Italy

Seats by political group - 1994 - 1999 Italy - Constitutive session

Total seats

Political groups in the European Parliament

PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists
PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
GUE - Confederal Group of the European United Left
FE - Forza Europa Group
RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
V - The Green Group in the European Parliament
ARE - Group of the European Radical Alliance
EDN - Europe of Nations Group (Coordination Group)
NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Seats by political group
Political groups in the European Parliament	Number of seats
PSE	18
PPE	12
ELDR	7
GUE	5
FE	27
V	4
ARE	2
NI	12

Political groups in the European Parliament

PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists
PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
GUE - Confederal Group of the European United Left
FE - Forza Europa Group
RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
V - The Green Group in the European Parliament
ARE - Group of the European Radical Alliance
EDN - Europe of Nations Group (Coordination Group)
NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Breakdown of national parties and political groups - 1994 - 1999 Italy - Constitutive session

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
National Parties	PSE	PPE	ELDR	GUE	FE	RDE	V	ARE	EDN	NI	Seats
FI											25
PDS											15
AN											10
PPI											8
LN											6
RC											5
Fed. Verdi											3
Patto Segni											3
CCD											2
PSI											2
Pannella-Riformatori											2
Ind. Sin.											1
MSI											1
PRI											1
PSDI											1
RETE											1
SVP											1
Other parties											0
	18	12	7	5	27	0	4	2	0	12	87

National Parties

FI - Forza Italia
PDS - Partito Democratico della Sinistra
AN - Alleanza Nazionale
PPI - Partito Popolare Italiano
LN - Lega Nord
RC - Partito della Rifondazione Comunista
Fed. Verdi - Federazione dei Verdi
Patto Segni - Patto Segni
CCD - Centro cristiano democratico
PSI - Partito Socialista Italiano
Pannella-Riformatori - Lista Pannella/Reformatori
Ind. Sin. - Indipendenti di Sinestra
MSI - Movimento Sociale Italiano
PRI - Partito Repubblicano
PSDI - Partito Socialista Democratico Italiano
RETE - Movimento per la Democrazia - La Rete
SVP - Südtiroler Volkspartei
Other parties - Other parties

Political groups in the European Parliament

PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists
PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
GUE - Confederal Group of the European United Left
FE - Forza Europa Group
RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
V - The Green Group in the European Parliament
ARE - Group of the European Radical Alliance
EDN - Europe of Nations Group (Coordination Group)
NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties

Political groups in the European Parliament

Number of seats

FE - Forza Europa Group

27

National parties which are members of this Political Group
FI Forza Italia	25
CCD Centro cristiano democratico	2

PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists

18

National parties which are members of this Political Group
PDS Partito Democratico della Sinistra	15
PSI Partito Socialista Italiano	2
Ind. Sin. Indipendenti di Sinestra	1

PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)

12

National parties which are members of this Political Group
PPI Partito Popolare Italiano	8
Patto Segni Patto Segni	3
SVP Südtiroler Volkspartei	1

ELDR - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party

7

National parties which are members of this Political Group
LN Lega Nord	6
PRI Partito Repubblicano	1

GUE - Confederal Group of the European United Left

5

National parties which are members of this Political Group
RC Partito della Rifondazione Comunista	5

V - The Green Group in the European Parliament

4

National parties which are members of this Political Group
Fed. Verdi Federazione dei Verdi	3
RETE Movimento per la Democrazia - La Rete	1

ARE - Group of the European Radical Alliance

2

National parties which are members of this Political Group
Pannella-Riformatori Lista Pannella/Reformatori	2

NI - Non-attached Members

12

National parties which are members of this Political Group
AN Alleanza Nazionale	10
MSI Movimento Sociale Italiano	1
PSDI Partito Socialista Democratico Italiano	1

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

MEPs' gender balance by year Italy - Constitutive session

National and European gender balance of MEPs by year
	Italy			European Union EU
Year	Women	Men	Other	Women	Men	Other
1979	14%	86%	-	16%	84%	-
1984	10%	90%	-	18%	82%	-
1989	12%	88%	-	19%	81%	-
1994	13%	87%	-	26%	74%	-
1999	11%	89%	-	30%	70%	-
2004	21%	79%	-	31%	69%	-
2009	21%	79%	-	35%	65%	-
2014	40%	60%	-	37%	63%	-
2019	42%	58%	-	40%	60%	-

Turnout by year Italy - Final results

	Italy	European Union
1979	85.65%	61.99%
1984	82.47%	58.98%
1989	81.07%	58.41%
1994	73.60%	56.67%
1999	69.76%	49.51%
2004	71.72%	45.47%
2009	66.47%	42.97%
2014	57.22%	42.61%
2019	54.50%	50.66%

National and European turnout by year, in percentage points
Year	Italy- Italy	EU - European Union
1979	85.65%	61.99%
1984	82.47%	58.98%
1989	81.07%	58.41%
1994	73.60%	56.67%
1999	69.76%	49.51%
2004	71.72%	45.47%
2009	66.47%	42.97%
2014	57.22%	42.61%
2019	54.50%	50.66%