Legislature II of Italy

Legislature II of Italy

II legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
Legislature II of Italy ; II legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
2nd legislature
Type
Type	bicameral
Houses	Chamber of Deputies; Senate of the Republic
History
Founded	25 June 1953
Disbanded	11 June 1958 ; (4 years, 351 days)
Preceded by	I Legislature
Succeeded by	III Legislature
Leadership
President of the Senate	Cesare Merzagora, Ind ; since 25 June 1953
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Giovanni Gronchi, DC ; (25 June 1953 – 29 April 1955); Giovanni Leone, DC ; (10 May 1955 – 11 June 1958)
Structure
Seats	590 (C); 237 (S)
Chamber of Deputies political groups	DC (263); PCI (143); PSI (75); PNM (40); MSI (29); PSDI (19); PLI (14); PRI (5); SVP (3);
Senate political groups	DC (112); PCI (52); PSI (26); PNM (14); MSI (9); PSDI (4); PLI (3); SVP (2); ADN (1); Others (15);
Elections
Chamber of Deputies voting system	Proportional with majority bonus
Senate voting system	Proportional
Last general election	7 June 1953
Meeting place
	Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome (C)
	Palazzo Madama, Rome (S)
Website
	Second Legislature – Chamber of Deputies; Second Legislature – Senate
Constitution
	Constitution of Italy

The Legislature II of Italy (Italian: II Legislatura della Repubblica Italiana) was the 2nd legislature of the Italian Republic, and lasted from 25 June 1953 until 11 June 1958.^[1]^[2] Its composition was the one resulting from the general election of 7 June 1953.

^ "Camera dei Deputati – 2ª Legislatura". www.storia.camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
^ "Senato della Repubblica – 2ª Legislatura". www.senato.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 January 2021.

[senato-1] "Camera dei Deputati – 2ª Legislatura". www.storia.camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 January 2021.

[camera-2] "Senato della Repubblica – 2ª Legislatura". www.senato.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 January 2021.

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