Legislature XVIII of Italy

Legislature XVIII of Italy

XVIII legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
Legislature XVIII of Italy ; XVIII legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
18th legislature
Type
Type	bicameral
Houses	Chamber of Deputies; Senate of the Republic
History
Founded	23 March 2018
Disbanded	12 October 2022 (4 years, 203 days)
Preceded by	XVII Legislature
Succeeded by	XIX Legislature
Leadership
President of the Senate	Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati, FI ; since 24 March 2018
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Roberto Fico, M5S ; since 24 March 2018
Structure
Seats	C: 630; S: 321 (315 + 6)
Chamber of Deputies political groups	Lega (131); PD (97); M5S (96); FI (68); IpF (49); FdI (40); IV (32); LeU (10); Mixed (107);
Senate political groups	M5S (62); Lega (61); FI (47); PD (39); FdI (21); IV–PSI (15); CAL (13); IpF (11); Aut (8); Mixed + NI (44);
Elections
Chamber of Deputies voting system	Rosatellum
Senate voting system	Rosatellum
Last general election	4 March 2018
Next general election	25 September 2022
Meeting place
	Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome (C)
	Palazzo Madama, Rome (S)
Website
	www.camera.it/leg18/1; www.senato.it/Leg18/home
Constitution
	Constitution of Italy

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]

^ "XVIII Legislatura - Home Page". camera.it. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
^ "senato.it - Senato della Repubblica". www.senato.it. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
^ Casalini, Simona (28 December 2017). "Mattarella scioglie le Camere, si vota il 4 marzo" [Mattarella dissolves the Parliament, election is on 4 March]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b Rapisarda, Carmelo (11 March 2018). "Mai un Parlamento così 'nuovo', con tanti giovani e tante donne. Un rapporto" [Never was a Parliament 'newer', with as many young (MPs) and female (MPs). A report]. AGI (in Italian). Retrieved 10 February 2019.

[camera_official-1] "XVIII Legislatura - Home Page". camera.it. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

[senato_official-2] "senato.it - Senato della Repubblica". www.senato.it. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

[3] Casalini, Simona (28 December 2017). "Mattarella scioglie le Camere, si vota il 4 marzo" [Mattarella dissolves the Parliament, election is on 4 March]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 10 February 2019.

[agi_records-4] Rapisarda, Carmelo (11 March 2018). "Mai un Parlamento così 'nuovo', con tanti giovani e tante donne. Un rapporto" [Never was a Parliament 'newer', with as many young (MPs) and female (MPs). A report]. AGI (in Italian). Retrieved 10 February 2019.

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