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unusual facts about Italian Senate



Antimafia Commission

The Italian Antimafia Commission is a bicameral commission of the Italian Parliament, composed of members from the Chamber of Deputies (Italian: Camera dei Deputati) and the Senate (Italian: Senato della Repubblica).

Ferdinando Imposimato

In 1987 Imposimato was elected to the Italian Senate in the list of Independent Left, associated with the Italian Communist Party.

Infante Alvaro, Duke of Galliera

Prince Alvaro married Carla Parodi-Delfino (Milan, 13 December 1909 – Sanlúcar, 27 July 2000), daughter of Leopoldo Girolamo Parodi-Delfino, Senator of the Kingdom of Italy, and Lucie Henny, on 10 July 1937 at Rome, Italy.

Italian presidential election, 1985

On June 24, 1985, the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy Nilde Iotti, in agreement with Senate Speaker Francesco Cossiga, convened the two houses of the Italian Parliament, integrated with a number of representatives appointed by the twenty Italian regions, in a common session in order to commence voting for the election of the new President of the Italian Republic.

Italian presidential election, 1999

On May 13, 1999, the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy Luciano Violante, in agreement with Senate Speaker Nicola Mancino, convened the two houses of the Italian Parliament, integrated with a number of representatives appointed by the twenty Italian regions, in a common session in order to commence voting for the election of the new President of the Italian Republic.

Prostitution in Italy

Giuliano Amato, Minister of Institutional Reforms, suggested that instead the client should be penalised and Antonio Di Pietro (Lista Di Pietro) introduced a bill into the Senate but raised the ire of feminist politicians, in particular Livia Turco who emphasised that prostitution should be decriminalised and only true abuse be penalised.

Sardinian People's Party

In the 2008 general election party leader Silvestro Ladu was candidate for The People of Freedom (PdL) for the Italian Senate, but was not elected.

Trimprob

This latest event reached the Italian Senate in 2011, when a senator raised a parliamentary inquire on the ceased production.


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Francesco Carofiglio

Son of writer Enza Buono and brother of writer and member of the Italian Senate Gianrico Carofiglio.

Italian referendums, 2011

The President of the Italian Senate Renato Schifani underlined the importance of the vote as a form of democratic participation and said he would vote.

No Peace Without Justice

No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ) or Non C'è Pace Senza Giustizia (NPSG) is an Italian non-profit organization, founded in 1993 by Emma Bonino, an Italian politician, former Member of the European Parliament and current Member of the Italian Senate.