Legislature XIV of Italy

Legislature XIV of Italy

XIV legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
14th legislature
Type
Type
HousesChamber of Deputies
Senate of the Republic
History
Founded30 May 2001 (2001-05-30)
Disbanded27 April 2006 (2006-04-27) (4 years, 332 days)
Preceded byXIII Legislature
Succeeded byXV Legislature
Leadership
Marcello Pera, Forza Italia
since 30 May 2001
Pier Ferdinando Casini, UDC
since 31 May 2001
Structure
SeatsC: 610
S: 315 + 5
Chamber of Deputies political groups
  •   FI (167)
  •   DSL'Ulivo (129)
  •   AN (94)
  •   DaisyL'Ulivo (80)
  •   UDC (38)
  •   LN (26)
  •   PRC (12)
  •   Mixed (64)
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]

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]

  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.