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A snap general election was held in Italy on April 13 and April 14, 2008 after President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved parliament on February 6, 2008 following the defeat of the government of Prime Minister Romano Prodi in a January 2008 Senate vote, and an unsuccessful tentative appointment of Franco Marini with the aim to change the current electoral law. Under Italian law, elections must be held within 70 days of the dissolution.

e • d Summary of the 13–14 April 2008 Chamber of Deputies election
Parties and alliances Votes % Change Seats Change
S. Berlusconi coalition
  • The People of Freedom
  • Lega Nord
  • Movement for Autonomy

17,064,314

13,629,096
3,024,758
410,487

46.81

37.39
8.3
1.13

+3.83

–1.02
+3.72
+1.13

344

276
60
8

+102

+60
+34
+8
W. Veltroni coalition
  • Democratic Party
  • Italy of Values

13,686,501

12,092,969
1,593,523

37.54

33.17
4.37

+4.05

+1.97
+2.08

246

217
29

+3

–9
+12
Union of the Centre 2,050,309 5.62 –1.13 36 –3
The Left – The Rainbow 1,124,428 3.08 –7.11 0 –72
The Right–Tricolour Flame 885,226 2.43 +1.82 0 —
Socialist Party 355,575 0.98 –1.91 0 –18
South Tyrolean People's Party 147,666 0.41 –0.07 2 –2
Autonomy Liberty Democracy — — — 1 ±0
Movimento Associativo Italiani all'Estero — — — 1 +1
Others 1,146,978 3.13 +0.52 — –11
Total 36,452,286 100% 630
e • d Summary of the April 13–14, 2008 Senate election
Parties and alliances Votes % Change Seats Change
S. Berlusconi coalition
  • The People of Freedom
  • Lega Nord
  • Movement for Autonomy

15,678,114

12,678,790
2,644,248
355,076

46.94

37.96
7.92
1.06

+4.33

–0.24
+3.52
+1.06

174

146
26
2

+39

+24
+13
+2
W. Veltroni coalition
  • Democratic Party
  • Italy of Values
  • PD-SVP alliance

12,620,660

11,052,577
1,414,118
153,965

37.79

33.10
4.23
0.46

+6.30

+5.01
+1.40
–0.11

134

118
14
2

+21

+12
+10
-1
Union of the Centre 1,898,842 5.69 –0.95 3 –18
The Left – The Rainbow 1,093,135 3.27 –8.06 0 –38
The Right–Tricolour Flame 703,685 2.11 +1.48 0 —
Socialist Party 285,802 0.86 –1.95 0 —
South Tyrolean People's Party 98,947 0.30 –0.04 2 ±0
Union Valdotaine 29,186 0.09 +0.02 1 +1
Movimento Associativo Italiani all'Estero — — — 1 +1
Others 969,825 2.95 –1.13 — –6
Total 33,396,196 100% 315

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