European election : Italy

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European election result: Italy (Full)

SEATS: 78

ELECTORATE: 49309064

RESULTS

		MEPs
	PARTY	+/-	TOTAL
	Uniti Nell'Ulivo	0	25
	Forza Italia	-4	16
	Alleanza Nazional	0	9
	Sinistra Europea - Rifondazione Comunista	2	5
	Unieone Democratici dei Cristiani e dei Democratici di Centro	1	5
	Lega Nord	1	4
	Others (Italy)	2	2
	Federazione dei Verdi	0	2
	Lista Bonino	-4	2
	Comunisti Italiani	0	2
	Societa' Civile di Pietro	2	2
	Socialisti Uniti Per L'Europa	2	2
	Unione Democratici Europei - Alleanza Popolare	-1	1
	Partito Pensionati	0	1
	Sudtirolese Volkspartei	-1	0
	Liberal Sgarbi	0	0
	Patto Segni	0	0

DESCRIPTION: Italy

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's own Forza Italia party remained the most popular movement, but its support slumped from the last polls in 1999. Forza Italia's three governing coalition partners nonetheless all made modest gains, while the left-wing opposition alliance, the Olive Tree, also marginally increased its share. Mr Berlusconi's open support for the war against Iraq and US President George W Bush is seen as one reason why his own party's share of the vote decreased, while that of his coalition partners increased.

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Italy's results from the BBC's Vote 1999 website