Legislature XVII of Italy XVII legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
17th legislature
Type
Type	bicameral
Houses	Chamber of Deputies Senate of the Republic
History
Founded	15 March 2013 (2013-03-15)
Disbanded	22 March 2018 (2018-03-22) (5 years, 7 days)
Preceded by	XVI Legislature
Succeeded by	XVIII Legislature
Leadership
President of the Senate	Pietro Grasso, PD since 16 March 2013
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Laura Boldrini, SEL since 16 March 2013
Structure
Seats	C: 630 S: 321 (315 + 6)

Chamber of Deputies political groups	PD (282) M5S (88) FI–PdL (56) Art.1 – MDP – LeU (42) AP–CpE–NCD–NcI (23) LN – NcS (22) SI–SEL–Pos–LeU (17) NcI–SC–MAIE (15) FdI–AN (12) Mixed (61)

Senate political groups	PD (97) FI–PdL (44) M5S (35) AP–CpE–NCD (24) Aut–PSI–MAIE (18) Art.1–MDP–LeU (16) GAL–UDC (14) ALA–PRI (13) LN (11) NcI (11) FdL (IdeA–PLI) (7) Mixed (27)
Elections
Chamber of Deputies voting system	Porcellum
Senate voting system	Porcellum
Last general election	24–25 February 2013
Meeting place
Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome (C)
Palazzo Madama, Rome (S)
Website
www.camera.it/leg17/1 www.senato.it/Leg17/home
Constitution
Constitution of Italy

The Legislature XVII of Italy (Italian: XVII Legislatura della Repubblica Italiana) started on 15 March 2013 and ended on 22 March 2018.^[1]^[2] Its composition was the one resulting from the general election of 24–25 February 2013, called after the dissolution of the houses of Parliament announced by President Giorgio Napolitano on 22 December 2012.^[3]

The Parliament was dismissed after its term was completed, when President Sergio Mattarella dissolved the houses on 28 December 2017.^[4]

At the time of its foundation, this legislature had the lowest average age (48 years) and highest percentage of female MPs (31%) in Italian history.^[5]

Government

Prime Minister		Party	Term of office		Government	Composition
Prime Minister		Party	Took office	Left office	Government	Composition
	Enrico Letta (b. 1966)	Democratic Party	28 April 2013	22 February 2014	Letta	PD • PdL • SC • UDC • RI (Grand coalition)
	Matteo Renzi (b. 1975)	Democratic Party	22 February 2014	12 December 2016	Renzi	PD • NCD • SC • UDC
	Paolo Gentiloni (b. 1954)	Democratic Party	12 December 2016	1 June 2018	Gentiloni	PD • AP • CpE

Composition

Chamber of Deputies

The number of elected deputies is 630.

President: Laura Boldrini (SEL until 2 March 2017, afterwards Mixed), elected on 16 March 2013
Vice Presidents: Marina Sereni (PD), Roberto Giachetti (PD), Luigi Di Maio (M5S), Simone Baldelli (FI–PdL)

Parliamentary groups in the Chamber of Deputies
Parliamentary group			Seats	Parliamentary group			Seats	Change
Initial composition^[6]				Final composition^[7]
	Democratic Party		293		Democratic Party		282	11
	Five Star Movement		109		Five Star Movement		88	21
	The People of Freedom – Berlusconi for President		97		Forza Italia – The People of Freedom – Berlusconi for President		56	41
	Civics and Innovators		47					47
	Italian Left – Left Ecology Freedom		37		Italian Left – Left Ecology Freedom – Possible – Free and Equal		17	20
	Northern League and Autonomies		20		Northern League and Autonomies – League of Peoples – Us with Salvini		22	2
	Brothers of Italy		9		Brothers of Italy – National Alliance		12	3
					Article 1 – Democratic and Progressive Movement – Free and Equal		42	42
					Popular Alternative – Centrists for Europe – NCD – Us with Italy		23	23
					Us with Italy – Civic Choice for Italy – MAIE		15	15
					Solidary Democracy – Democratic Centre		12	12
	Mixed		14		Mixed		61	47
		Linguistic Minorities	5			Linguistic Minorities	6	1
		MAIE–Associative Movement Italians Abroad	3					3
		Democratic Centre	5					5
						Civics and Innovators – Energies for Italy	14	14
						Direction Italy	10	10
						UDC – IDEA	6	6
						Free Alternative – All Together for Italy	5	5
						Italian Socialist Party (PSI) – Liberals for Italy (PLI) – Independents	3	3
		Non inscrits	1			Non inscrits	17	16

Total seats			630	Total seats			630

Senate

The number of elected senators was 315. At the start of this legislature there were four life senators (Giulio Andreotti, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Emilio Colombo and Mario Monti), making the total number of senators equal to 319. At the end of the legislature, after the nomination of six new life senators (Claudio Abbado, Elena Cattaneo, Renzo Piano, Carlo Rubbia, Liliana Segre and Giorgio Napolitano as former living President of the Republic), and the deaths of Andreotti, Colombo, Abbado and Ciampi, the total number of senators became 321.

President: Pietro Grasso (PD until 16 October 2017, afterwards Mixed), elected on 16 March 2013
Vice Presidents: Valeria Fedeli (PD) (until 11 December 2016), Linda Lanzillotta (PD), Roberto Calderoli (Mixed–LN), Maurizio Gasparri (FI–PdL), Rosa Maria Di Giorgi (PD) (elected on 22 February 2017)

Parliamentary groups in the Senate of the Republic
Parliamentary group			Seats	Parliamentary group			Seats	Change
Initial composition^[8]				Final composition^[9]
	Democratic Party		106		Democratic Party		97	9
	The People of Freedom		92		Forza Italia – The People of Freedom		44	48
	Five Star Movement		53		Five Star Movement		35	18
	Civic Choice for Italy		21					21
	Northern League and Autonomies		17		Northern League and Autonomies		11	6
	For the Autonomies (SVP–UV–PATT–UPT) – PSI		10		For the Autonomies (SVP–UV–PATT–UPT) – PSI – MAIE		18	8
					Popular Alternative – Centrists for Europe – NCD		24	24
					Article 1 – Democratic and Progressive Movement – Free and Equal		16	16
					Great Autonomies and Freedom – Union of Christian and Centre Democrats		14	14
					ALA (Liberal Popular Alliance) – PRI (Italian Republican Party)		13	13
					Us with Italy		11	11
					Federation of Freedom (IdeA–People and Freedom – PLI)		10	10
	Mixed		20		Mixed		27	7
						Italian Left – Left Ecology Freedom – Free and Equal	7	7
						Italy of Values	2	2
						Together for Italy	2	2
						X Movement	1	1
						Movimento La Puglia in Più	1	1
						Brothers of Italy – National Alliance	1	1
						League for Salvini Premier	1	1
						Civic Liguria	1	1
						Progressive Field – Sardinia	1	1
		Non inscrits	20			Non inscrits	10	10
					Non-inscrit Life Senators		1	1

Total seats			319	Total seats			321	2

References

^ "XVII Legislatura - Home Page". camera.it. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
^ "senato.it - Senato della Repubblica". www.senato.it. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
^ "Napolitano scioglie le Camere: "Strada era segnata". Elezioni 24-25 febbraio" [Napolitano dissolves the houses: "The path was clear". Election on 24–25 February]. Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 22 December 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
^ Casalini, Simona (28 December 2017). "Mattarella scioglie le Camere, si vota il 4 marzo" [Mattarella dissolves the Parliament, election is on 4 March]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^ "Il parlamento più giovane della storia e un deputato su tre è una donna" [The youngest Parliament in history, and one in three deputies is a woman]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Rome. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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