2006 Italian General Election
9–10 April 2006 · The Second Republic · 630 seats, 162 for a majority
The 2006 Italian general election was held on 9 and 10 April 2006. Romano Prodi, leader of the centre-left coalition The Union, narrowly defeated the incumbent Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, leader of the centre-right coalition House of Freedoms.
Prime Minister before
Silvio Berlusconi
Forza Italia
Prime Minister after
Romano Prodi
The Olive Tree
Largest force
Independent
348 of 630 seats
Turnout
83.6%
The result
| Share of the Chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Romano Prodi | 348 | +109 | — | 49.8% | +14.3 | |
| Forza Italia | Silvio Berlusconi | 281 | -107 | — | — | — | |
| Autonomy Liberty Democracy (ALD) | — | 1 | — | 34.168 | 43.4% | — |