Italian general election, 1992

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The Italian general election of 1992 was a pivotal national vote that marked the beginning of the end for Italy’s postwar party system amid corruption scandals and rising political fragmentation.

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instanceOf Italian general election
general election
affectedBy Tangentopoli corruption scandals
appliesToJurisdiction Italian Republic
category 1992 elections in Europe
1992 in Italian politics
Elections in Italy
chamberElected Chamber of Deputies
Senate of the Republic
chronologyWithinCountry last general election of the First Republic
country Italy
electoralSystem proportional representation
electoralType parliamentary election
endDate 1992-04-06
followedByEvent escalation of Mani Pulite investigations
formation of the 11th Italian Legislature
forOffice Chamber of Deputies of Italy
Senate of the Republic (Italy)
governmentFormedAfter Amato I Cabinet
hasLanguage Italian
headOfGovernmentAfterElection Giuliano Amato
legislatureTerm 11th Legislature of the Italian Republic
location Italy
mainIssue political corruption scandals
majorParty Christian Democracy (Italy)
Democratic Party of the Left
Italian Communist Refoundation Party
Italian Democratic Socialist Party
Italian Liberal Party
Italian Republican Party
Italian Social Movement
Italian Socialist Party
La Rete
Northern League
nextElection Italian general election, 1994
partOf history of the Italian Republic
politicalContext Mani Pulite corruption investigations
end of the First Republic in Italy
previousElection Italian general election, 1987
result Christian Democracy remained the largest party but lost votes and seats
Democratic Party of the Left became the largest left-wing party
Northern League made a major electoral breakthrough
linked to: Northern League

increased party fragmentation in Parliament
significance marked the beginning of the collapse of Italy’s postwar party system
preceded major restructuring of Italian party politics
startDate 1992-04-05
timePeriod First Italian Republic
turnout high voter turnout
votingSystem party-list proportional representation

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Democratic Party of the Left participatedIn Italian general election, 1992
Movimento Sociale Italiano participatedIn Italian general election, 1992
Italian general election, 1994 previousElection Italian general election, 1992