Legislature XIV of Italy

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Legislature XIV of Italy

XIV legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
14th legislature
Type
Type
Houses Chamber of Deputies
Senate of the Republic
History
Founded30 May 2001 (2001-05-30)
Disbanded27 April 2006 (2006-04-27) (4 years, 332 days)
Preceded by XIII Legislature
Succeeded by XV Legislature
Leadership
Marcello Pera, Forza Italia
since 30 May 2001
Pier Ferdinando Casini, UDC
since 31 May 2001
Structure
SeatsC: 610
S: 315 + 5
Italian Chamber of Deputies groups leg 14.svg
Chamber of Deputies political groups
  •   FI (167)
  •   DSL'Ulivo (129)
  •   AN (94)
  •   DaisyL'Ulivo (80)
  •   UDC (38)
  •   LN (26)
  •   PRC (12)
  •   Mixed (64)
Italian Senate groups leg 14.svg
Senate political groups
Elections
Scorporo
Scorporo
Last general election
13 May 2001
Meeting place
Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome (C)
Palazzo Madama, Rome (S)
Website
leg14.camera.it
www.senato.it/Leg14/home
Constitution
Constitution of Italy

The Legislature XIV of Italy (Italian : XIV Legislatura della Repubblica Italiana) started on 30 May 2001 and ended on 27 April 2006. [1] [2] Its composition resulted from the general election of 13 May 2001. The election was called by President Ciampi, after he dissolved the houses of Parliament on 8 March 2001. [3] The legislature ended after its natural course of five years, soon after the houses were dissolved again by Ciampi on 11 February 2006. [4]

Contents

The election leading to the composition of this legislature was characterized by the use of decoy lists ("liste civetta") by both major coalitions (the House of Freedoms and the Olive Tree), in order to "de facto" turn the scorporo (partially compensatory) system implemented by the electoral law into a parallel voting system. [5] In the case of the House of Freedoms, this tactic was so effective that Forza Italia did not have enough candidates for the seats that had won, missing out on 12 seats. [6]

Government

Prime MinisterPartyTerm of officeGovernmentComposition
Took officeLeft office
Silvio Berlusconi 1996.jpg Silvio Berlusconi
(b. 1936)
Forza Italia 11 June 200123 April 2005 Berlusconi II FIANLNCCDCDU
( House of Freedoms )
23 April 200517 May 2006 Berlusconi III FIANLNUDCNPSIPRI
( House of Freedoms )

Composition

Chamber of Deputies

The number of elected deputies was 613. Although the total number of seats was of 630, at the start of the legislation it was not possible to assign the remaining 17 seats (distributed between the House of Freedoms and The Daisy) because of missing candidates in the electoral lists. Some of these seats were assigned later during the legislature. [7]

Parliamentary groups in the Chamber of Deputies
Initial composition [8] Final composition [8]
Parliamentary groupSeatsParliamentary groupSeatsChange
Forza Italia 178 Forza Italia 167Decrease2.svg 11
Democrats of the LeftThe Olive Tree 137 Democrats of the LeftThe Olive Tree 129Decrease2.svg 8
National Alliance 99 National Alliance 94Decrease2.svg 5
The Daisy – DLThe Olive Tree 80 The Daisy – DLThe Olive Tree 80Steady2.svg
CCDCDU White Flower 40 UDC Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (CCDCDU)38Decrease2.svg 2
Lega Nord Padania 30 Lega Nord Padania Federation 26Decrease2.svg 4
Communist Refoundation 12Increase2.svg 12
Mixed49Mixed64Increase2.svg 15
Italian Communists 9 Italian Communists 10Increase2.svg1
Linguistic Minorities5Linguistic Minorities5Steady2.svg
Communist Refoundation 11Decrease2.svg11
New PSI 3Decrease2.svg3
Populars – UDEUR 11Increase2.svg11
The Rose in the Fist 11Increase2.svg11
GreensThe Union 7Increase2.svg7
Liberal Democrats – RepublicansNew PSI 6Increase2.svg6
Democratic Ecologists4Increase2.svg4
MRE – European Republicans Movement 3Increase2.svg3
Non inscrits21Non inscrits7Decrease2.svg14
Total seats613Total seats610Decrease2.svg 3

    Senate

    The number of elected senators was 315. At the beginning of the legislature there were nine life senators (Giovanni Leone, Francesco Cossiga and Oscar Luigi Scalfaro as former Presidents, and the nominated life senators Carlo Bo, Norberto Bobbio, Gianni Agnelli, Giulio Andreotti, Francesco De Martino and Paolo Emilio Taviani). After the death of Leone, Bo, Bobbio, Agnelli, De Martino and Taviani, and the nomination of the new life senators Rita Levi-Montalcini, Emilio Colombo, Mario Luzi (who died in February 2005), Giorgio Napolitano and Sergio Pininfarina, the total number of senators at the end of the legislature was of 320.

    Parliamentary groups in the Senate of the Republic
    Initial composition [9] Final composition [10]
    Parliamentary groupSeatsParliamentary groupSeatsChange
    Forza Italia 82 Forza Italia 76Decrease2.svg 6
    Democrats of the LeftThe Olive Tree 65 Democrats of the LeftThe Olive Tree 64Decrease2.svg 1
    National Alliance 45 National Alliance 46Increase2.svg 1
    Daisy 43 Daisy – DLThe Olive Tree 35Decrease2.svg 8
    CCDCDU: White Flower 29 Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (CCDCDU)30Increase2.svg 1
    Lega Nord Padania 17 Lega Nord Padania 17Steady2.svg
    For the Autonomies 10 For the Autonomies 10Steady2.svg
    GreensThe Olive Tree 10 GreensThe Union 10Steady2.svg
    Mixed23Mixed34Increase2.svg 11
    Italian Democratic Socialists 6 Rose in the Fist 6Steady2.svg
    Communist Refoundation 4 Communist Refoundation 4Steady2.svg
    Party of Italian Communists 2 Party of Italian Communists 2Steady2.svg
    Freedom and Justice for the Olive Tree 1Il Cantiere2Increase2.svg1
    League for Lombard Autonomy 1 League for Lombard Autonomy 1Steady2.svg
    New PSI 1 New PSI 1Steady2.svg
    Italian Republican Party 1 Italian Republican Party 1Steady2.svg
    MS – Tricolour Flame 1 MSI – Tricolour Flame 1Steady2.svg
    Lombard Territory Movement1Decrease2.svg1
    Populars UDEUR 5Increase2.svg5
    Italy of Values 2Increase2.svg2
    House of Freedoms 1Increase2.svg1
    Christian Democracy for Autonomies 1Increase2.svg1
    Non inscrits5Non inscrits7Increase2.svg2
    Total seats324Total seats320Decrease2.svg 4

      Senators for Life

      SenatorMotivationAppointed byFromTill
      Giovanni Leone Former president of Italy ex officio Previous legislature9 November 2001 (deceased)
      Carlo Bo Merits in the literary fieldPresident Sandro PertiniPrevious legislature21 July 2001 (deceased)
      Norberto Bobbio Merits in the social and scientific fieldPresident Sandro PertiniPrevious legislature9 January 2004 (deceased)
      Gianni Agnelli Merits in the social fieldPresident Francesco CossigaPrevious legislature24 January 2003 (deceased)
      Giulio Andreotti Merits in the social fieldPresident Francesco CossigaPrevious legislatureNext legislature
      Francesco De Martino Merits in the social fieldPresident Francesco CossigaPrevious legislature18 November 2002 (deceased)
      Paolo Emilio Taviani Merits in the social fieldPresident Francesco CossigaPrevious legislature18 June 2001 (deceased)
      Francesco Cossiga Former president of Italy ex officio Previous legislatureNext legislature
      Oscar Luigi Scalfaro Former president of Italy ex officio Previous legislatureNext legislature
      Rita Levi Montalcini Merits in the social and scientific fieldPresident Carlo Azeglio Ciampi 1 August 2001Next legislature
      Emilio Colombo Merits in the social fieldPresident Carlo Azeglio Ciampi14 January 2003Next legislature
      Mario Luzi Merits in the literary fieldPresident Carlo Azeglio Ciampi14 October 200428 February 2005 (deceased)
      Giorgio Napolitano Merits in the social fieldPresident Carlo Azeglio Ciampi23 September 2005Next legislature
      Sergio Pininfarina Merits in the social fieldPresident Carlo Azeglio Ciampi23 September 2005Next legislature

      References

      1. "Senato della Repubblica". www.senato.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
      2. "La Camera dei Deputati - XIV Legislatura - Home page". leg14.camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
      3. "la Repubblica/politica: Il presidente Ciampi scioglie le Camere". www.repubblica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 March 2019.
      4. "Repubblica.it » politica » Ciampi ha sciolto le Camere "Il confronto sia leale e corretto"". www.repubblica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 March 2019.
      5. Giancarlo, Mola. "la Repubblica/politica: L'abc delle liste civetta Cosa sono, come funzionano". www.repubblica.it (in Italian). Rome. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
      6. "Sistema elettorale – La questione dei seggi vacanti". leg15.camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 March 2019.
      7. "Relazione della Giunta delle Elezioni". leg14.camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 March 2019.
      8. 1 2 "Camera dei Deputati - XIV legislatura - Organi Parlamentari- Gruppi Parlamentari- Composizione". camera.it. Chamber of Deputies. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
      9. "senato.it - Composizione dei gruppi parlamentari nella XIV Legislatura". www.senato.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 March 2019.
      10. "senato.it - Senatori cessati dal mandato nel corso della XIV Legislatura". www.senato.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 March 2019.