IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Italy

Italian Republic

58,993,470
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2023)

45,997,941
Registered Voters (as of June 8, 2025)

56.29%
Average Turnout

25
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.803
Regimes of the World Classification: Liberal Democracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: July 17, 1980
Ratified Date: June 10, 1985

SIGI* Score: 9.2
Level of Discrimination: Very Low
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: March 30, 2007
Ratified Date: May 15, 2009

HDI* Score: 0.915
Category: Very High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Italian Chamber of Deputies	Camera dei Deputati	Lower House
Italian Senate	Senato della Repubblica	Upper House
Italian Presidency	None	Head of State

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Sergio MATTARELLA (since 3 February 2015)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Giorgia MELONI (since 22 October 2022)
Assembly: bicameral Parliament (Parlamento) consisting of the Senate (Senato della Repubblica) with 322 seats and the Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati) with 630 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by an electoral college to serve a 7-year term.
Prime Minister is appointed by the president with the approval of the parliament.
In the Senate, 315 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms, 5 members are elected by the President and 2 members are filled ex officio*.
In the Chamber of Deputies, 630 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms.

Elections

2025-06-08 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 14,067,255
Registered 45,997,941
Turnout 30.58

2022-09-25 | Status: Held
Italian Senate
Votes 28,795,727
Registered 45,210,950
Turnout 63.69

2022-09-25 | Status: Held
Italian Chamber of Deputies
Votes 29,355,592
Registered 46,021,956
Turnout 63.79

2022-06-12 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 10,431,801
Registered 51,533,195
Turnout 20.24

2020-09-20 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 26,050,227
Registered 50,955,985
Turnout 51.12

2018-03-04 | Status: Held
Italian Senate
Votes 35,067,594
Registered 46,615,813
Turnout 75.23

2018-03-04 | Status: Held
Italian Chamber of Deputies
Votes 35,185,743
Registered 50,736,204
Turnout 69.35

2016-12-04 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 33,244,258
Registered 50,773,284
Turnout 65.48

2016-04-17 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 15,806,788
Registered 50,675,406
Turnout 31.19

2013-02-24 | Status: Held
Italian Senate
Votes 31,751,350
Registered 42,270,824
Turnout 75.11

2013-02-24 | Status: Held
Italian Chamber of Deputies
Votes 35,271,541
Registered 42,270,824
Turnout 83.44

2011-06-12 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 27,642,457
Registered 50,594,868
Turnout 54.63

2009-06-21 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 11,360,482
Registered 47,196,282
Turnout 24.07

2008-04-13 | Status: Held
Italian Senate
Votes 34,681,417
Registered 47,126,326
Turnout 73.59

2008-04-13 | Status: Held
Italian Chamber of Deputies
Votes 37,942,347
Registered 47,126,326
Turnout 80.51

2006-06-25 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 26,044,844
Registered 49,776,350
Turnout 52.32

2006-04-09 | Status: Held
Italian Chamber of Deputies
Votes 39,298,497
Registered 46,997,601
Turnout 83.62

2006-04-09 | Status: Held
Italian Senate
Votes 35,262,679
Registered 42,232,467
Turnout 83.5

2005-06-12 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 12,737,618
Registered 49,648,425
Turnout 25.66

2003-06-15 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 12,667,178
Registered 49,554,128
Turnout 25.56

2001-10-07 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 16,257,606
Registered 49,066,417
Turnout 33.13

2001-05-13 | Status: Held
Italian Chamber of Deputies
Votes 40,246,874
Registered 49,358,947
Turnout 81.54

2001-05-13 | Status: Held
Italian Senate
Votes 36,189,394
Registered 44,499,794
Turnout 81.32

2000-05-21 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 14,189,487
Registered 48,846,238
Turnout 29.05

1999-04-18 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 24,447,521
Registered 49,309,060
Turnout 49.58

Election For	Date	Status	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Referendum	2025-06-08	Held	14,067,255	45,997,941	30.58
Italian Senate	2022-09-25	Held	28,795,727	45,210,950	63.69
Italian Chamber of Deputies	2022-09-25	Held	29,355,592	46,021,956	63.79
Referendum	2022-06-12	Held	10,431,801	51,533,195	20.24
Referendum	2020-09-20	Held	26,050,227	50,955,985	51.12
Italian Senate	2018-03-04	Held	35,067,594	46,615,813	75.23
Italian Chamber of Deputies	2018-03-04	Held	35,185,743	50,736,204	69.35
Referendum	2016-12-04	Held	33,244,258	50,773,284	65.48
Referendum	2016-04-17	Held	15,806,788	50,675,406	31.19
Italian Senate	2013-02-24	Held	31,751,350	42,270,824	75.11
Italian Chamber of Deputies	2013-02-24	Held	35,271,541	42,270,824	83.44
Referendum	2011-06-12	Held	27,642,457	50,594,868	54.63
Referendum	2009-06-21	Held	11,360,482	47,196,282	24.07
Italian Senate	2008-04-13	Held	34,681,417	47,126,326	73.59
Italian Chamber of Deputies	2008-04-13	Held	37,942,347	47,126,326	80.51
Referendum	2006-06-25	Held	26,044,844	49,776,350	52.32
Italian Chamber of Deputies	2006-04-09	Held	39,298,497	46,997,601	83.62
Italian Senate	2006-04-09	Held	35,262,679	42,232,467	83.5
Referendum	2005-06-12	Held	12,737,618	49,648,425	25.66
Referendum	2003-06-15	Held	12,667,178	49,554,128	25.56
Referendum	2001-10-07	Held	16,257,606	49,066,417	33.13
Italian Chamber of Deputies	2001-05-13	Held	40,246,874	49,358,947	81.54
Italian Senate	2001-05-13	Held	36,189,394	44,499,794	81.32
Referendum	2000-05-21	Held	14,189,487	48,846,238	29.05
Referendum	1999-04-18	Held	24,447,521	49,309,060	49.58

Voter Turnout

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