Legislature XIX of Italy

Legislature XIX of Italy

XIX legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
Legislature XIX of Italy; XIX legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
19th legislature
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Chamber of Deputies ; Senate of the Republic
History
Founded	13 October 2022
Preceded by	XVIII Legislature
Leadership
President of the Senate	Ignazio La Russa, FdI ; since 13 October 2022
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Lorenzo Fontana, Lega ; since 14 October 2022
Structure
Seats	C: 400; S: 205 (200 + 5)
Chamber of Deputies political groups	Non-voting President (1) Lega (1); Government (237) FdI (118); Lega (65); FI (44); NM (NcI, CI, UdC, IaC)–MAIE (10); Opposition (162) PD–IDP (69); M5S (52); A–IV (21); AVS (12); Mixed (8) +E (3); Linguistic minorities (3); N-I (2); ;
Senate of the Republic political groups	Non-voting President (1) FdI (1); Government (115) FdI (63); Lega–PSd'Az (29); FI (18); CdI–NM (UdC-CI-NcI-IaC)–MAIE (6); Opposition (89) PD–IDP (37); M5S (28); A–IV–RE (10); Aut. (SVP-PATT, CB, ScN) (7); Mixed (7) AVS (4); Ind. (3); ;
Elections
Chamber of Deputies voting system	Rosatellum
Senate of the Republic voting system	Rosatellum
Last general election	25 September 2022
Next general election	No later than December 2027
Meeting place
	Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome (C)
	Palazzo Madama, Rome (S)
Constitution
	Constitution of Italy
Footnotes
	Notes: ↑ FdI (117), VèP (1); ↑ FI (42), NPSI (1), SiT (1); ↑ NcI (2), CP (1), IaC (2), CI (1), UdC (1), MAIE (1), FdI (1), FI–MA (1); ↑ PD (61), Art.1–MDP (5), DemoS (1), GI–ERC (1), CD (1); ↑ Action (12), IV (9); ↑ EV (7), SI (4), PP (1); ↑ RI (1), èViva (1); ↑ SVP (2), UV (1); ↑ ScN (1), SVP (1)[ citation needed ]; ↑ Including DB (1); ↑ Including AF (1); ↑ FdI (3), UdC (1), CI (1), MAIE (1); ↑ PD (35), CpE (1), Ind. (1); ↑ IV (6), Action (4); ↑ SVP (2), PD (2), ScN (1), Ind. (2, Elena Cattaneo, and Carlo Rubbia); ↑ SI (3), EV (1); ↑ Mario Monti, Renzo Piano and Liliana Segre ;

Last updated December 14, 2023

The Legislature XIX of Italian Republic (Italian : XIX Legislatura della Repubblica Italiana) is the current legislature of the Italian Parliament, which started on 13 October 2022.^[1]^[2]

The composition of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic is the one resulting from the 2022 Italian general election on 25 September, called after the dissolution of the Parliament announced by President Sergio Mattarella on 21 July. Per the 2020 Italian constitutional referendum, in the Chamber the number of members has been reduced from 630 to 400, while in the Senate the number of elective members has been reduced from 315 to 200.^[3]^[4]

Government

Prime Minister			Party	Term of office		Government	Composition
Prime Minister			Party	Took office	Left office	Government	Composition
		Giorgia Meloni (b. 1977)	Brothers of Italy	22 October 2022	Incumbent	Meloni	FdI • Lega • FI ( Centre-right coalition )

Current composition

Chamber of Deputies

President : Lorenzo Fontana (Lega), elected on 14 October 2022^[5]
Vice Presidents: Anna Ascani (PD), Sergio Costa (M5S), Giorgio Mulè (FI), Fabio Rampelli (FdI)

Parliamentary groups in the Chamber of Deputies
Parliamentary group			Seats	Parliamentary group			Seats	Change	Notes
Initial composition^[6]				Current composition^[7]
	Brothers of Italy		118		Brothers of Italy		118
	Democratic Party – Democratic and Progressive Italy		69		Democratic Party – Democratic and Progressive Italy		69
	League – Salvini Premier		66		League – Salvini Premier		66
	Five Star Movement		52		Five Star Movement		52
	Forza Italia – Berlusconi for President – EPP		44		Forza Italia – Berlusconi for President – EPP		44
	Action – Italia Viva – Renew Europe		21		Action – Italia Viva – Renew Europe		21
					Greens and Left Alliance		11	11	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
					Us Moderates (Us with Italy, Coraggio Italia, UDC, Italy in the Centre) – MAIE		10	10	^{[lower-alpha 2]}
	Mixed		30		Mixed		9	21	^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 2]}
		Linguistic Minorities	3			Linguistic Minorities	4	1	^{[lower-alpha 3]}
		+Europe	3			+Europe	3
		Greens and Left Alliance	12					12	^{[lower-alpha 4]}
		Us Moderates (Us with Italy, Coraggio Italia, UDC, Italy in the Centre) – MAIE	9					9	^{[lower-alpha 5]}
		Non inscrits	3			Non inscrits	2	1

Total seats			400	Total seats			400

1 2 On 9 January 2023, deputy Aboubakar Soumahoro left the AVS group.
1 2 On 2 March 2023, deputy Vittoria Brambilla left the Mixed group and joined the NM group.
↑ On 26 October 2022, deputy Dieter Steger joined the Linguistic Minorities subgroup of the Mixed group.
↑ On 27 October 2022, the Greens and Left Alliance component of the Mixed group becomes an official group.
↑ On 27 October 2022, the Us Moderates component of the Mixed group becomes an official group.

Senate of the Republic

President : Ignazio La Russa (FdI), elected on 13 October 2022
Vice Presidents: Maria Domenica Castellone (M5S), Gian Marco Centinaio (Lega), Licia Ronzulli (FI), Anna Rossomando (PD)

Parliamentary groups in the Senate of the Republic
Parliamentary group			Seats	Parliamentary group			Seats	Change	Notes
Initial composition^[8]				Current composition^[9]
	Brothers of Italy		63		Brothers of Italy		63
	Democratic Party – Democratic and Progressive Italy		38		Democratic Party – Democratic and Progressive Italy		37	1	^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 2]}
	League Salvini Premier – Sardinian Action Party		29		League Salvini Premier – Sardinian Action Party		29
	Five Star Movement		28		Five Star Movement		28
	Forza Italia – Berlusconi for President – EPP		18		Forza Italia – Berlusconi for President – EPP		18		^{[lower-alpha 3]}
	Action – Italia Viva – Renew Europe		9		Action – Italia Viva – Renew Europe		10	1	^{[lower-alpha 2]}
	For the Autonomies (SVP–PATT, Campobase, South calls North)		7		For the Autonomies (SVP–PATT, Campobase, South calls North)		7		^{[lower-alpha 4]}
	Civics of Italy – Us Moderates (UDC – Coraggio Italia – Us with Italy – Italy in the Centre) – MAIE		6		Civics of Italy – Us Moderates (UDC – Coraggio Italia – Us with Italy – Italy in the Centre) – MAIE		6
	Mixed		7		Mixed		7
						Greens and Left Alliance	4	4	^{[lower-alpha 5]}
		Non inscrits	7			Non inscrits	3	4
	Non-inscrit Life Senators		1		Non-inscrit Life Senators		0	1	^{[lower-alpha 4]}

Total seats			205	Total seats			205

↑ On 3 March 2023, senator Bruno Astorre died. He was found dead in one of the Senate offices. On 21 March 2023, senator Filippo Sensi replaced him.
1 2 On 26 April 2023, senator Enrico Borghi left the PD group and joined the A–IV group.
↑ On 12 June 2023, senator Silvio Berlusconi died. He was replaced by senator Adriano Galliani in October.
1 2 On 9 November 2022, senator for life Carlo Rubbia joined the Aut group. In September 2023 Giorgio Napolitano died.
↑ On 24 October 2022, the Greens and Left Alliance subgroup of the Mixed group is formed, composed of senators Ilaria Cucchi, Peppe De Cristofaro, Aurora Floridia and Tino Magni.

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↑ Bonanata, Antonio (9 October 2022). "Verso il nuovo governo: giovedì si apre la XIX legislatura per eleggere i presidenti delle Camere" (in Italian). RAI. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
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↑ "senato.it – Variazioni dei gruppi parlamentari". www.senato.it. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

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[1] FdI (117), VèP (1)

[2] FI (42), NPSI (1), SiT (1)

[3] NcI (2), CP (1), IaC (2), CI (1), UdC (1), MAIE (1), FdI (1), FI–MA (1)

[4] PD (61), Art.1–MDP (5), DemoS (1), GI–ERC (1), CD (1)

[5] Action (12), IV (9)

[6] EV (7), SI (4), PP (1)

[7] RI (1), èViva (1)

[8] SVP (2), UV (1)

[9] ScN (1), SVP (1)^{[ citation needed ]}

[10] Including DB (1)

[11] Including AF (1)

[12] FdI (3), UdC (1), CI (1), MAIE (1)

[13] PD (35), CpE (1), Ind. (1)

[14] IV (6), Action (4)

[15] SVP (2), PD (2), ScN (1), Ind. (2, Elena Cattaneo, and Carlo Rubbia)

[16] SI (3), EV (1)

[17] Mario Monti, Renzo Piano and Liliana Segre

[soumahoro-25] 1 2 On 9 January 2023, deputy Aboubakar Soumahoro left the AVS group.

[brambilla-26] 1 2 On 2 March 2023, deputy Vittoria Brambilla left the Mixed group and joined the NM group.

[steger-27] On 26 October 2022, deputy Dieter Steger joined the Linguistic Minorities subgroup of the Mixed group.

[avs-28] On 27 October 2022, the Greens and Left Alliance component of the Mixed group becomes an official group.

[NM-29] On 27 October 2022, the Us Moderates component of the Mixed group becomes an official group.

[astorre-32] On 3 March 2023, senator Bruno Astorre died. He was found dead in one of the Senate offices. On 21 March 2023, senator Filippo Sensi replaced him.

[E._Borghi-33] 1 2 On 26 April 2023, senator Enrico Borghi left the PD group and joined the A–IV group.

[34] On 12 June 2023, senator Silvio Berlusconi died. He was replaced by senator Adriano Galliani in October.

[rubbia-35] 1 2 On 9 November 2022, senator for life Carlo Rubbia joined the Aut group. In September 2023 Giorgio Napolitano died.

[avs-36] On 24 October 2022, the Greens and Left Alliance subgroup of the Mixed group is formed, composed of senators Ilaria Cucchi, Peppe De Cristofaro, Aurora Floridia and Tino Magni.

[18] "Camera, lavori in corso in vista dell'avvio della XIX Legislatura". Giornale Partite Iva (in Italian). 5 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

[19] Bonanata, Antonio (9 October 2022). "Verso il nuovo governo: giovedì si apre la XIX legislatura per eleggere i presidenti delle Camere" (in Italian). RAI. Retrieved 10 October 2022.

[20] "La riduzione del numero dei parlamentari". Riforme Istituzionali (in Italian). 19 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

[21] Vasta, Simone (5 October 2022). "Dopo il voto, ecco i preparativi per il Parlamento dimezzato". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October 2022.

[22] Lorenzo Fontana proclamato presidente della Camera con 222 voti (in Italian), 14 October 2022, retrieved 14 October 2022

[23] "XIX Legislatura - Deputati e Organi - Modifiche Intervenute". www.camera.it.

[24] "XIX Legislatura - Deputati e Organi - Composizione Gruppi Parlamentari". www.camera.it. Retrieved 30 November 2022.

[30] "senato.it – Composizione dei gruppi parlamentari". www.senato.it.

[31] "senato.it – Variazioni dei gruppi parlamentari". www.senato.it. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

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