Legislature XIII of Italy

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Legislature XIII of Italy

XIII legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
13th legislature
Type
Type
Houses Chamber of Deputies
Senate of the Republic
History
Founded9 May 1996 (1996-05-09)
Disbanded29 May 2001 (2001-05-29) (5 years, 20 days)
Preceded by XII Legislature
Succeeded by XIV Legislature
Leadership
Nicola Mancino, PPI
since 9 May 1996
Luciano Violante, DS
since 9 May 1996
Structure
SeatsC: 630
S: 324 (315 + 9)
Italian Chamber of Deputies groups leg 13.svg
Chamber of Deputies political groups
  •   DS (161)
  •   FI (117)
  •   AN (88)
  •   Pop. Dem. (56)
  •   LN (46)
  •   Com (20)
  •   Dem (20)
  •   UDEUR (20)
  •   Mixed (94)
Italian Senate groups leg 13.svg
Senate political groups
Elections
Mattarellum
Mattarellum
Last general election
21 April 1996
Meeting place
Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome (C)
Palazzo Madama, Rome (S)
Website
leg13.camera.it
www.senato.it/leg13/home
Constitution
Constitution of Italy

The Legislature XIII of Italy (Italian : XIII Legislatura della Repubblica Italiana) lasted from 9 May 1996 until 29 May 2001. [1] [2] Its composition was the one resulting from the general election of 21 April 1996. The election was called by President Scalfaro after the technocratic government of Lamberto Dini lost its support in the Parliament in 1995. President Scalfaro dissolved the houses of Parliament on 16 February 1996. [3] The legislature ended after completing its five-year-long natural course, when President Ciampi dissolved the houses on 8 March 2001. [4]

Contents

Government

Prime MinisterPartyTerm of officeGovernmentComposition
Took officeLeft office
Romano Prodi 1999 (cropped).jpg Romano Prodi
(b. 1939)
Independent 17 May 199621 October 1998 Prodi I PDSPPIRIFdVUD
(with PRC's external support)
( The Olive Tree )
Massimo D'Alema 1996.jpg Massimo D'Alema
(b. 1949)
Democrats of the Left 21 October 199818 December 1999 D'Alema I DSPPIRISDIFdVPdCIUDR
( The Olive Tree )
18 December 199925 April 2000 D'Alema II DSPPIDemRIFdVPdCIUDEUR
( The Olive Tree )
Vladimir Putin 29 March 2001-4 cropped.jpg Giuliano Amato
(b. 1938)
Independent 25 April 200011 June 2001 Amato II DSPPIDemFdVPdCIUDEURRISDI
( The Olive Tree )

Composition

Chamber of Deputies

The number of elected deputies is 630. At the end of the legislature, eight seats remained vacant making the final total number of deputies 622. For these seats no by-election was planned, since they were left vacant less than a year before the natural end of the legislature.

Parliamentary groups in the Chamber of Deputies
Initial composition [5] Final composition [5]
Parliamentary groupSeatsParliamentary groupSeatsChange
Democrats of the LeftThe Olive Tree 172 Democrats of the LeftThe Olive Tree 161Decrease2.svg 11
Forza Italia 123 Forza Italia 117Decrease2.svg 6
National Alliance 92 National Alliance 88Decrease2.svg 4
Popular DemocratsThe Olive Tree 67 Popular DemocratsThe Olive Tree 56Decrease2.svg 11
Lega Nord Padania 59 Lega Nord Padania 46Decrease2.svg 13
Communist Refoundation – Progressives 35 Communist Group 20Decrease2.svg 15
CCD – Christian Democratic Centre 30Decrease2.svg 30
Italian Renewal 26Decrease2.svg 26
The DemocratsThe Olive Tree 20Increase2.svg 20
Union of Democrats for Europe 20Increase2.svg 20
Mixed26Mixed94Increase2.svg 68
Federation of the Greens 14 Federation of the Greens 12Decrease2.svg2
Linguistic Minorities5Linguistic Minorities5Steady2.svg
The NetworkThe Olive Tree 3Decrease2.svg3
Communist Refoundation – Progressives 14Increase2.svg14
Christian Democratic Centre 12Increase2.svg12
Italian Democratic Socialists 8Increase2.svg8
Italian Renewal 6Increase2.svg6
United Christian Democrats 6Increase2.svg6
Liberal Democrat Federalists and Republicans 4Increase2.svg4
Segni Pact – Reformers3Increase2.svg3
Non inscrits4Non inscrits24Increase2.svg20
Total seats630Total seats622Decrease2.svg 8

    Senate of the Republic

    The number of elected senators is 315. At the beginning of the legislature there were 10 life senators (Giovanni Leone and Francesco Cossiga as former Presidents, and the nominated life senators Amintore Fanfani, Leo Valiani, Carlo Bo, Norberto Bobbio, Gianni Agnelli, Giulio Andreotti, Francesco De Martino and Paolo Emilio Taviani). After the deaths of Fanfani and Valiani, and the appointment of Scalfaro as life senator after the election of President Ciampi on 15 May 1999, the final number of life senators was of nine.

    The total number of senators at the start of the legislature was of 325. At the end of it, two seats remained vacant because no by-elections could be held for vacancies appearing less than one year before the natural end of the legislature. Therefore, the total number of senators at the end of the legislature was of 322.

    Parliamentary groups in the Senate of the Republic
    Initial composition [6] Final composition [7]
    Parliamentary groupSeatsParliamentary groupSeatsChange
    Democratic LeftThe Olive Tree 100 Democrats of the LeftThe Olive Tree 102Increase2.svg 2
    Forza Italia 48 Forza Italia 45Decrease2.svg 3
    National Alliance 43 National Alliance 42Decrease2.svg 1
    Italian People's Party 31 Italian People's Party 25Decrease2.svg 6
    Lega 27 Lega Nord Padania 18Decrease2.svg 9
    Christian Democratic Federation – CCD 15 Christian Democratic Centre 11Decrease2.svg 4
    GreensThe Olive Tree 14 GreensThe Olive Tree 14Steady2.svg
    Christian Democratic Federation – CDU 10 Union of Democrats for Europe 12Increase2.svg 2
    Communist Refoundation – Progressives 11Decrease2.svg 11
    Italian Renewal 11Decrease2.svg 11
    European Democracy 10Increase2.svg 10
    Mixed15Mixed43Increase2.svg 28
    Linguistic Minorities3Linguistic Minorities3Steady2.svg
    Sardinian Action Party 1 Sardinian Action Party 1Steady2.svg
    League of the Regions 1 League of the Regions 1Steady2.svg
    Tricolour Flame 1 Tricolour Flame 1Steady2.svg
    The NetworkThe Olive Tree 1Decrease2.svg1
    Communist Group 6Increase2.svg6
    Italian Renewal 6Increase2.svg6
    The Democrats 5Increase2.svg5
    Communist Refoundation – Progressives 3Increase2.svg3
    Italian Democratic Socialists 3Increase2.svg3
    Reforming Centre 2Increase2.svg2
    Pannella List 1Increase2.svg1
    Democratic People's Union 1Increase2.svg1
    United Christian Democrats 1Increase2.svg1
    Italy of Values 1Increase2.svg1
    Non inscrits8Non inscrits8Steady2.svg
    Total seats325Total seats322Decrease2.svg 3

      Note

      Senators for Life

      SenatorMotivationAppointed byFromTill
      Amintore Fanfani Merits in the social fieldPresident Giovanni Leone Previous legislature20 November 1999 (deceased)
      Giovanni Leone Former president of Italy ex officio Previous legislatureNext legislature
      Leo Valiani Merits in the social fieldPresident Sandro Pertini Previous legislature18 September 1999 (deceased)
      Carlo Bo Merits in the literary fieldPresident Sandro PertiniPrevious legislatureNext legislature
      Norberto Bobbio Merits in the social and scientific fieldPresident Sandro PertiniPrevious legislatureNext legislature
      Gianni Agnelli Merits in the social fieldPresident Francesco CossigaPrevious legislatureNext legislature
      Giulio Andreotti Merits in the social fieldPresident Francesco CossigaPrevious legislatureNext legislature
      Francesco De Martino Merits in the social fieldPresident Francesco CossigaPrevious legislatureNext legislature
      Paolo Emilio Taviani Merits in the social fieldPresident Francesco CossigaPrevious legislatureNext legislature
      Francesco Cossiga Former president of Italy ex officio Previous legislatureNext legislature
      Oscar Luigi Scalfaro Former president of Italy ex officio 15 May 1999Next legislature

      References

      1. "Senato della Repubblica". www.senato.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2019.
      2. "La Camera dei Deputati – XIII Legislatura – Home page". leg13.camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2019.
      3. "Crisi del Governo Dini e scioglimento delle Camere – La Camera dei Deputati". legislature.camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2019.
      4. "la Repubblica/politica: Il presidente Ciampi scioglie le Camere". www.repubblica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2019.
      5. 1 2 "Camera dei Deputati – XIII legislatura – Organi Parlamentari- Gruppi Parlamentari". leg13.camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2019.
      6. "senato.it – Composizione dei gruppi parlamentari nella XIII Legislatura". www.senato.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2019.
      7. "Variazioni nella composizione dei gruppi del Senato nella XIII Legislatura". www.senato.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2019.