Politics of Italy - Political Parties and Elections

Political Parties and Elections

For other political parties see List of political parties in Italy. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Italy.

All Italian citizens older than 18 can vote. However, to vote for the senate, the voter must be at least 25 or older.

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