Italian general election, 1958

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Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:election
gptkbp:alliance Center-Left coalition
gptkbp:campaigns March 1958
gptkbp:country gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:date 1958-04-25
April 27, 1958
gptkbp:electionYear gptkb:Ministry_of_the_Interior
General election
Proportional representation
International observers present
April 25, 1958
Intense campaigning by major parties
Strengthened left-wing parties
Announced_by_Ministry_of_the_Interior
Increased_seats_for_Christian_Democracy
Influenced_Italian_politics_for_years
gptkbp:filingDate May 1958
gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty gptkb:Italian_Republican_Party
gptkb:Italian_Democratic_Socialist_Party
gptkb:Christian_Democracy
gptkb:Italian_Socialist_Party
gptkb:Italian_Liberal_Party
gptkb:Italian_Communist_Party
gptkb:Italian_Workers'_Socialist_Party
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Post-World_War_II_Italy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Set the stage for future elections
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Italian general election, 1958
gptkbp:isCelebratedFor Formation of new government
gptkbp:majorIndustry Foreign policy
Social reforms
Economic recovery
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Extensive media coverage
gptkbp:notableFeature over 1,000
gptkbp:numberOfSeasons 630
gptkbp:outcome Christian_Democracy_maintained_majority
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Turbulent political climate
gptkbp:politicalParty Multiple parties participated
gptkbp:politicalRole Political_stability_in_Italy
gptkbp:precededBy Italian_general_election,_1957
gptkbp:publicAccess Favorable_towards_Christian_Democracy
gptkbp:result Christian_Democracy_won
gptkbp:significance Strengthened_Christian_Democracy
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:Italian_general_election,_1963
gptkbp:type parliamentary election
gptkbp:userDemographics Diverse voter demographics
gptkbp:voterTurnout 21 years
Secret ballot
over 25 million
93.0%