Seats by political group - 1999-2004 Italy - Constitutive session

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Total seats

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
  • PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists
  • ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
  • Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left
  • UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
  • TDI - Technical Group of Independent Members - mixed group
  • EDD - Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities
  • 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/NGL 6
PSE 17
Verts/ALE 2
ELDR 7
EPP-ED 34
UEN 9
TDI 11
NI 1

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
  • PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists
  • ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
  • Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left
  • UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
  • TDI - Technical Group of Independent Members - mixed group
  • EDD - Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities
  • 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 - 1999-2004 Italy - Constitutive session

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
National Parties
EPP-ED
PSE
ELDR
Verts/ALE
GUE/NGL
UEN
TDI
EDD
NI
Seats
FI 22
DS 15
AN/Segni 9
Bonino 7
Democrati 6
LN 4
PPI 4
RC 4
CCD 2
CDU 2
CI 2
Fed.Verdi 2
SDI 2
MSI 1
PRI/LIB 1
Pension 1
RI/Dini 1
SVP 1
UDEUR 1
Other parties 0
34 17 7 2 6 9 11 0 1 87

National Parties

  • FI - Forza Italia
  • DS - Democratico della Sinistra
  • AN/Segni - Alleanza Nazionale/Patto Segni
  • Bonino - Lista Bonino
  • Democrati - I Democratici
  • LN - Lega Nord
  • PPI - Partito Popolare Italiano
  • RC - Partito della Rifondazione Comunista
  • CCD - Centro cristiano democratico
  • CDU - Cristiano democratici uniti
  • CI - Partito dei Comunisti Italiani
  • Fed.Verdi - Greens
  • SDI - Socialdemocratici Italiani
  • MSI - Movimento Sociale Italiano
  • PRI/LIB - Repubblicani, Liberali
  • Pension - Partito dei pensionati
  • RI/Dini - Rinnovamento italiano
  • SVP - Südtiroler Volkspartei
  • UDEUR - Unione dei democratici per l’Europa
  • Other parties - Other parties

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
  • PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists
  • ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
  • Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left
  • UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
  • TDI - Technical Group of Independent Members - mixed group
  • EDD - Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities
  • 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
EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 34
National parties which are members of this Political Group
FI Forza Italia 22
PPI Partito Popolare Italiano 4
UDEUR Unione dei democratici per l’Europa 1
CCD Centro cristiano democratico 2
CDU Cristiano democratici uniti 2
RI/Dini Rinnovamento italiano 1
SVP Südtiroler Volkspartei 1
Pension Partito dei pensionati 1
PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists 17
National parties which are members of this Political Group
DS Democratico della Sinistra 15
SDI Socialdemocratici Italiani 2
TDI - Technical Group of Independent Members - mixed group 11
National parties which are members of this Political Group
Bonino Lista Bonino 7
LN Lega Nord 3
MSI Movimento Sociale Italiano 1
UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group 9
National parties which are members of this Political Group
AN/Segni Alleanza Nazionale/Patto Segni 9
ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party 7
National parties which are members of this Political Group
PRI/LIB Repubblicani, Liberali 1
Democrati I Democratici 6
GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left 6
National parties which are members of this Political Group
RC Partito della Rifondazione Comunista 4
CI Partito dei Comunisti Italiani 2
Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance 2
National parties which are members of this Political Group
Fed.Verdi Greens 2
NI - Non-attached Members 1
National parties which are members of this Political Group
LN Lega Nord 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