1992 Italian General Election

The old order's last election

5–6 April 1992 · The First Republic · 630 seats

General elections were held in Italy on 5 and 6 April 1992. They were the first without the traditionally second most important political force in Italian politics, the Italian Communist Party (PCI), which had been disbanded in 1991.

Prime Minister before

Giulio Andreotti

DC

Prime Minister after

Giuliano Amato

PSI

Largest force

Christian Democracy

206 of 630 seats

Turnout

87.4%

The result

Christian Democracy
29.6% of votes · -28 seats
206
seats
DC
Arnaldo Forlani · 29.7% of votes · -46 seats
206
seats
Democratic Party of the Left
16.1% of votes · -70 seats
107
seats
PDS
Achille Occhetto · -51 seats
107
seats
Italian Socialist Party
13.6% of votes · -2 seats
92
seats
PSI
Bettino Craxi · -2 seats
92
seats
LN
Umberto Bossi · 8.7% of votes · +54 seats
55
seats
Northern League
8.7% of votes · +54 seats
55
seats
Communist Refoundation Party
5.6% of votes
35
seats
PRC
Sergio Garavini
35
seats
Italian Social Movement
5.4% of votes · -1 seats
34
seats