Italian general election, 1992
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The Italian general election of 1992 was a pivotal national vote that marked the beginning of the end for Italy’s postwar party system amid corruption scandals and rising political fragmentation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian general election
ⓘ
general election ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Tangentopoli corruption scandals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Italian Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1992 elections in Europe
ⓘ
1992 in Italian politics ⓘ Elections in Italy ⓘ |
| chamberElected |
Chamber of Deputies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of the Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinCountry | last general election of the First Republic ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
| electoralType | parliamentary election ⓘ |
| endDate | 1992-04-06 ⓘ |
| followedByEvent |
escalation of Mani Pulite investigations
ⓘ
formation of the 11th Italian Legislature ⓘ |
| forOffice |
Chamber of Deputies of Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of the Republic (Italy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentFormedAfter | Amato I Cabinet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentAfterElection | Giuliano Amato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureTerm | 11th Legislature of the Italian Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Italy ⓘ |
| mainIssue | political corruption scandals ⓘ |
| majorParty |
Christian Democracy (Italy)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Democratic Party of the Left NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Communist Refoundation Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Democratic Socialist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Liberal Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Social Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Socialist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ La Rete NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | Italian general election, 1994 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Italian Republic ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Mani Pulite corruption investigations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
end of the First Republic in Italy ⓘ |
| previousElection | Italian general election, 1987 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Christian Democracy remained the largest party but lost votes and seats
NERFINISHED
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Democratic Party of the Left became the largest left-wing party ⓘ Northern League made a major electoral breakthrough NERFINISHED ⓘ increased party fragmentation in Parliament ⓘ |
| significance |
marked the beginning of the collapse of Italy’s postwar party system
ⓘ
preceded major restructuring of Italian party politics ⓘ |
| startDate | 1992-04-05 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | First Italian Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turnout | high voter turnout ⓘ |
| votingSystem | party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
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