Seats by political group - 1994-1999 Italy - Constitutive session

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Total seats

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists
  • PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
  • ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
  • GUE - Confederal Group of the European United Left
  • FE - Forza Europa Group
  • RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
  • V - The Green Group in the European Parliament
  • ARE - Group of the European Radical Alliance
  • EDN - Europe of Nations Group (Coordination Group)
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Seats by political group
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats
GUE 5
PSE 18
V 4
ARE 2
ELDR 7
PPE 12
FE 27
NI 12

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists
  • PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
  • ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
  • GUE - Confederal Group of the European United Left
  • FE - Forza Europa Group
  • RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
  • V - The Green Group in the European Parliament
  • ARE - Group of the European Radical Alliance
  • EDN - Europe of Nations Group (Coordination Group)
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Source: European Parliament

Breakdown of national parties and political groups - 1994-1999 Italy - Constitutive session

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
National Parties
PSE
PPE
ELDR
GUE
FE
RDE
V
ARE
EDN
NI
Seats
FI 25
PDS 15
AN 10
PPI 8
LN 6
RC 5
Fed. Verdi 3
Patto Segni 3
CCD 2
PSI 2
Pannella-Riformatori 2
Ind. Sin. 1
MSI 1
PRI 1
PSDI 1
RETE 1
SVP 1
Other parties 0
18 12 7 5 27 0 4 2 0 12 87

National Parties

  • FI - Forza Italia
  • PDS - Partito Democratico della Sinistra
  • AN - Alleanza Nazionale 
  • PPI - Partito Popolare Italiano
  • LN - Lega Nord
  • RC - Partito della Rifondazione Comunista
  • Fed. Verdi - Federazione dei Verdi
  • Patto Segni - Patto Segni
  • CCD - Centro cristiano democratico
  • PSI - Partito Socialista Italiano
  • Pannella-Riformatori - Lista Pannella/Reformatori
  • Ind. Sin. - Indipendenti di Sinestra
  • MSI - Movimento Sociale Italiano
  • PRI - Partito Repubblicano 
  • PSDI - Partito Socialista Democratico Italiano
  • RETE - Movimento per la Democrazia - La Rete
  • SVP - Südtiroler Volkspartei
  • Other parties - Other parties

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists
  • PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
  • ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
  • GUE - Confederal Group of the European United Left
  • FE - Forza Europa Group
  • RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
  • V - The Green Group in the European Parliament
  • ARE - Group of the European Radical Alliance
  • EDN - Europe of Nations Group (Coordination Group)
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats
FE - Forza Europa Group 27
National parties which are members of this Political Group
FI Forza Italia 25
CCD Centro cristiano democratico 2
PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists 18
National parties which are members of this Political Group
PDS Partito Democratico della Sinistra 15
PSI Partito Socialista Italiano 2
Ind. Sin. Indipendenti di Sinestra 1
PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group) 12
National parties which are members of this Political Group
PPI Partito Popolare Italiano 8
Patto Segni Patto Segni 3
SVP Südtiroler Volkspartei 1
ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party 7
National parties which are members of this Political Group
LN Lega Nord 6
PRI Partito Repubblicano  1
GUE - Confederal Group of the European United Left 5
National parties which are members of this Political Group
RC Partito della Rifondazione Comunista 5
V - The Green Group in the European Parliament 4
National parties which are members of this Political Group
Fed. Verdi Federazione dei Verdi 3
RETE Movimento per la Democrazia - La Rete 1
ARE - Group of the European Radical Alliance 2
National parties which are members of this Political Group
Pannella-Riformatori Lista Pannella/Reformatori 2
NI - Non-attached Members 12
National parties which are members of this Political Group
AN Alleanza Nazionale  10
MSI Movimento Sociale Italiano 1
PSDI Partito Socialista Democratico Italiano 1

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Source: European Parliament

MEPs' gender balance by year Italy - Constitutive session

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National and European gender balance of MEPs by year
Italy European Union EU
Year Women Men Women Men
1979 14% 86% 16% 84%
1984 10% 90% 18% 82%
1989 12% 88% 19% 81%
1994 13% 87% 26% 74%
1999 11% 89% 30% 70%
2004 21% 79% 31% 69%
2009 21% 79% 35% 65%
2014 40% 60% 37% 63%
2019 41% 59% 41% 59%

Source: European Parliament

Turnout by year Italy - Final results

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National and European turnout by year, in percentage points
Year IT- Italy EU - European Union
1979 85.65% 61.99%
1984 82.47% 58.98%
1989 81.07% 58.41%
1994 73.60% 56.67%
1999 69.76% 49.51%
2004 71.72% 45.47%
2009 66.47% 42.97%
2014 57.22% 42.61%
2019 54.50% 50.66%

Source: European Parliament