1987 Italian General Election
14–15 June 1987 · The First Republic · 630 seats, 163 for a majority
General elections were held in Italy on 14–15 June 1987. This election was the first Italian election in which the distance between the Christian Democrats and the Communists grew significantly instead of decreasing.
Prime Minister before
Amintore Fanfani
DC
Prime Minister after
Giovanni Goria
DC
Largest force
DC
234 of 630 seats
Turnout
88.8%
The result
| Share of the Chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | Ciriaco De Mita | 234 | +9 | 13.241.188 | 34.3% | +1.4 | |
| Christian Democracy | — | 234 | +9 | 13.233.620 | 34.3% | — | |
| Italian Communist Party | — | 177 | -21 | 10.250.644 | 26.6% | — | |
| PCI | Alessandro Natta | 177 | -21 | — | — | — | |
| Italian Socialist Party | — | 94 | +21 | 5.501.696 | 14.3% | — | |
| PSI | Bettino Craxi | 94 | -21 | — | — | — | |
| Italian Social Movement | — | 35 | -7 | 2.281.126 | 5.9% | — | |
| MSI | Giorgio Almirante | 35 | -7 | 2.281.126 | 5.9% | -0.9 | |
| Italian Republican Party | — | 21 | -8 | 1.428.663 | 3.7% | — | |
| PRI | Giovanni Spadolini | 21 | -8 | — | — | — | |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | — | 17 | -6 | 1.140.209 | 3.0% | — |