The Legislature XIX of Italian Republic is the current legislature of the Italian Parliament, which started on 13 October 2022.
Image: Giorgia Meloni Official 2023 crop
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.