Italian general elections

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Italian general elections are nationwide parliamentary contests in Italy in which voters choose representatives to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, determining the country’s governing majority.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary election
affects composition of the Italian Parliament
legislative agenda of Italy
ballotsCountedBy local polling stations
ballotType secret ballot
campaignPeriodRegulatedBy Italian law on electoral campaigns
canBeCalledEarlyBy President of the Republic
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Italy
surface form: Constitution of the Italian Republic
country Italy
determines governing majority
prime ministerial majority
electoralSystem mixed electoral system
electorateIncludes Italian citizens residing abroad
elects Chamber of Deputies
Senate of the Republic
firstHeldAs elections of the Kingdom of Italy
frequency normally every 5 years
hasHistoricalPhases First Republic elections
Second Republic elections
hasSpecialProvisionFor Italian overseas constituencies
hasThresholdsFor parliamentary representation
influencedBy Italian party system
language Italian
level national
mainOutcome appointment of the President of the Council of Ministers
formation of the Council of Ministers
mainPoliticalActors Italian political parties
electoral coalitions
mediaCoverageRegulatedBy par condicio rules
overseenBy Central Election Office at the Court of Cassation
post-WorldWarIIName Italian general elections self-linksurface differs
surface form: elections of the Italian Republic
regulatedBy Italian electoral law
relatedProcess confidence vote in Parliament
government formation in Italy
resultsCertifiedBy court of cassation
surface form: Court of Cassation
resultsIn allocation of seats in the Chamber of Deputies
allocation of seats in the Senate of the Republic
scope parliamentary
supervisingAuthority Ministry of the Interior of Italy
triggeredBy dissolution of Parliament
turnoutMeasuredAs percentage of registered voters
typeOfGovernmentSystem parliamentary republic
uses multi-member constituencies
single-member constituencies
voterEligibility Italian citizens
votingAge 18 years for Chamber of Deputies
18 years for Senate of the Republic
votingSystemComponent first-past-the-post
proportional representation

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PSI participatedIn Italian general elections
subject surface form: Italian Socialist Party
Acerbo Law appliedInElection Italian general elections
this entity surface form: Italian general election, 1924
Italian general elections post-WorldWarIIName Italian general elections self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: elections of the Italian Republic
Italian Social Movement participatedIn Italian general elections