| Legislature XIX of Italy | |
| Native Name: | XIX legislatura della Repubblica Italiana |
| Native Name Lang: | it |
| Legislature: | 19th legislature |
| Coa Caption: | Emblems of the Senate of the Republic and the Chamber of Deputies |
| House Type: | Bicameral |
| Houses: | Chamber of Deputies Senate of the Republic |
| Preceded By: | XVIII Legislature |
| Leader1 Type: | President of the Senate |
| Leader1: | Ignazio La Russa |
| Party1: | FdI |
| Election1: | 13 October 2022 |
| Leader2 Type: | President of the Chamber of Deputies |
| Leader2: | Lorenzo Fontana |
| Party2: | Lega |
| Election2: | 14 October 2022 |
| Seats: | C: 400 S: 205 (200 + 5) |
| House1: | Chamber of Deputies |
| House2: | Senate of the Republic |
| Political Groups1: | Non-voting President (1)
Government (242) Opposition (157) |
| Political Groups2: | Non-voting President (1)
Government (119) Opposition (85) |
| Voting System1: | Rosatellum |
| Voting System2: | Rosatellum |
| Last Election3: | 25 September 2022 |
| Next Election3: | No later than 22 October 2027 |
| Meeting Place: | Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome (C) |
| Meeting Place2: | Palazzo Madama, Rome (S) |
| Constitution: | Constitution of Italy |
The Legislature XIX of Italian Republic (it|XIX Legislatura della Repubblica Italiana) is the 19th and current Italian Parliament, which was elected at the 2022 general election on 25 September and convened on 12 October.[1] [2] As per the 2020 Italian constitutional referendum, the size of the Chamber of Deputies was reduced from 630 to 400, and the Senate's elective membership was reduced from 315 to 200 (for a total of 205 Senators, including appointed life members).[3] [4]
The largest party in both chambers is Brothers of Italy, led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The centre-right coalition supporting the Meloni government controls a majority in both chambers
See main article: List of members of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy, 2022–present.
| Initial composition[5] | Current composition[6] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary group | Seats | Parliamentary group | Seats | Change | Notes | ||||||
| Brothers of Italy | 118 | Brothers of Italy | 117 | 1 | |||||||
| Democratic Party – Democratic and Progressive Italy | 69 | Democratic Party – Democratic and Progressive Italy | 70 | 1 | |||||||
| Lega – Salvini Premier | 66 | Lega – Salvini Premier | 65 | 1 | |||||||
| Five Star Movement | 52 | Five Star Movement | 50 | 2 | |||||||
| Forza Italia – Berlusconi for President – EPP | 44 | Forza Italia – Berlusconi for President – EPP | 48 | 4 | |||||||
| Action – Italia Viva – Renew Europe | 21 | Action – Renew Europe | 10 | 11 | |||||||
| Greens and Left Alliance | 10 | 2 | |||||||||
| Italia Viva – Renew Europe | 7 | 14 | |||||||||
| Us Moderates (Us with Italy, Coraggio Italia, UdC, Italy in the Centre) – MAIE – Popular Centre | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
| Mixed | 30 | Mixed | 14 | 16 | |||||||
| Linguistic minorities | 4 | Linguistic minorities | 4 | ||||||||
| +Europe | 3 | +Europe | 3 | ||||||||
| Greens and Left Alliance | 12 | 12 | |||||||||
| Us Moderates (Us with Italy, Coraggio Italia, UdC, Italy in the Centre) – MAIE | 9 | Lega | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| UdC | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
| Non-inscrits | 2 | Non-inscrits | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| Total seats | 400 | Total seats | 400 | ||||||||
See main article: List of members of the Senate of Italy, 2022–present.