2018 Italian general election

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The 2018 Italian general election was a nationwide vote that led to a highly fragmented parliament and the rise of populist and anti-establishment parties, reshaping Italy’s political landscape.

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instanceOf Italian political event ⓘ
general election ⓘ
affectedInstitution Italian party system ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Italian Republic ⓘ
campaignIssue European Union policies ⓘ
economic stagnation ⓘ
immigration ⓘ
unemployment ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
date 4 March 2018 ⓘ
electoralSystemComponent first‑past‑the‑post ⓘ
proportional representation ⓘ
electoralSystemType mixed electoral system ⓘ
electoralType parliamentary election ⓘ
endDate 4 March 2018 ⓘ
forOffice Chamber of Deputies ⓘ
Parliament of Italy ⓘ
Senate of the Republic ⓘ
governmentCoalitionFormedAfter Five Star Movement–League coalition ⓘ
largestCoalition Centre‑right coalition (Italy) ⓘ
largestSinglePartyBySeats Five Star Movement ⓘ
largestSinglePartyByVotes Five Star Movement ⓘ
ledToGovernment Conte I Cabinet ⓘ
legislatureTermStarted XVIII Legislature of Italy ⓘ
location Italy ⓘ
mainResult hung parliament ⓘ
no clear majority ⓘ
majorCoalition Centre‑left coalition (Italy) ⓘ
Centre‑right coalition (Italy) ⓘ
Five Star Movement (ran alone) ⓘ
majorParty Democratic Party (Italy) ⓘ
Five Star Movement ⓘ
Forza Italia ⓘ
League (Italy) ⓘ
nextElection 2022 Italian general election ⓘ
notableFeature decline of traditional center‑left and center‑right parties ⓘ
fragmented party system ⓘ
rise of populist parties ⓘ
politicalOrientationShift rise of Eurosceptic forces ⓘ
strengthening of right‑wing populism ⓘ
weakening of mainstream center‑left ⓘ
presidentDuringElection Sergio Mattarella ⓘ
previousElection 2013 Italian general election ⓘ
primeMinisterAfterElection Giuseppe Conte ⓘ
significance produced highly fragmented parliament ⓘ
reshaped Italy’s political landscape ⓘ
startDate 4 March 2018 ⓘ
voterTurnout approximately 72.9% ⓘ
voterTurnoutComparedToPrevious lower than 2013 Italian general election ⓘ
votingSystemUsed Rosatellum bis ⓘ

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2022 Italian general election → previousElection → 2018 Italian general election ⓘ
Forza Italia (2013 party) → participatedIn → Italian general election, 2018 ⓘ
linked to: 2018 Italian general election
Italian general election, 2013 → nextElection → Italian general election, 2018 ⓘ
linked to: 2018 Italian general election
Forza Italia → participatedIn → 2018 Italian general election ⓘ
Legislature XVIII of Italy → election → 2018 Italian general election ⓘ
Legislature XVIII of Italy → precededByElection → 2018 Italian general election ⓘ
Lorenzo Fontana → electedIn → Italian general election 2018 ⓘ
linked to: 2018 Italian general election