Legislature XVIII of Italy
XVIII legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
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18th legislature | |
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Houses | Chamber of Deputies Senate of the Republic |
History | |
Founded | 23 March 2018 (2018-03-23) |
Disbanded | 12 October 2022 (2022-10-12) (4 years, 203 days) |
Preceded by | XVII Legislature |
Succeeded by | XIX Legislature |
Leadership | |
Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati, FI | |
Roberto Fico, M5S | |
Structure | |
Seats | C: 630 S: 321 (315 + 6) |
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Chamber of Deputies political groups |
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Senate political groups |
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Elections | |
Rosatellum | |
Rosatellum | |
Last general election | 4 March 2018 |
Next general election | 25 September 2022 |
Meeting place | |
Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome (C) | |
Palazzo Madama, Rome (S) | |
Website | |
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Constitution | |
Constitution of Italy |
The Legislature XVIII of Italy (Italian: XVIII Legislatura della Repubblica Italiana) started on 23 March 2018 and ended on 12 October 2022.[1][2] The composition of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate is the one resulting from the 4 March 2018 election, called after the dissolution of the Parliament announced by President Sergio Mattarella on 28 December 2017.[3]
The members of this legislature have on average the lowest age in the history of the Italian Republic: 44 years old in the Chamber of Deputies and 52 in the Senate.[4] This legislature has also the largest number of new MPs and the highest percentage of women (34%) in Italian history.[4]
Prime Minister | Party | Term of office | Government | Composition | |||
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Took office | Left office | ||||||
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Giuseppe Conte (b. 1964) |
Independent | 1 June 2018 | 5 September 2019 | Conte I | M5S • Lega | |
5 September 2019 | 13 February 2021 | Conte II | M5S • PD • LeU • IV | ||||
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Mario Draghi (b. 1947) |
Independent | 13 February 2021 | 22 October 2022 | Draghi | M5S • Lega • PD • FI • IpF • IV • Art.1 • A • A2050 (National unity government) |
The number of elected deputies is 630. However, due to resignations, deaths or office incompatibilities, the number of deputies might be lower during the periods in which substitutes are picked (via parties lists or via by-elections).
In this legislature the number of elected Senators was 314, instead of the usual 315: in the Sicily constituency the total number of assigned seats to the M5S exceeded the number of candidates in the party's list.[7] Including the six life senators, the total number of senators was therefore 320. On 31 July 2019, the Senate commission on elections finalized a decision about the missing seat in Sicily, assigning it to the M5S.[8] The total number of senators is currently 321.
In order to counter the health, economic, and social effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Italian government enacted multiple legislative acts, usually of the type known as "decree of the President of the Council of ministers" (Italian: decreto del Presidente del Consiglio dei ministri) or DPCM.[25] Most of these decrees were later approved by both houses of Parliament.