2009 European Parliament election in Italy|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Leader
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Silvio Berlusconi
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Dario Franceschini
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Umberto Bossi
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Party
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People of Freedom
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Democratic Party
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Northern League
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Alliance
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EPP
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S&D
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EFD
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Leader since
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18 January 1994
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16 February 2009
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4 December 1989
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Last election
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32.4%, 25 seats
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31.1%, 24 seats
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5.0%, 4 seats
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Seats won
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29
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21
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9
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Seat change
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4
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3
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5
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Popular vote
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10,797,296
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7,999,476
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3,126,915
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Percentage
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35.3%
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26.1%
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10.2%
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Swing
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2.9%
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5.0%
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5.2%
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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Leader
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Antonio Di Pietro
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Pier Ferdinando Casini
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Richard Theiner
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Party
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IdV
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UDC
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SVP
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Alliance
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ALDE
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EPP
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EPP
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Leader since
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21 March 1998
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18 January 1994 (as CCD)
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18 April 2009
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Last election
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2.1%, 2 seats
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5.9%, 5 seats
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0.5%, 1 seat
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Seats won
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5
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5
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1
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Seat change
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5
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0
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0
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Popular vote
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2,450,643
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1,995,021
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143,509
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Percentage
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8.0%
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6.5%
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0.5%
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Swing
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5.8%
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0.6%
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0
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Major parties in each Province |
The 2009 European Parliament election in Italy was held on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June 2009, as decided by the Italian government on 18 December 2008.[1] Italy elected 72 members of the European Parliament (MEPs).