2022 Italian General Election
First woman Prime Minister25 September 2022 · The Second Republic · 400 seats, 104 for a majority
Early general elections were held in Italy on 25 September 2022. After the fall of the Draghi government, which led to a parliamentary impasse, President Sergio Mattarella dissolved Parliament on 21 July, and called for new elections.
Prime Minister before
Mario Draghi
Independent
Prime Minister after
Giorgia Meloni
Brothers of Italy
Largest force
Brothers of Italy (FdI)
69 of 400 seats
Turnout
63.9%
The result
| Share of the Chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brothers of Italy (FdI) | Giorgia Meloni[nb 1] | 69 | — | 7.301.303 | 26.0% | +6.8 | |
| Democratic Party – IDP (PD–IDP) | Enrico Letta | 57 | — | 5.348.676 | 19.0% | — | |
| Five Star Movement (M5S) | Giuseppe Conte | 41 | — | 4.335.494 | 15.4% | -17.3 | |
| League (Lega) | — | 23 | — | 2.470.318 | 8.8% | — | |
| Forza Italia (FI) | — | 22 | — | 2.279.266 | 8.1% | — | |
| Action – Italia Viva (A–IV) | Carlo Calenda | 21 | — | 2.186.505 | 7.8% | — | |
| Greens and Left Alliance (AVS) | — | 11 | — | 1.021.808 | 3.6% | — | |
| South Tyrolean People's Party – PATT (SVP–PATT) | — | 1 | — | 117.032 | 0.4% | — |
155 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.