Italian general election, 1994

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The Italian general election of 1994 was a pivotal national vote that marked the rise of Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia, the collapse of much of the old party system, and a major realignment of Italian politics in the post–Cold War era.

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instanceOf Italian political event
general election
appliesToJurisdiction Italian Republic
campaignFeature extensive use of television by Forza Italia
context followed the Mani Pulite corruption investigations
took place after the crisis of the Italian Socialist Party
took place after the dissolution of Christian Democracy
country Italy
electoralLaw Mattarellum
electoralSystem mixed-member system
electoralType parliamentary election
endDate 1994-03-28
forOffice Chamber of Deputies of Italy
Senate of the Republic of Italy
ledTo emergence of new party system in Italy
end of dominance of traditional First Republic parties
location Italy
mainAlliance Pole of Freedoms
Pole of Good Government
mainLeaderOfWinningParty Silvio Berlusconi
mainOppositionAlliance Alliance of Progressives
Pact for Italy
mainWinner Forza Italia
majorParty Democratic Party of the Left
Forza Italia
Italian People’s Party
Italian Social Movement
Italian Socialist Party
National Alliance
Northern League
mediaRole Silvio Berlusconi’s media ownership played a central role
nextElection Italian general election, 1996
officeAfterElection Prime Minister of Italy
officeHolderAfterElection Silvio Berlusconi
oppositionLeader Achille Occhetto NERFINISHED
parliamentElected 12th Legislature of the Italian Republic
partOf history of the Italian Republic
percentageOfSeatsAllocatedByFPTP 75%
percentageOfSeatsAllocatedByProportionalRepresentation 25%
politicalEra transition from First to Second Italian Republic
previousElection Italian general election, 1992
resultedIn first Berlusconi government
significance marked the collapse of much of the First Republic party system
marked the rise of Forza Italia
linked to: Forza Italia

triggered a major realignment of Italian politics in the post–Cold War era
startDate 1994-03-27
timePeriod post–Cold War era
voterTurnout over 80%

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Democratic Party of the Left participatedIn Italian general election, 1994
Forza Italia participatedIn 1994 Italian general election
linked to: Italian general election, 1994
Italian Popular Party participatedIn Italian general election, 1994
Italian general election, 1992 nextElection Italian general election, 1994