Italian general election, 2013

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The Italian general election of 2013 was a national parliamentary vote marked by political fragmentation and the rise of new anti-establishment forces, resulting in a hung parliament and prolonged government formation.

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instanceOf Italian parliamentary election
general election
appliesToJurisdiction Italian Republic
country Italy
dateGovernmentSwornIn 2013-04-28
electoralBody Italian electorate
electoralSystemChamber Porcellum (party‑list proportional representation with majority bonus)
electoralSystemSenate Porcellum (regional party‑list proportional representation with majority bonus)
endDate 2013-02-25
forOffice Chamber of Deputies of Italy
Senate of the Republic (Italy)
hasPart 2013 Italian Chamber of Deputies election
2013 Italian Senate election
legislatureNumber 17th Legislature of the Italian Republic
location Italian Republic
mainAlliance Centre-left coalition (Italy)
Centre-right coalition (Italy)
Civic Choice (Scelta Civica)
linked to: Civic Choice
mainLeader Beppe Grillo
Mario Monti
Pier Luigi Bersani
Silvio Berlusconi
mainOutcome hung parliament
mainParty Democratic Party (Italy)
Five Star Movement
Left Ecology Freedom
Lega Nord
The People of Freedom
nextElection Italian general election, 2018
notableFeature prolonged government formation
rise of anti-establishment forces
strong political fragmentation
partOf history of the Italian Republic
previousElection Italian general election, 2008
primeMinisterAfterElection Enrico Letta
resultChamberLargestBloc centre-left coalition plurality
resultGovernmentFormed Enrico Letta government
resultGovernmentType grand coalition
resultNewPartyPerformance Five Star Movement became largest single party in Chamber of Deputies by votes
linked to: Five Star Movement
resultSenate no coalition obtained an absolute majority
significantConsequence increased political instability in Italy
rise of populist and anti-establishment politics in Italy
startDate 2013-02-24
timePeriod February 2013
triggeredBy resignation of Prime Minister Mario Monti
voterTurnoutChamber approximately 75.2%
voterTurnoutSenate approximately 75.1%
voteShareDemocraticParty approximately 25.4% (Chamber, party list)
voteShareFiveStarMovement approximately 25.6% (Chamber, party list)
voteShareThePeopleOfFreedom approximately 21.6% (Chamber, party list)

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People of Freedom participatedIn Italian general election, 2013
Pier Luigi Bersani participatedIn 2013 Italian general election
linked to: Italian general election, 2013
Five Star Movement notableElection 2013 Italian general election
linked to: Italian general election, 2013
Forza Italia (2013 party) participatedIn Italian general election, 2013
Il Popolo della Libertà participatedIn Italian general election, 2013
Italian general election, 2008 nextElection Italian general election, 2013
Italian general election, 2013 hasPart 2013 Italian Chamber of Deputies election
linked to: Italian general election, 2013
2018 Italian general election previousElection 2013 Italian general election
linked to: Italian general election, 2013