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| Camera dei Deputati | |||||
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| Type | Lower house | ||||
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| President of the Chamber | Gianfranco Fini, PdL since April 30, 2008 |
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| Members | 630 | ||||
| Political groups | Pdl 275 PD 217 Lega Nord 60 UDC 35 Idv 29 Misto 14 |
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| Last elections | April 13–14, 2008 | ||||
| Meeting place | Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome | ||||
| Web site | http://www.camera.it | ||||
The Italian Chamber of Deputies (Italian: Camera dei Deputati) is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a majority of which is controlled presently by supporters of the Silvio Berlusconi right-wing coalition People of Freedom.Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. The current president is Gianfranco Fini, a leader of the People of Freedom party.
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Latest results
| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | Change | Seats | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Berlusconi coalition |
17,063,874 13,628,865 |
46.81 37.39 |
+4.51[1] –1.21 |
344 276 |
+102 +60 |
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| W. Veltroni Coalition |
13,686,673 12,092,998 |
37.54 33.17 |
+4.05[2] +1.97 |
246 217 |
+9 –3 |
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| Union of the Centre | 2,050,319 | 5.62 | –1.13 | 36 | –3 | |
| The Left – The Rainbow | 1,124,418 | 3.08 | –7.1[3] | 0 | –72 | |
| The Right–Tricolour Flame | 885,229 | 2.43 | — | 0 | — | |
| Socialist Party | 355,581 | 0.98 | –1.91[4] | 0 | –18 | |
| South Tyrolean People's Party | 147,666 | 0.41 | –0.07 | 2 | –2 | |
| Autonomy Liberty Democracy | 29,311 | 0.08 | –0.01 | 1 | ±0 | |
| Movimento Associativo Italiani all'Estero | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Others | 1,138,545 | 3.11 | — | — | –16 | |
| Total | 36,527,231 | 100% | 630 | |||
Presidency Office
President
Vice Presidents
Quaestors
Secretaries
- Gianpiero Bocci
- Emilia Grazia De Biasi
- Giuseppe Fallica
- Gregorio Fontana
- Donato Lamorte
- Mimmo Lucà
- Renzo Lusetti
- Lorena Milanato
See also
- Bicameralism
- Chamber of Deputies
- Italian Parliament
- Italian Senate
- Lower house
- Camera dei Deputati (TV channel)
External links
 Obelisk of Montecitorio. In the background is the Italian Chamber of Deputies |
 Back side of Palazzo Montecitorio designed by architect Ernesto Basile. |
 Front side of Palazzo Montecitorio. |
 Another photo of the main entrace of Montecitorio with the Montecitorio column. |
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