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CIAMPI elected president; percent of electoral college vote - 70% note: a
five-party government coalition includes Forza Italia, National Alliance,
Northern League, Democratic Christian Center, United Christian Democrats

Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament or Parlamento consists of the
Senate or Senato della Repubblica (315 seats elected by popular vote of
which 232 are directly elected and 83 are elected by regional proportional
representation; in addition, there are a small number of senators-for-life
including former presidents of the republic; members serve five-year
terms) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camera dei Deputati (630 seats;
475 are directly elected, 155 by regional proportional representation;
members serve five-year terms) elections: Senate - last held 13 May 2001
(next to be held NA 2006); Chamber of Deputies - last held 13 May 2001
(next to be held NA 2006) election results: Senate - percent of vote
by party - NA%; seats by party - House of Liberties 177 (Forza Italia
82, National Alliance 46, CCD-CDU 29, Northern League 17, others 3),
Olive Tree 128 (Democrats of the Left 62, Daisy Alliance 42, Sunflower
Alliance 16, Italian Communist Party 3, independents 5), non-affiliated
with either coalition 10, senators for life 9; Chamber of Deputies -
percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - House of Liberties 367
(Forza Italia 189, National Alliance 96, CCD-CDU 40, Northern League 30,
others 12), Olive Tree 248 (Democrats of the Left 138, Daisy Alliance
76, Sunflower Alliance 18, Italian Communist Party 9, independents 7),
non-affiliated with either coalition 15

Judicial branch: Constitutional Court or Corte Costituzionale (composed
of 15 judges: one-third elected by the ordinary and administrative
Supreme Courts)

Political parties and leaders: Center-Left Olive Tree Coalition
[Francesco RUTELLI] - Democrats of the Left, Daisy Alliance (including
Italian Popular Party, Italian Renewal, Union of Democrats for Europe,
The Democrats), Sunflower Alliance (including Green Federation, Italian
Democratic Socialists), Italian Communist Party; Center-Right Freedom
House Coalition [Silvio BERLUSCONI] (formerly House of Liberties and
Freedom Alliance) - Forza Italia, National Alliance, The Whiteflower
Alliance (includes Christian Democratic Center, United Christian
Democrats), Northern League; Christian Democratic Center or CCD [Marco
FOLLINI]; Communist Party or PdCI [Oliviero DILIBERTO]; Democ