / renewal (from/to) 4 March 2018
Purpose of elections Elections were held for all the seats in the Senate following the dissolution of this body on 28 December 2017.
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STATISTICS
Voter turnout
Round no 14 March 2018
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes
46'707'900
32'459'469 (69.49%)

Notes
Distribution of votes
Round no 1
Political Group Candidates Votes %
Coalition Lega - Forza Italia - FdI - NcI-UdC
Five Star Movement (M5s)
Coalition Democratic Party (PD) - "+EUROPA" - IEI-CP - SVP-PATT
Free and Equal (LeU)
Associative Movement of Italians Abroad (MAIE)
South American Union of Italian Immigrants (USEI)
Distribution of seats
Round no 1
Political Group Total
Coalition Lega - Forza Italia - FdI - NcI-UdC 137
Five Star Movement (M5s) 111
Coalition Democratic Party (PD) - "+EUROPA" - IEI-CP - SVP-PATT 60
Free and Equal (LeU) 4
Associative Movement of Italians Abroad (MAIE) 1
South American Union of Italian Immigrants (USEI) 1
Distribution of seats according to sex
Men
Women
Percent of women
207
113
35.31%
Distribution of seats according to age
Distribution of seats according to profession
Comments
Note on the distribution of seats:
- Coalition Lega - Forza Italia - FdI - NcI-UdC comprises: the League (Lega), Forza Italia (FI), Brothers of Italy (FdI) and We with Italy (Noi con l'Italia)-Union of the Centre (UdC).
- Coalition Democratic Party (PD) - "+EUROPA" - IEI-CP - SVP-PATT comprises: the Democratic Party (PD), More Europe (+EUROPA), Italy Europe Together (IEI), the Popular Civic List (CP) and the South Tyrolean People’s Party (SVP) - the Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party (PATT).
- The Five Star Movement (M5s) won 112 seats but was allotted 111 seats due to lack of candidates on its list. Consequently, there were 314 senators directly elected, instead of 315.

Note on the Distribution of seats according to sex:
As at 23 March 2018, out of 320 senators 113 were women.
- 111 women directly elected (out of 314 senators);
- 2 women appointed by the President of the Republic (out of 5 senators).
In addition, former President Giorgio Napolitano sits in the Senate as ex-officio (life senator).

Sources:
IPU Group (23.03.2018)
http://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=S&dtel=04/03/2018&tpa=I&tpe=A&lev0=0&levsut0=0&es0=S&ms=S
http://dait.interno.gov.it/documenti/dcse_dossier_politiche_4_marzo_2018.pdf
http://www.interno.gov.it/it/notizie/frequently-asked-questions-faq
http://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2017/11/11/17G00175/sg

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