2022 Italian general election

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The 2022 Italian general election was a national parliamentary vote that led to a historic victory for the right-wing coalition and resulted in Giorgia Meloni becoming Italy’s first female prime minister.

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instanceOf Italian parliamentary election
general election
campaignIssue European Union policy
economic recovery
energy crisis
immigration
inflation
chamberSeatsContested 400
coalitionMember Brothers of Italy NERFINISHED
Forza Italia NERFINISHED
League (Italy)
Us Moderates
country Italy
date 25 September 2022
electoralSystemChamber mixed-member system
electoralSystemSenate mixed-member system
electoralType parliamentary
headOfStateAtTime Sergio Mattarella
historicalSignificance led to Italy’s first female Prime Minister
ideologyOfWinningCoalition conservative
national-conservative
right-wing
languageOfCampaign Italian
lawGoverningElection Rosatellum bis
leadingFigureInWinningCoalition Giorgia Meloni NERFINISHED
leadingPartyInWinningCoalition Brothers of Italy NERFINISHED
legislatureElected Chamber of Deputies
Senate of the Republic NERFINISHED
location Italy
mainCoalition Action – Italia Viva alliance
Five Star Movement NERFINISHED
centre-left coalition
centre-right coalition
centre-right coalition led by Giorgia Meloni
mainOutcome victory of the centre-right coalition
notableFeature first general election after reduction of the number of parliamentarians in Italy
snap election held months before the natural end of the legislature
parliamentaryTerm Legislature XIX of Italy
surface form: 19th Legislature of the Italian Republic
partOf political history of Italy
previousElection 2018 Italian general election
primeMinisterAfterElection Giorgia Meloni NERFINISHED
primeMinisterBeforeElection Mario Draghi
resultedIn Giorgia Meloni becoming Prime Minister of Italy
formation of the Meloni government
senateSeatsContested 200
timePeriod 21st century
triggeredBy dissolution of the Italian Parliament in 2022
resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi
voterTurnout lowest in the history of the Italian Republic for a general election

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Giorgia Meloni (as of early 2020s) notableElection 2022 Italian general election
subject surface form: Giorgia Meloni