The Italian general election of 1994 took place on 27–28 March 1994. In 1993–1994 the ''

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'' scandals led to the disappearance of the main government parties, including

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(DC) and the

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(PSI). The DC successor, the Italian People's Party (PPI), was not able to retain the votes of its predecessor, which were largely absorbed by

Liga Veneta Liga Veneta ( vec, Łiga Vèneta; en, Venetian League; abbr. LV), whose complete name is ( en, Venetian League for Salvini Premier), is a regionalist political party active in Veneto. The LV, whose ideology combines Venetian nationalism and s ...

–

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and

Forza Italia Forza ItaliaThe name is not usually translated into English: ''forza'' is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Ital ...

, the new party launched by entrepreneur

Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi ( ; ; born 29 September 1936) is an Italian media tycoon and politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy in four governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies ...

. In a highly fragmented party system, Forza Italia came first with 23.6% and Liga Veneta second with 21.6%.

Results

Chamber of Deputies

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Pole of Freedoms The Pole of Freedoms ( it, Polo delle Libertà) was a centre-right political and electoral alliance in Italy, launched at the 1994 general election by Silvio Berlusconi. Its counterpart in central and southern Italy was the Pole of Good Governm ...

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, align="right", 767,121 , align="right", 23.6 , align="right", 2 , rowspan="2" align="right" valign=top, 4 , rowspan="2" align="right" valign=top, 40 , - , rowspan="1" align="left",

, align="right", 701,615 , align="right", 21.6 , align="right", 2 , - , rowspan="5" align="left" valign=top,

Alliance of Progressives The Alliance of Progressives ( it, Alleanza dei Progressisti) was a left-wing political alliance of parties in Italy formed in 1994, with relevant predecessors at local level in 1993. The leader of the alliance was Achille Occhetto. The alliance ...

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Democratic Party of the Left The Democratic Party of the Left ( it, Partito Democratico della Sinistra, PDS) was a democratic socialist and social-democratic political party in Italy. Founded in February 1991 as the post-communist evolution of the Italian Communist Party ...

, align="right", 394,699 , align="right", 12.2 , align="right", 2 , rowspan="5" align="right" valign=top, 3 , rowspan="5" align="right" valign=top, 4 , - , rowspan="1" align="left",

Communist Refoundation Party The Communist Refoundation Party ( it, Partito della Rifondazione Comunista, PRC) is a communist political party in Italy that emerged from a split of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) in 1991. The party's secretary is Maurizio Acerbo, who replace ...

, align="right", 143,998 , align="right", 4.4 , align="right", 1 , - , rowspan="1" align="left",

Federation of the Greens The Federation of the Greens ( it, Federazione dei Verdi, FdV), frequently referred to as Greens (''Verdi''), was a green political party in Italy. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the Federation of Green Lists and the Rainbow Greens. T ...

, align="right", 124,107 , align="right", 3.8 , align="right", - , - , rowspan="1" align="left",

, align="right", 54,090 , align="right", 1.7 , align="right", - , - , rowspan="1" align="left", Democratic Alliance , align="right", 25,380 , align="right", 0.8 , align="right", - , - , rowspan="2" align="left" valign=top, Pact for Italy , rowspan="2" align="right" valign=top, ? , rowspan="2" align="right" valign=top, ? , rowspan="2" align="right" valign=top, - , rowspan="1" align="left", Italian People's Party , align="right", 505,692 , align="right", 15.6 , align="right", 3 , rowspan="2" align="right" valign=top, 4 , rowspan="2" align="right" valign=top, 4 , - , rowspan="1" align="left", Segni Pact , align="right", 152,808 , align="right", 4.7 , align="right", 1 , - , rowspan="1" align="left", National Alliance , rowspan="1" align="right", ? , rowspan="1" align="right", ? , rowspan="1" align="right", - , rowspan="1" align="left", National Alliance , align="right", 251,031 , align="right", 7.7 , align="right", 1 , rowspan="1" align="right", - , rowspan="1" align="right", 1 , - , rowspan="1" align="left",

Lega Autonomia Veneta The Lega Autonomia Veneta (Venetian Autonomy League, LAV) was a centre-left regionalist political party in Veneto. History The party's long-standing leaders were Mario Rigo, a former Mayor of Venice (1975–1985) and MEP (1984–1989) for the ...

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, align="right", 103,976 , align="right", 3.2 , align="right", - , rowspan="1" align="right", - , rowspan="1" align="right", - , - , rowspan="1" align="left", Others , rowspan="1" align="right", ? , rowspan="1" align="right", ? , rowspan="1" align="right", - , rowspan="1" align="left", others , align="right", 19,473 , align="right", 0.6 , align="right", - , rowspan="1" align="right", - , rowspan="1" align="right", - , - , - bgcolor="#E9E9E9" !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top", Total coalitions !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", ? !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 100.0 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 37 !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top", Total parties !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 3.243.990 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 100.0 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 13 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 13 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 50 Source
Regional Council of Veneto
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Provincial breakdown

* = Including Patto Segni.
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Regional Council of Veneto
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Senate

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, rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 1,129,315 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 40.7 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 17 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, - , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 17 , - , rowspan="1" align="left" valign=top,

, rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 598,790 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 21.6 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, - , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 3 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 3 , - , rowspan="1" align="left", Pact for Italy , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 545,220 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 19.7 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, - , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 2 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 2 , - , rowspan="1" align="left", National Alliance , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 221,263 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 8.0 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, - , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 1 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 1 , - , rowspan="1" align="left",

, rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 165,370 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 6.0 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, - , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, - , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, - , - , rowspan="1" align="left",

Veneto Autonomous Region Movement The Veneto Autonomous Region Movement (''Movimento Veneto Regione Autonoma'', MVRA) was a Venetist political party active in Veneto. MVRA was launched in 1987 by Geppino and Umberto Vecchiato (splinters of Liga Veneta) and by Giulio Pizzati's ...

, rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 64,149 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 2.3 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, - , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, - , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, - , - , rowspan="1" align="left", Others , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 49,770 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 1.8 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, - , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, - , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, - , - , - bgcolor="#E9E9E9" !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top", Total coalitions !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 2,773,877 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 100.0 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 17 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 6 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 23 Source
Regional Council of Veneto
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