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2009 European Parliament election in Italy

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Field	Value
election_name	2009 European Parliament election in Italy
country	Italy
type	parliamentary
previous_election	2004 European Parliament election in Italy
previous_year	2004
outgoing_members	outgoing members
next_election	2014 European Parliament election in Italy
next_year	2014
elected_members	elected members
seats_for_election	72 seats to the European Parliament
election_date	6 and 7 June 2009
image1	[[File:Berlusconi-2010-1.jpg	160x160px]]
leader1	Silvio Berlusconi
leader_since1	18 January 1994
party1	The People of Freedom
alliance1	European People's Party (European Parliament group)
last_election1	32.4%, 25 seats
seats1	29
seat_change1	4
popular_vote1	10,797,296
percentage1	35.3%
swing1	2.9%
image2	[[File:Dario Franceschini 2008.jpg	160x160px]]
leader2	Dario Franceschini
leader_since2	16 February 2009
party2	Democratic Party (Italy)
alliance2	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
last_election2	31.1%, 24 seats
seats2	21
seat_change2	3
popular_vote2	7,999,476
percentage2	26.1%
swing2	5.0%
image3	[[File:Umberto Bossi daticamera 2013.jpg	160x160px]]
leader3	Umberto Bossi
leader_since3	4 December 1989
party3	Northern League
alliance3	Europe of Freedom and Democracy
last_election3	5.0%, 4 seats
seats3	9
seat_change3	5
popular_vote3	3,126,915
percentage3	10.2%
swing3	5.2%
image4	[[File:Antonio Di Pietro Siena 2010.JPG	160x160px]]
leader4	Antonio Di Pietro
leader_since4	21 March 1998
party4	Italy of Values
alliance4	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group
last_election4	2.1%, 2 seats
seats4	5
seat_change4	5
popular_vote4	2,450,643
percentage4	8.0%
swing4	5.8%
image5	[[File:Pier Ferdinando Casini 2008 (cropped).jpg	160x160px]]
leader5	Pier Ferdinando Casini
leader_since5	18 January 1994 (as CCD)
party5	Union of the Centre (2002)
alliance5	European People's Party (European Parliament group)
last_election5	5.9%, 5 seats
seats5	5
seat_change5	0
popular_vote5	1,995,021
percentage5	6.5%
swing5	0.6%
image6	Richard Theiner.jpg
image6_size	160x160px
leader6	Richard Theiner
leader_since6	18 April 2009
party6	South Tyrolean People's Party
alliance6	EPP
last_election6	0.5%, 1 seat
percentage6	0.5%
seats6	1
seat_change6	0
popular_vote6	143,509
swing6	0
map	[[File:European Election 2009 Italy.png	300px]]
map_caption	Major parties in each province

The 2009 European Parliament election in Italy was held on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June 2009, as decided by the Italian government on 18 December 2008. Italy elected 72 members of the European Parliament (MEPs).

Electoral system

The party-list proportional representation was the traditional electoral system of the Italian Republic from its establishment in 1946 to 1994, therefore it was also adopted to elect the Italian members of the European Parliament (MEPs) since 1979. Two levels were introduced: a national level to divide the seats among parties and a constituency level to distribute them among candidates in open lists. Five constituencies were established, each including 2–5 Italian regions and each electing a fixed number of MEPs. At national level, seats are divided between party lists using the largest remainder method with Hare quota. Seats are allocated to parties and then to their most voted candidates.

In the run-up of the election, the Italian Parliament introduced a national electoral threshold of 4% in the electoral law for the European Parliament. An exception was granted for parties representing some linguistic minorities as such lists can be connected with one of the major parties, combining their votes, provided that those parties reach the 4% threshold and that candidates from minority parties obtain a sufficient number of votes, no less than 50,000 for the main candidate.

Main parties and leaders

Outgoing MEPs

This is a list of Italian delegations sitting at the European Parliament before 6 June 2009.

EP Group	Seats	Party
European People's Party}}" rowspan="5"		EPP – ED
Forza Italia	20
Union of the Centre	2
Pensioners' Party	1
South Tyrolean People's Party	1
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" rowspan="5"		Socialist Group
Democratic Party (former DS)	12
Socialist Party	4
Democratic Left	3
Independents	2
Union for Europe of the Nations}}" rowspan="5"		UEN
National Alliance	8
Northern League	3
The Right	1
Independent	1
	ALDE
Democratic Party (former DL)	4
Bonino List	2
Party of the South	1
European United Left–Nordic Green Left}}" rowspan="3"		GUE–NGL
Communist Refoundation Party	5
Party of Italian Communists	2
Non-Inscrits}}" rowspan="4"		Non-Inscrits
Tricolour Flame	1
New Force	1
Independent	1
Greens–European Free Alliance}}"		Greens – EFA	Federation of the Greens

Summary of parties

In the following table the main parties/lists participating in the election are listed.

Party	Main ideology	Leader	European
Party	Seats
The People of Freedom}}"		The People of Freedom	Liberal conservatism	Silvio Berlusconi	EPP
Democratic Party (Italy)}}"		Democratic Party	Social democracy	Dario Franceschini	None
Left Ecology Freedom}}"		Left and Freedom	Eco-socialism	Several	PES
EGP
Communist Refoundation Party}}"		Communist Refoundation – Italian Communists	Communism	Several	PEL
Lega Nord}}"		Northern League	Regionalism	Umberto Bossi	None
Union of the Centre (2002)}}"		Union of the Centre	Christian democracy	Pier Ferdinando Casini	EPP
Italian Radicals}}"		Bonino-Pannella List	Radicalism	Marco Pannella	ALDE
	The Autonomy	Several	Several	Libertas
South Tyrolean People's Party}}"		South Tyrolean People's Party	Regionalism	Richard Theiner	EPP
Tricolour Flame}}"		Tricolour Flame	Neo-fascism	Luca Romagnoli	None
New Force (Italy)}}"		New Force	Neo-fascism	Roberto Fiore	None
Italy of Values}}"		Italy of Values	Anti-corruption politics	Antonio Di Pietro	ALDE
Aosta Valley}}"		Aosta Valley	Regionalism	Several	None

Results

The parties that passed the national electoral threshold at 4% were The People of Freedom (PdL), Democratic Party (PD), Northern League (LN), Italy of Values (IdV), and Union of the Centre (UdC). This election was a victory for the Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi: the parties supporting his government (the PDL and LN) won 38 seats, while the opposition (PD, IdV, and UdC) obtained 34 seats. On 1 December 2009, after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, the Italian seats in the European Parliament increased from 72 to 73. The additional seat was assigned to the UdC, going from 5 to 6 seats.

References

"Elezioni europee e amministrative il 6 e 7 giugno 2009".

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