1983 Italian General Election
26 June 1983 · The First Republic · 630 seats, 162 for a majority
The 1983 Italian general election was held in Italy on 26 June 1983. The Pentapartito formula, the governative alliance between five centrist parties, caused unexpected problems to Christian Democracy.
Prime Minister before
Amintore Fanfani
DC
Prime Minister after
Bettino Craxi
PSI
Largest force
Christian Democracy
225 of 630 seats
Turnout
88.0%
The result
| Share of the Chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democracy | — | 225 | -37 | 12.153.081 | 32.9% | — | |
| DC | Ciriaco De Mita | 225 | -37 | 12.153.081 | 32.9% | -5.4 | |
| Italian Communist Party | — | 198 | -3 | 11.032.318 | 29.9% | — | |
| Italian Socialist Party | — | 73 | +11 | 4.223.362 | 11.4% | — | |
| Italian Social Movement | — | 42 | +12 | 2.511.487 | 6.8% | — | |
| MSI | Giorgio Almirante | 42 | +12 | 2.511.487 | 6.8% | +1.6 | |
| Italian Republican Party | — | 29 | +13 | 1.874.512 | 5.1% | — | |
| PRI | Giovanni Spadolini | 29 | +13 | — | — | — | |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | — | 23 | +3 | 1.508.234 | 4.1% | — | |
| PSDI | Pietro Longo | 23 | -3 | — | — | — | |
| Italian Liberal Party | — | 16 | +7 | 1.066.980 | 2.9% | — |