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Chamber of Deputies; Camera dei Deputati
Type
Type	Lower house
Leadership
President of the Chamber	Gianfranco Fini, PdL; since 30 April 2008
Structure
Members	630
Political groups	PdL 275; PD 217; Lega Nord 60; UDC 35; Idv 29; Misto 14
Election
Last election	13-14 April 2008
Meeting place
	Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome
Website
	http://english.camera.it/

The Italian Chamber of Deputies (Italian: Camera dei Deputati) is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a majority of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A member of the Chamber of Deputies has the style of onorevole (honorable). The current president is Gianfranco Fini, a leader of the People of Freedom party.

[edit] Latest results

e • d **Summary of the 13–14 April 2008 Chamber of Deputies election**
Parties and alliances		Votes	%	Change	Seats	Change
	S. Berlusconi coalition The People of Freedom Lega Nord Movement for Autonomy	17,064,314 13,629,096 3,024,758 410,487	46.81 37.39 8.3 1.13	+3.83^[1] –1.02 +3.72 +1.13	344 276 60 8	+102 +60 +34 +8
	W. Veltroni coalition Democratic Party Italy of Values	13,686,501 12,092,969 1,593,523	37.54 33.17 4.37	+4.05^[2] +1.97 +2.08	246 217 29	+3 –9 +12
	Union of the Centre	2,050,309	5.62	–1.13	36	–3
	The Left – The Rainbow (now out of Parliament)	1,124,428	3.08	–7.11^[3]	0	–72
	The Right–Tricolour Flame (still out of Parliament)	885,226	2.43	+1.82	0	—
	Socialist Party (now out of Parliament)	355,575	0.98	–1.91^[4]	0	–18
	South Tyrolean People's Party	147,666	0.41	–0.07	2	–2
	Autonomy Liberty Democracy	—^[5]	—	—	1	±0
	Movimento Associativo Italiani all'Estero	—^[6]	—	—	1	+1
	Others	1,146,978	3.13	+0.52	—	–11
Total		36,452,286	100%		630

[edit] Presidency Office

[edit] President

Main article: List of Presidents of the Italian Chamber of Deputies

Gianfranco Fini

[edit] Vice Presidents

[edit] Quaestors

[edit] Secretaries

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Italian Chamber of Deputies

[edit] References

^ People of Freedom was founded in late 2007, so the sum of its precursor parties – including the previously Union-affiliated Pensioners' Party – is considered for "change" statistics.
^ The Democratic Party was founded in 2007, so the sum of its precursor parties and Italy of Values is considered for "change" statistics.
^ Previous statistics sum data from coalition partners, as stated in its article.
^ Previous statistics sum data from Rose in the Fist (primarily made up of future Socialist Party members) and The Socialists.
^ Votes from Aosta Valley are not counted in this table because, due to present electoral law, they do not count for the national bonus and, consequently, for the designation of the new Premier.
^ Overseas ballots are not counted for technical reasons.

Obelisk of Montecitorio. In the background is the Italian Chamber of Deputies

Back side of Palazzo Montecitorio designed by architect Ernesto Basile.

Front side of Palazzo Montecitorio.

Another photo of the main entrance of Montecitorio with the Montecitorio column.

[pplstats-0] People of Freedom was founded in late 2007, so the sum of its precursor parties – including the previously Union-affiliated Pensioners' Party – is considered for "change" statistics.

[pdidvstats-1] The Democratic Party was founded in 2007, so the sum of its precursor parties and Italy of Values is considered for "change" statistics.

[rainbow-2] Previous statistics sum data from coalition partners, as stated in its article.

[socialist-3] Previous statistics sum data from Rose in the Fist (primarily made up of future Socialist Party members) and The Socialists.

[4] Votes from Aosta Valley are not counted in this table because, due to present electoral law, they do not count for the national bonus and, consequently, for the designation of the new Premier.

[5] Overseas ballots are not counted for technical reasons.

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