Chamber of Deputies (Italy)
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the bicameral Italian Parliament, the upper house being the Senate of the Republic. The two houses together form a perfect bicameral system, meaning they perform identical functions, but do so separately. The Chamber of Deputies has 400 seats, of which 392 will be elected from Italian constituencies, and 8 from Italian citizens living abroad. Deputies are styled The Honourable and meet at Palazzo Montecitorio.
Chamber of Deputies (Italy)
The Palazzo Montecitorio
Obelisk of Montecitorio. In the background is the Italian Chamber of Deputies.
Back side of Palazzo Montecitorio, designed by architect Ernesto Basile
The Italian Parliament is the national parliament of the Italian Republic. It is the representative body of Italian citizens and is the successor to the Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1848–1861), the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1943), the transitional National Council (1945–1946) and the Constituent Assembly (1946–1948). It is a bicameral legislature with 600 elected members and a small number of unelected members. The Italian Parliament is composed of the Chamber of Deputies, as well as the Senate of the Republic.
The Italian parliament in joint session for the inauguration of President Sergio Mattarella (3 February 2022)
Palazzo Madama, seat of the Senate of the Republic.
Palazzo Montecitorio, seat of the Chamber of Deputies.
