Legislature XIX of Italy

The Legislature XIX of Italian Republic (Italian: XIX Legislatura della Repubblica Italiana) is the 19th and current Italian Parliament, which was elected at the 2022 general election on 25 September and convened on 12 October.^[1][2] As per the 2020 Italian constitutional referendum, the size of the Chamber of Deputies was reduced from 630 to 400, and the Senate's elective membership was reduced from 315 to 200 (for a total of 205 Senators, including appointed life members).^[3][4]

Legislature XIX of Italy XIX legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
19th legislature
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Chamber of Deputies Senate of the Republic
History
Founded	13 October 2022 (2022-10-13)
Preceded by	XVIII Legislature
Leadership
President of the Senate	Ignazio La Russa, FdI since 13 October 2022
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Lorenzo Fontana, LSP since 14 October 2022
Structure
Seats	C: 400 S: 205 (200 + 5)
Chamber of Deputies political groups	Non-voting President (1)   LSP (1) Government (243)   FdI (117)[a]   LSP (64)   FI (50)[b]   NM (NcI-CI-UdC-IaC)–MAIE–CP (10)[c]   Mixed (2)   UdC (1)   N-I (1) Opposition (156)   PD–IDP (70)[d]   M5S (49)   Action (10)   AVS (10)[e]   IV (7)   Mixed (10)   Linguistic minorities (4)[f]   +E (3)[g]   N-I (3)[h]
Senate of the Republic political groups	Non-voting President (1)   FdI (1) Government (119)   FdI (62)[i]   LSP–PSd'Az (29)[j]   FI (20)   CdI–UdC–NM–MAIE–CP (7)[k]   Mixed (1)   N-I (1)[l] Opposition (85)   PD–IDP (36)[m]   M5S (26)   IV–RE (8)   Aut. (SVP-PATT, CB) (6)[n]   Mixed (9)   AVS (4)[o]   Ind. (3)[p]   Action (2)
Elections
Chamber of Deputies voting system	Rosatellum
Senate of the Republic voting system	Rosatellum
Last general election	25 September 2022
Next general election	No later than 22 October 2027
Meeting place
Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome (C)
Palazzo Madama, Rome (S)
Constitution
Constitution of Italy
Footnotes
Notes: FdI (116), VèP (1) FI (48), NPSI (1), SiT (1) NM (4), CP (1), CI (1), MAIE (1), FdI (1), FI–MA (1), Popular Centre (1) PD (63), Art.1–MDP (5), DemoS (1), CD (1) EV (5), SI (4), PP (1) SVP (3), UV (1) PD (1), RI (1) Italia Plurale (1), PLD (1), ScN (1) Including DB (1) Including AF (1) FdI (3), UdC (1), CI (1), MAIE (1), Popular Centre (1) Ind. (1) PD (35), CpE (1) SVP (2), PD (2), Ind. (2, Elena Cattaneo and Carlo Rubbia) SI (3), EV (1) (Mario Monti, Renzo Piano and Liliana Segre)

The largest party in both chambers is Brothers of Italy, led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The centre-right coalition supporting the Meloni government controls a majority in both chambers

Government

Prime Minister			Party	Term of office		Government	Composition
				Took office	Left office
		Giorgia Meloni (b. 1977)	Brothers of Italy	22 October 2022	Incumbent	Meloni	FdI • Lega • FI (Centre-right coalition)

Current composition

Chamber of Deputies

Main article: List of members of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy, 2022–present

• President: Lorenzo Fontana (LSP), elected on 14 October 2022^[5]
• Vice Presidents: Anna Ascani (PD), Sergio Costa (M5S), Giorgio Mulè (FI), Fabio Rampelli (FdI)

Parliamentary groups in the Chamber of Deputies

Initial composition[6]					Current composition[7]
Parliamentary group			Seats		Parliamentary group			Seats	Change	Notes
	Brothers of Italy		118			Brothers of Italy		117	1	[a]
	Democratic Party – Democratic and Progressive Italy		69			Democratic Party – Democratic and Progressive Italy		70	1	[b]
	League – Salvini for Premier		66			League – Salvini for Premier		65	1	[c]
	Five Star Movement		52			Five Star Movement		50	2	[d][e]
	Forza Italia – Berlusconi for President – EPP		44			Forza Italia – Berlusconi for President – EPP		48	4	[note 1]
	Action – Italy Alive – Renew Europe		21			Action – Renew Europe		10	11	[note 2]
						Greens and Left Alliance		10	2	[b][l]
						Italy Alive – Renew Europe		7	14	[note 3]
						Us Moderates (Us with Italy, Coraggio Italia, UdC, Italy in the Centre) – MAIE – Popular Centre		10	10	[note 4]
	Mixed		30			Mixed		14	16	[l][q]
		Linguistic minorities	4				Linguistic minorities	4		[t]
		+Europe	3				+Europe	3
		Greens and Left Alliance	12						12	[u]
		Us Moderates (Us with Italy, Coraggio Italia, UdC, Italy in the Centre) – MAIE	9				League	1	1	[c]
							UdC	1	8	[r]
		Non-inscrits	2				Non-inscrits	4	2	[note 5]
Total seats			400		Total seats			400

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1. On 12 August 2024, deputy Andrea de Bertoldi left the FdI group and joined the Non-Inscrits subgroup of the Mixed group.
2. On 23 April 2024, deputy Eleonora Evi left the AVS group and joined the Democrats.
3. On 19 April 2024, deputy Antonino Minardo left the Lega group and joined the Mixed group.
4. On 4 September 2024, deputy Giorgio Lovecchio left M5S and joined FI.
5. On 1 February 2024, deputy Federica Onori left M5S and joined Action.
6. On 14 May 2024, deputy Giuseppe Castiglione left Action and joined FI.
7. On 16 September 2024, deputy Enrico Costa left Action and joined FI.
8. On 30 September 2024, deputy Isabella De Monte left IV and joined FI.
9. On 20 November 2023, the A–IV group split into two groups.
10. On 29 January 2024, deputies Elena Bonetti and Ettore Rosato joined the Action group.
11. On 24 September 2024, deputy Mara Carfagna left the IV group and joined the Non-Inscrits subgroup of the Mixed group.
12. On 9 January 2023, deputy Aboubakar Soumahoro left the AVS group.
13. On 10 September 2023, Bonetti left the IV group.
14. On 22 September 2023, Rosato was expelled from IV.
15. On 4 September 2024, deputy Luigi Marattin left the IV group and joined the Non-Inscrits subgroup of the Mixed group.
16. On 27 October 2022, the Us Moderates component of the Mixed group became an official group.
17. On 2 March 2023, deputy Michela Brambilla left the Mixed group and joined the NM group.
18. On 18 April 2024, deputy Lorenzo Cesa left the NM group and joined the Mixed group.
19. On 30 October 2024, Carafagna left the Non-Inscrits subgroup of the Mixed group and joined the NM group.
20. On 26 October 2022, deputy Dieter Steger joined the Linguistic Minorities subgroup of the Mixed group.
21. On 27 October 2022, the Greens and Left Alliance component of the Mixed group became an official group.

Senate of the Republic

Main article: List of members of the Senate of Italy, 2022–present

• President: Ignazio La Russa (FdI), elected on 13 October 2022
• Vice Presidents: Maria Domenica Castellone (M5S), Gian Marco Centinaio (LSP), Licia Ronzulli (FI), Anna Rossomando (PD)

Parliamentary groups in the Senate of the Republic

Initial composition[8]					Current composition[9]
Parliamentary group			Seats		Parliamentary group			Seats	Change	Notes
	Brothers of Italy		63			Brothers of Italy		63
	Democratic Party – Democratic and Progressive Italy		38			Democratic Party – Democratic and Progressive Italy		37	1	[a][b]
	League Salvini for Premier – Sardinian Action Party		29			League Salvini for Premier – Sardinian Action Party		29
	Five Star Movement		28			Five Star Movement		26	2	[c][d]
	Forza Italia – Berlusconi for President – EPP		18			Forza Italia – Berlusconi for President – EPP		20	2	[e][f][g]
	Action – Italy Alive – Renew Europe		9			Italy Alive – Renew Europe		7	2	[b][h][i]
	For the Autonomies (SVP–PATT, Campobase, South calls North)		7			For the Autonomies (SVP–PATT, Campobase)		6	1	[h][j]
	Civics of Italy – Us Moderates (UdC – Coraggio Italia – Us with Italy – Italy in the Centre) – MAIE		6			Civics of Italy – UdC – Us Moderates (Us with Italy, Coraggio Italia, Italy in the Centre) – MAIE – Popular Centre		6		[k]
	Mixed		7			Mixed		11	4
							Action – Renew Europe	2	2	[l][m]
							Greens and Left Alliance	4	4	[n]
		Non-inscrits	7				Non-inscrits	4	3	[m][k]
	Non-inscrit life senators		1			Non-inscrit life senators		0	1	[j]
Total seats			206		Total seats			205

1. On 3 March 2023, senator Bruno Astorre died. He was found dead in one of the Senate offices. On 21 March, Filippo Sensi replaced him.
2. On 26 April 2023, senator Enrico Borghi left the PD group and joined the A–IV group.
3. On 8 February 2024, senator Raffaele De Rosa left M5S.
4. On 6 August 2024, senator Antonio Salvatore Trevisi left M5S.
5. On 12 June 2023, senator Silvio Berlusconi died. He was replaced by Adriano Galliani in October.
6. On 21 February 2024, De Rosa joined FI.
7. On 7 August 2024, Trevisi joined FI.
8. On 5 October 2023, senator Dafne Musolino left ScN and the Aut. group and joined the A–IV group.
9. On 8 November 2023, senators Carlo Calenda, Mariastella Gelmini, Marco Lombardo and Giusy Versace left the A–IV group and joined the Mixed group. On 9 November, A–IV split into two groups.
10. On 9 November 2022, senator for life Carlo Rubbia joined the Aut group. On 22 September 2023 Giorgio Napolitano died.
11. On 30 October 2024, Gelmini left the Non-Inscrits subgroup of the Mixed group and joined the NM group.
12. On 9 November 2023, the Action subgroup of the Mixed group is formed, composed of Calenda, Gelmini, Lombardo and Versace.
13. On 17 September 2024, senators Mariastella Gelmini and Giusy Versace left the Azione group and joined the Non-Inscrits subgroup of the Mixed group.
14. On 24 October 2022, the Greens and Left Alliance subgroup of the Mixed group is formed, composed of senators Ilaria Cucchi, Peppe De Cristofaro, Aurora Floridia and Tino Magni.

See also

• 2022 President of the Italian Senate election
• 2022 President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies election
• 2022 Italian government formation