Several shadow cabinets have been declared in Italy:
- The Shadow Cabinet of Italy (1989), launched by Alessandro Natta, Secretary of the Italian Communist Party, after the 1987 Italian general election. The shadow cabinet was officially presented on 19 July 1989
- The Shadow Cabinet of Italy (2008), announced on 15 April 2008, by Walter Veltroni, Secretary of the Democratic Party, after the 2008 Italian general election
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