Italian Second Republic
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The Italian Second Republic is the informal term for Italy’s post-1990s political era marked by a restructured party system, new electoral laws, and the decline of the traditional mass parties that had dominated the First Republic.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Italian Republic | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
informal historical term
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political era ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
decline of traditional mass parties
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end of so‑called partitocrazia ⓘ new electoral laws ⓘ restructured party system ⓘ |
| constitution | Constitution of the Italian Republic of 1948 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuityOfState | same constitutional order as Italian First Republic ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| economicContext | public debt constraints and EU fiscal rules ⓘ |
| electoralReform |
1993 mixed‑member electoral law (Mattarellum)
NERFINISHED
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2005 party‑list proportional law (Porcellum) ⓘ 2015 Italicum law for the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ Rosatellum bis mixed electoral law of 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Italian First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | President of the Council of Ministers ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle | President of the Republic ⓘ |
| internationalContext |
deepening European integration
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introduction of the euro ⓘ |
| majorCoalition |
centre‑left coalition
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centre‑right coalition ⓘ |
| majorParty |
Democratic Party (PD)
NERFINISHED
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Five Star Movement (M5S) NERFINISHED ⓘ Forza Italia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lega Nord / Lega NERFINISHED ⓘ National Alliance (AN) NERFINISHED ⓘ The People of Freedom (PdL) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Giuseppe Conte
NERFINISHED
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Massimo D’Alema NERFINISHED ⓘ Matteo Renzi NERFINISHED ⓘ Romano Prodi NERFINISHED ⓘ Silvio Berlusconi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePresident |
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
NERFINISHED
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Giorgio Napolitano NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Luigi Scalfaro NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergio Mattarella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partySystemChange |
collapse of Christian Democracy (DC)
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collapse of Italian Socialist Party (PSI) ⓘ dissolution of Italian Communist Party (PCI) ⓘ rise of new personalist parties ⓘ |
| politicalFeature |
coalition governments
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frequent government turnover ⓘ increased role of television and media in politics ⓘ personalization of political leadership ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | parliamentary republic ⓘ |
| startEvent |
Mani Pulite corruption investigations
NERFINISHED
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Tangentopoli scandal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPeriod | early 1990s ⓘ |
| status | informal periodization; not legally defined ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Second Italian Republic