Italian general election, 2008

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The Italian general election of 2008 was a national parliamentary vote that resulted in a center-right victory led by Silvio Berlusconi, bringing his coalition back to power.

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instanceOf Italian parliamentary election
general election
appliesToJurisdiction Italian Republic
campaignIssue economic policy
immigration and security
institutional reforms
public debt and taxation
chamberMajority centre-right coalition
coalitionWinner House of Freedoms (successor configuration)
linked to: House of Freedoms

centre-right coalition
country Italy
dissolutionOfParliamentBy Giorgio Napolitano
electoralType parliamentary election
endDate 2008-04-14
forOffice Chamber of Deputies of Italy
Senate of the Republic (Italy)
headOfStateDuringElection Giorgio Napolitano
language Italian
legislatureNumber XVI Legislature of Italy
location Italy
mainWinner The People of Freedom
mainWinnerLeader Silvio Berlusconi
majorParty1 The People of Freedom
majorParty1Leader Silvio Berlusconi
majorParty2 Democratic Party (Italy)
majorParty2Leader Walter Veltroni
majorParty3 Lega Nord
majorParty3Leader Umberto Bossi
majorParty4 Italy of Values
majorParty4Leader Antonio Di Pietro
majorParty5 Union of the Centre (2002) (Italy)
majorParty5Leader Pier Ferdinando Casini
mediaCoverage extensive national television coverage in Italy
nextElection Italian general election, 2013
notableOutcome collapse of far-left representation in Parliament
no communist parties entered Parliament
partOf history of the Italian Republic
previousElection Italian general election, 2006
primeMinisterAfterElection Silvio Berlusconi
primeMinisterAfterParty The People of Freedom
primeMinisterBeforeElection Romano Prodi
primeMinisterBeforeParty Democratic Party (Italy)
reasonForElection fall of Prodi II Cabinet
resultSummary clear victory of centre-right coalition
return to power of Silvio Berlusconi
senateMajority centre-right coalition
startDate 2008-04-13
turnout approximately 80.5%
turnoutChange decrease compared to 2006
votingSystemChamber Porcellum (Calderoli law)
votingSystemSenate Porcellum (Calderoli law)

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People of Freedom participatedIn Italian general election, 2008
Fourth Berlusconi government formedAfter 2008 Italian general election
linked to: Italian general election, 2008
Italian general election, 2006 nextElection Italian general election, 2008
Alleanza Nazionale participatedIn Italian general election, 2008
Il Popolo della Libertà participatedIn Italian general election, 2008
Italian general election, 2013 previousElection Italian general election, 2008
XVI Legislature of Italy startEvent 2008 Italian general election
linked to: Italian general election, 2008
Forza Italia participatedIn 2008 Italian general election
linked to: Italian general election, 2008