List of successful votes of no confidence in Italian governments explained

This is a list of successful votes of no confidence in Italian governments, which resulted in their resignation or dismissal. It includes both governments who served under the Kingdom of Italy and governments who served under the Republic of Italy. The first such vote took place on 19 December 1865, while the most recent one took place on 28 January 2008.

Practice

Kingdom of Italy

The Kingdom of Italy was a constitutional monarchy, in which the Council of Ministers, which exercised executive power, was appointed by the King and required parliamentary confidence in order to remain in office.[1] Although the Italian Parliament was bicameral, being composed of both a Senate and a Chamber of Deputies (with bills needing the approval of both before becoming law), by convention the government only needed the support of the latter.[2]

Republic of Italy

Under the Constitution of Italy, the government is appointed by the President and can only remain in office as long as it enjoys the confidence of both houses of Parliament.

List

Kingdom of Italy

Legislative bodyGovernment in officeDateSubject of motiondata-sort-type=number Result
Majority against the government
Chamber of DeputiesSecond La Marmora government19 December 1865[3] Motion inviting the government not to enforce the Decree on the Treasury until its conversion into law by Parliament data-sort-value=12196-1
195
First Menabrea government22 December 1867[4] Motion of confidencedata-sort-value=1199-201
2
Lanza government25 June 1873[5] Motion of confidencedata-sort-value=7156-86
70
First Cairoli government11 December 1878[6] Motion of confidencedata-sort-value=8189-263
74
Third Depretis government3 July 1879[7] Motion of no confidencedata-sort-value=9251-159
92
Third Cairoli government7 April 1881[8] data-sort-value=5192-171
21
Second Crispi government31 January 1891[9] Government-backed motion to begin consideration of the Bill on Tariffs and Taxes on Alcoholic Substances data-sort-value=2186-193
7
First Di Rudinì government5 May 1892[10] Motion of confidencedata-sort-value=2185-193
8
Third Di Rudinì government3 December 1897[11] data-sort-value=15Unknown
Saracco government6 February 1901[12] Amendment to motion data-sort-value=13318-102
216
First Fortis government17 December 1905[13] data-sort-value=9145-293
148
Second Fortis government2 February 1906[14] Motion of confidence data-sort-value=10188-288
100
First Sonnino government17 May 1906[15] Motion to reject the Government's proposal to set a deadline for consideration in committee of the Bill on Southern Railways data-sort-value=6179-152
27
Boselli government25 October 1917[16] Motion of confidence data-sort-value=1496-314
218
Orlando government19 June 1919[17] Government-backed motion to sit in privatedata-sort-value=1268-261
193
First Facta government19 July 1922[18] Motion of confidencedata-sort-value=11103-288
185
Grand Council of FascismMussolini government24 July 1943[19] [20] [21] Motion calling on the King to restore the constitutional regimedata-sort-value=419-8
11

Legislative body

AssemblyGovernment in officeDateSubject of motiondata-sort-type=number Result
Majority against the government
Chamber of DeputiesSeventh De Gasperi government28 July 1953Motion of confidencedata-sort-value=5263-282
19
First Fanfani government30 January 1954Motion of confidencedata-sort-value=6260-303
43
Senate of the RepublicFirst Andreotti government26 February 1972Motion of confidencedata-sort-value=4152-158
6
Fifth Andreotti government30 March 1979Motion of confidencedata-sort-value=1149-150
1
Chamber of DeputiesSixth Fanfani government28 April 1987Motion of confidencedata-sort-value=7131-240
109
First Prodi government9 October 1998Motion of confidencedata-sort-value=2312-313
1
Senate of the RepublicFirst Prodi government24 January 2008Motion of confidencedata-sort-value=3156-161
5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lo Statuto Albertino. The official website of the Presidency of the Italian Republic.
  2. Web site: La Storia del Senato.
  3. Web site: Tornata 19 dicembre 1865.
  4. Web site: Tornata del 22 dicembre 1867.
  5. Web site: Tornata del 25 giugno 1873.
  6. Web site: Tornata dell'11 dicembre 1878.
  7. Web site: 2° tornata del 3 luglio 1879.
  8. Web site: Tornata del 7 aprile 1881.
  9. Web site: Tornata del 31 gennaio 1891.
  10. Web site: Tornata del 5 maggio 1892.
  11. Web site: Tornata del 3 dicembre 1897.
  12. Web site: Tornata del 6 febbraio 1901.
  13. Web site: Tornata del 17 dicembre 1905.
  14. Web site: Tornata del 2 febbraio 1906.
  15. Web site: Tornata del 17 maggio 1906.
  16. Web site: Tornata del 25 ottobre 1917.
  17. Web site: Tornata del 19 giugno 1919.
  18. Web site: Tornata del 19 luglio 1922.
  19. Bianchi (1963), p. 609
  20. Grandi (1983), p. 268
  21. Web site: Benito Mussolini falls from power.

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