1989 European Parliament election in Italy
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{{Infobox legislative election
| election_name = 1989 European Parliament election in Italy
| country = Italy
| ongoing =
| previous_election = 1984
| outgoing_members = List of members of the European Parliament for Italy, 1984–1989
| next_election = 1994
| elected_members = List of members of the European Parliament for Italy, 1989–1994
| seats_for_election = All 81 Italian seats to the European Parliament
| turnout = 81.07% ({{decrease}} 1.4 pp)
| election_date = 18 June 1989
| party1 = DC
| leader1 = Arnaldo Forlani
| last_election1 = 26
| seats1 = 26
| percentage1 = 32.9%
| party2 = PCI
| leader2 = Achille Occhetto
| last_election2 = 27
| seats2 = 22
| percentage2 = 27.6%
| party3 = PSI
| leader3 = Bettino Craxi
| last_election3 = 9
| seats3 = 12
| percentage3 = 14.8%
| party4 = MSI
| leader4 = Gianfranco Fini
| last_election4 = 5
| seats4 = 4
| percentage4 = 5.5%
| leader5 = R. Altissimo, G. La Malfa & M. Pannella
| last_election5 = 5
| seats5 = 4
| percentage5 = 4.4%
| party6 = Federation of Green Lists
| leader6 = Gianni F. Mattioli
| last_election6 = New
| seats6 = 3
| percentage6 = 3.8%
| party7 = PSDI
| leader7 = Antonio Cariglia
| last_election7 = 3
| seats7 = 2
| percentage7 = 2.7%
| party8 = Rainbow Greens
| leader8 = Mario Capanna
| last_election8 = New
| seats8 = 2
| percentage8 = 2.4%
| party9 = Lega Lombarda
| leader9 = Umberto Bossi
| last_election9 = 0
| seats9 = 2
| percentage9 = 1.8%
| party10 = DP
| leader10 = Giovanni Russo Spena
| last_election10 = 1
| seats10 = 1
| percentage10 = 1.3%
| party11 = Antiprohibitionists
| leader11 = Marco Taradash
| last_election11 = 3
| seats11 = 1
| percentage11 = 1.2%
| party12 = PSd'Az – others
| leader12 = Several
| last_election12 = 1
| seats12 = 1
| percentage12 = 0.6%
| party13 = South Tyrolean People's Party
| leader13 = Silvius Magnago
| last_election13 = 1
| seats13 = 1
| percentage13 = 0.5%
| map = European_Election_1989_Italy.png
| map_size =
| map_caption = Major party in each Province.
}}
The 1989 European Parliament election in Italy was held on 18 June 1989.
The election was paired with a non-binding referendum about the devolution of powers to the European Economic Community, which passed with overwhelming support from voters.
Electoral system
The pure party-list proportional representation was the traditional electoral system of the Italian Republic since its foundation in 1946, so it had been adopted to elect the Italian representatives to the European Parliament too. Two levels were used: a national level to divide seats between parties, and a constituency level to distribute them between candidates. Italian regions were united in 5 constituencies, each electing a group of deputies. At national level, seats were divided between party lists using the largest remainder method with Hare quota. All seats gained by each party were automatically distributed to their local open lists and their most voted candidates.
Results
For more than 35 years, Italian Communists had thought that their final victory was no more than a matter of time. However, the deindustrialization of Italy during the '80s showed that the time had expired. The decline of the traditional opponents of the Christian Democracy opened the door to new forms of protests: the Green Lists and, in Northern Italy, the Lombard League.
The government of Ciriaco De Mita did not survive to this vote: declining Italian Republican Party fired its leader Giovanni Spadolini, and the new secretary Giorgio La Malfa retired his support to the old PM. The Christian Democracy so chose a very expert new PM: Giulio Andreotti.
| class=wikitable style=text-align:right |
| + ← Summary of the 18 June 1989 European Parliament election results in Italy →
! text-align:left;" colspan="2" | National party ! EP group ! Main candidate ! Votes ! % ! +/– ! Seats ! +/– |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}}"|
|align=left|Christian Democracy (DC) |align=left| EPP |align="left" |Giovanni Goria |align="right" |11,451,053 |align="right" |32.90 |align="right" |0.06 {{decrease}} |align="right" |26 |align="right" |0 {{steady}} |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Italian Communist Party}}"|
|align=left| Italian Communist Party (PCI) |align=left| EUL |align="left" |Achille Occhetto |align="right" |9,598,369 |align="right" |27.58 |align="right" |5.75 {{decrease}} |align="right" |22 |align="right" |5 {{decrease}} |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Italian Socialist Party}}"|
|align=left| Italian Socialist Party (PSI) |align=left| SOC |align="left" |Bettino Craxi |align="right" |5,151,929 |align="right" |14.80 |align="right" |3.59 {{increase}} |align="right" |12 |align="right" |3 {{increase}} |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Italian Social Movement}}"|
|align=left|Italian Social Movement (MSI) |align=left| NI |align="left" |Gianfranco Fini |align="right" |1,918,650 |align="right" |5.51 |align="right" |0.96 {{decrease}} |align="right" |4 |align="right" |1 {{decrease}} |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Italian Liberal Party}}"|
|align=left| Liberals – Republicans – Federalists (PLI–PRI–FED) |align="left" |Jas Gawronski |align="right" |1,532,388 |align="right" |4.40 |align="right" |1.69 {{decrease}} |align="right" |4 |align="right" |1 {{decrease}} |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Federation of the Greens}}" |
|align=left| Green List (LV) |align=left| Green |align="left" |Gianfranco Amendola |align="right" |1,317,119 |align="right" |3.78 |align="right" |New |align="right" |3 |align="right" |New |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Italian Democratic Socialist Party}}"|
|align=left| Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI) |align=left| SOC |align="left" |Antonio Cariglia |align="right" |945,383 |align="right" |2.72 |align="right" |0.77 {{decrease}} |align="right" |2 |align="right" |1 {{decrease}} |
| style="background-color: #4B6F44" |
|align=left| Rainbow Greens (VA) |align=left| Green |align="left" |Edo Ronchi |align="right" |830,980 |align="right" |2.39 |align="right" |New |align="right" |2 |align="right" |New |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Lega Nord}}"|
|align=left| Lombard League – Northern Alliance (LL-AN) |align=left| RBW |align="left" |Umberto Bossi |align="right" |636,242 |align="right" |1.83 |align="right" |1.36 {{increase}} |align="right" |2 |align="right" |2 {{increase}} |
| style="background-color: red" |
|align=left| Proletarian Democracy (DP) |align=left| Green |align="left" |Eugenio Melandri |align="right" |449,639 |align="right" |1.29 |align="right" |0.15 {{decrease}} |align="right" |1 |align="right" |0 {{steady}} |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Radical Party (Italy)}}"|
|align=left| Antiprohibitionist List (LA) |align=left| Green |align="left" |Marco Taradash |align="right" |430,150 |align="right" |1.24 |align="right" |2.43 {{decrease}} |align="right" |1 |align="right" |2 {{decrease}} |
| style="background-color: lightskyblue" |
|align=left| Federalism (PSd'Az–UV–MF–UfS–UPV–SSK) |align=left| RBW |align="left" |Mario Melis |align="right" |207,739 |align="right" |0.60 |align="right" |0.05 {{increase}} |align="right" |1 |align="right" |0 {{steady}} |
| style="background-color: {{party color|South Tyrolean People's Party}}" |
|align=left| South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) |align=left| EPP |align="left" |Joachim Dalsass |align="right" |172,383 |align="right" |0.50 |align="right" |0.06 {{decrease}} |align="right" |1 |align="right" |0 {{steady}} |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Pensioners' Party (Italy)}}"|
|align=left| Pensioners' Party (PP) |align=left| None |align="left" | |align="right" |162,293 |align="right" |0.47 |align="right" |New |align="right" |0 |align="right" |New |
| style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
| style="text-align:right;" colspan="4" | Valid votes | 34.804.317 | 92.63 | colspan="4" rowspan="2" | |
| style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
| style="text-align:right;" colspan="4" | Blank and invalid votes | 2,768,442 | 7.37 |
| style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
| style="text-align:right;" colspan="4" | Totals | 37,572,759 | 100.00 | — | 81 | 0 {{steady}} |
| style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
| colspan="4" | Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout | 46,346,961 | 81.07 | 1.40 {{decrease}} | colspan="2" | |
| align=left colspan=9|Source: [https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=E&dtel=18/06/1989&es0=S&tpa=Y&lev0=0&levsut0=0&ms=S&tpe=A Ministry of the Interior] |
{{Bar box
|title=Popular vote
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|width=550px
|barwidth=500px
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{{Bar percent|DC|{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}}|32.90}}
{{Bar percent|PCI|{{party color|Italian Communist Party}}|27.58}}
{{Bar percent|PSI|{{party color|Italian Socialist Party}}|14.80}}
{{Bar percent|MSI|{{party color|Italian Social Movement}}|5.51}}
{{Bar percent|PLI-PRI|{{party color|Italian Liberal Party}}|4.40}}
{{Bar percent|Greens|{{party color|Federation of the Greens}}|2.79}}
{{Bar percent|PSDI|{{party color|Italian Democratic Socialist Party}}|2.72}}
{{Bar percent|Rainbow Greens|lightgreen|2.39}}
{{Bar percent|Others|{{party color|Other}}|5.93}}
}}
See also
References
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{{European Parliament elections}}
{{Italian elections}}
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