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1999 European Parliament election in Italy

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Field	Value
election_name	1999 European Parliament election in Italy
country	Italy
previous_election	[1994](1994-european-parliament-election-in-italy)
outgoing_members	List of members of the European Parliament for Italy, 1994–1999
next_election	[2004](2004-european-parliament-election-in-italy)
elected_members	List of members of the European Parliament for Italy, 1999–2004
seats_for_election	All 87 Italian seats to the European Parliament
turnout	69,73 ( 3.87 pp)
election_date	13 June 1999
party1	Forza Italia (1994)
leader1	Silvio Berlusconi
last_election1	27
seats1	22
percentage1	25.2%
party2	Democrats of the Left
leader2	Walter Veltroni
last_election2	16
seats2	15
percentage2	17.3%
party3	AN–PS
leader3	Fini–Segni
last_election3	14
seats3	9
percentage3	10.3%
party4	Bonino List
leader4	Emma Bonino
last_election4	2
seats4	7
percentage4	8.5%
party5	The Democrats (Italy)
leader5	Arturo Parisi
last_election5	New
seats5	6
percentage5	7.7%
party6	Lega Nord
leader6	Umberto Bossi
last_election6	6
seats6	4
percentage6	4.5%
party7	PRC
leader7	Fausto Bertinotti
last_election7	5
seats7	4
percentage7	4.3%
party8	PPI
leader8	Franco Marini
last_election8	8
seats8	4
percentage8	4.2%
party9	Christian Democratic Centre
leader9	Pier Ferdinando Casini
last_election9	New
seats9	2
percentage9	2.6%
party10	Italian Democratic Socialists
leader10	Enrico Boselli
last_election10	2
seats10	2
percentage10	2.2%
party11	United Christian Democrats
leader11	Rocco Buttiglione
last_election11	New
seats11	2
percentage11	2.2%
party12	PdCI
leader12	Armando Cossutta
last_election12	New
seats12	2
percentage12	2.0%
party13	Federation of the Greens
leader13	Grazia Francescato
last_election13	3
seats13	2
percentage13	1.8%
party14	Union of Democrats for Europe
leader14	Clemente Mastella
last_election14	New
seats14	1
percentage14	1.6%
party15	Tricolour Flame
leader15	Pino Rauti
last_election15	New
seats15	1
percentage15	1.6%
party16	Italian Renewal
leader16	Lamberto Dini
last_election16	New
seats16	1
percentage16	1.1%
party17	Pensioners' Party (Italy)
leader17	Carlo Fatuzzo
last_election17	New
seats17	1
percentage17	0.8%
party18	PRI
leader18	Giorgio La Malfa
last_election18	1
seats18	1
percentage18	0.5%
party19	South Tyrolean People's Party
leader19	Siegfried Brugger
last_election19	1
seats19	1
percentage19	0.5%
map	European Election 1999 Italy.png
map_caption	Major party in each province

The 1999 European Parliament election in Italy was the election of the delegation from Italy to the European Parliament in 1999.

Electoral system

The pure party-list proportional representation was the traditional electoral system of the Italian Republic since its foundation in 1946, so it had been adopted to elect the Italian representatives to the European Parliament too. Two levels were used: a national level to divide seats between parties, and a constituency level to distribute them between candidates. Italian regions were united in 5 constituencies, each electing a group of deputies. At national level, seats were divided between party lists using the largest remainder method with Hare quota. All seats gained by each party were automatically distributed to their local open lists and their most voted candidates.

Main parties and leaders

Outgoing MEPs

EP Group	Seats	Party
European People's Party}}" rowspan="7"		European People's Party Group
Forza Italia	25
Italian People's Party	8
Segni Pact	3
Christian Democratic Centre	2
South Tyrolean People's Party	1
Democratic Union for the Republic	1
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" rowspan="4"		Socialist Group
Democrats of the Left	16
Italian Democratic Socialists	2
Movement of Unitarian Communists	1
European United Left–Nordic Green Left}}" rowspan="3"		European United Left/Nordic Green Left
Communist Refoundation Party	4
Independent	1
Greens–European Free Alliance}}" rowspan="3"		Green Group
Federation of the Greens	2
The Network	1
European Radical Alliance}}"		European Radical Alliance	Pannella List
European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party}}" rowspan="2"		European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Group
Italian Republican Party	1
Union for Europe}}"		Union for Europe	Independent
Non-Inscrits}}" rowspan="4"		Non-Inscrits
National Alliance	10
Northern League	5
Tricolour Flame	1

Summary of parties

Party	Main ideology	Leader	European
party	Outgoing MEPs
Forza Italia (1994)}}"		Forza Italia (FI)	Liberal conservatism	Silvio Berlusconi	EPP
Democrats of the Left}}"		Democrats of the Left (DS)	Social democracy	Walter Veltroni	PES
National Alliance (Italy)}}"		National Alliance – Segni Pact (AN–PS)	Conservatism	Gianfranco Fini	None
Italian People's Party (1994)}}"		Italian People's Party (PPI)	Christian democracy	Franco Marini	EPP
Lega Nord}}"		Northern League (LN)	Regionalism	Umberto Bossi	None
Communist Refoundation Party}}"		Communist Refoundation Party (PRC)	Communism	Fausto Bertinotti	None
Bonino List}}"		Bonino List	Liberalism	Emma Bonino	None
Federation of the Greens}}"		Federation of the Greens (FdV)	Green politics	Grazia Francescato	EFGP
Italian Democratic Socialists}}"		Italian Democratic Socialists (SDI)	Social democracy	Enrico Boselli	PES
Christian Democratic Centre}}"		Christian Democratic Centre (CCD)	Christian democracy	Pier Ferdinando Casini	EPP
Italy of Values}}"		The Democrats	Social liberalism	Arturo Parisi	ELDR
Tricolour Flame}}"		Tricolour Flame (FT)	Neo-fascism	Pino Rauti	None
Italian Republican Party}}"		Italian Republican Party (PRI)	Liberalism	Giorgio La Malfa	ELDR
Christian Democratic Centre}}"		United Christian Democrats (CDU)	Christian democracy	Rocco Buttiglione	EPP
Communist Refoundation Party}}"		Party of Italian Communists (PdCI)	Communism	Armando Cossutta	None
Union of Democrats for Europe}}"		Union of Democrats for Europe (UDEUR)	Christian democracy	Clemente Mastella	EPP
Italian Renewal}}"		Italian Renewal (RI)	Liberalism	Lamberto Dini	EPP
Pensioners' Party (Italy)}}"		Pensioners' Party (PP)	Pensioners' interests	Carlo Fatuzzo	ED

Results

The election was won again by Forza Italia (FI), which had joined the European People's Party (EEP), with 25.2% of the votes and 22 seats. The governing Democrats of the Left (DS), led by Walter Veltroni, got 17.3% of the vote and 15 seats, while National Alliance (AN), federated to the Segni Pact (PS), got 10.3% of the vote and 9 seats (8 seats to AN and one seat to PS). A good result was also obtained by the Bonino List (LB), which gained 8.5% of the vote and 7 seats.

Notes

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