1984 European Parliament election in Italy

1984 European Parliament election in Italy
Italy
← 1979 17 June 1984 1989 →
All 81 Italian seats to the European Parliament
Turnout82.47% (Decrease 2.9 pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
PCI Alessandro Natta 33.3% 27 +3
DC Ciriaco De Mita 33.0% 26 −3
PSI Bettino Craxi 11.2% 9 0
MSI Giorgio Almirante 6.5% 5 +1
PLI–PRI V. Zanone & G. Spadolini 6.1% 5 +2
PSDI Pietro Longo 3.5% 3 −1
PR Marco Pannella 3.7% 3 0
DP Mario Capanna 1.4% 1 0
SVP Silvius Magnago 0.6% 1 0
PSd'Az – others Several leaders 0.6% 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Major party in each Province.

The 1984 European Parliament election in Italy was held on 17 June 1984. The election took place just a week after the death of Italian Communist Party (PCI) leader Enrico Berlinguer; this fact greatly influenced the vote, producing a historic result.[1] This election was the only time in Italian history that the Communists placed first in a national election, overcoming the dominance of Christian Democracy.

  1. ^ Lomellini, Valentine (2015). "The PCI and the European Integration from Eurocommunism to Berlinguer's Death". In Bonreschi, Lucia; Orsina, Giovanni; Varsori, Antonio (eds.). European Political Cultures and Parties and the European Integration Process, 1945–1992. Bern: Peter Lang. ISBN 978-2-87574-279-7.