Legislature XV of Italy

Legislature XV of Italy

XV legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
Legislature XV of Italy ; XV legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
15th legislature
Type
Type	bicameral
Houses	Chamber of Deputies; Senate of the Republic
History
Founded	28 April 2006
Disbanded	28 April 2008 (2 years, 0 days)
Preceded by	XIV Legislature
Succeeded by	XVI Legislature
Leadership
President of the Senate	Franco Marini, The Daisy ; since 29 April 2006
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Fausto Bertinotti, PRC ; since 29 April 2006
Structure
Seats	C: 630; S: 322 (315 + 7)
Chamber of Deputies political groups	PD–L'Ulivo (194); FI (131); AN (68); PRC (40); UDC (36); LN (22); RnP (21); SD (20); IdV (17); PdCI (17); FdV (15); UDEUR (11); Mixed (33);
Senate political groups	PD–L'Ulivo (84); FI (73); AN (37); PRC (26); UDC (18); LN (12); FdV–PdCI–CU (10); SD (10); Aut. (10); DCA–PRI–MpA (10); Mixed (32);
Elections
Chamber of Deputies voting system	Porcellum
Senate voting system	Porcellum
Last general election	9–10 April 2006
Meeting place
	Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome (C)
	Palazzo Madama, Rome (S)
Website
	leg15.camera.it; www.senato.it/Leg15/home
Constitution
	Constitution of Italy

The Legislature XV of Italy (Italian: XV Legislatura della Repubblica Italiana) started on 28 April 2006 and ended on 28 April 2008.^[1]^[2] Its composition resulted from the election of 9–10 April 2006, called after President Ciampi dissolved the houses on 11 February 2006, at the end of the previous legislature.^[3] This legislature was the second shortest in the history of the Italian Republic, lasting exactly two years, and ending when President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved the houses on 6 February 2008, after a vote of no confidence on the incumbent Prodi Cabinet.^[4]

The election was the first one with the new preferential block electoral system (also known as Porcellum) introduced by Roberto Calderoli in 2005, and later declared partially unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court.^[5]

^ "La Camera dei Deputati - XV Legislatura - Home Page". camera.it. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
^ "Senato della Repubblica". www.senato.it. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
^ "Ciampi ha sciolto le Camere. "Il confronto sia leale e corretto"" [Ciampi dissolved the houses. "Let the competition be loyal and fair"]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 11 February 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
^ Cottone, Nicoletta (6 February 2008). "Oggi Napolitano scioglie le camere" [Today Napolitano dissolves the houses]. Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). Retrieved 28 February 2019.
^ "Legge elettorale, la Consulta boccia il porcellum" [Electoral law, the Constitutional Court rejects the "porcellum"]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Rome. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2019.

[1] "La Camera dei Deputati - XV Legislatura - Home Page". camera.it. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

[2] "Senato della Repubblica". www.senato.it. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

[3] "Ciampi ha sciolto le Camere. "Il confronto sia leale e corretto"" [Ciampi dissolved the houses. "Let the competition be loyal and fair"]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 11 February 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2019.

[4] Cottone, Nicoletta (6 February 2008). "Oggi Napolitano scioglie le camere" [Today Napolitano dissolves the houses]. Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). Retrieved 28 February 2019.

[5] "Legge elettorale, la Consulta boccia il porcellum" [Electoral law, the Constitutional Court rejects the "porcellum"]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Rome. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2019.

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