Legislature XIV of Italy

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The Legislature XIV of Italy ran from May 30, 2001, to April 27, 2006. It began after the general election of May 13, 2001, which was called by President Ciampi after dissolving Parliament in March 2001. The term lasted five years and ended when the houses were dissolved again in February 2006.

It was a bicameral Parliament, with the Chamber of Deputies in Rome at Palazzo Montecitorio and the Senate in Rome at Palazzo Madama. The Senate president was Marcello Pera (Forza Italia) and the Chamber of Deputies president was Pier Ferdinando Casini (UDC). The election used the scorporo system, and both major coalitions used decoy lists to try to influence the result, turning the system into a parallel vote. As a result, 613 deputies were elected out of 630 seats, with 17 seats left unfilled at the start (some were filled later). The Senate elected 315 members, and there were nine life senators at the beginning. Over the term, several life senators died or were replaced, bringing the total to 320. The main coalitions were the House of Freedoms and the Olive Tree. The Legislature ended with new elections in 2006.