Istalian general election, 4058

The 4058 Istalian general election took place on 21 February 4058 to fill the 500 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, as well as 50 of the 100 seats in the Senate. In accordance with Istalian electoral law, the elections were held alongside an election for the President of Istalia.

This election sees the further simplification of the istalian political situation, with the dissolution of the historical parties Party of the Istalian Revolution and Alliance of the Democratic Centre. Virtualy the only spokesman of the istalian progressist and left liberal became the Istalian Social Liberal Party leaded by Alessandro Senna. For the istalia center-right Popolari per l'istalia and Futuro & Libertà were again in coalition. This election was the only that sees the sole partecipation of the Social Democratic Istalian Party.

In 4058 PPI not only re-confirmed the results of the previous electins but even increase in vote, gaining an additional seats with 46.7% of the vote. His coalition ally F&L went up to 115 seats but becaming only as third political force. ISLP emerged from the vote as the second force in the country increasing to 115 seats. The overwhelming absolute majority reached by the center-right coalition made the short legislature 4058-4059 pratically a constituent assembly that in just one year has approved the presidential reform, so much desired by the leader of the Popular Mario Adinolsi elected President of the Republic with the support of Future and Freedom and a very large 64.05% of the preferences.

Electoral system
The elections for the President of Istalia were held using a two-round system, the two chambers of the Parliament of Istalia – the lower Chamber of Deputies and the upper Senate of the Republic – were elected through a proportional system. Members of the former were elected from the five regions of Istalia, while Senators were elected in a single, nation-wide constituency with a 5% threshold. As a result, the Istalian regional electoral constituencies are, in alphabetical order:


 * Mezzodiurno
 * Padagna
 * Sarregna
 * Silicia
 * Trivendito

Presidential
Along with elections to the legislature, were elections for the position of President of Istalia. Under the Istalian constitution in force at the time, Istalia employed a parliamentary system, however, under which the President was rendered little more than a symbolic figure. Elections for the presidency are held using a two-round system; a candidate needs to secure 50%+1 of all valid votes in order to be elected. In the event that no candidate meets this criterion, a runoff is held between the two top-polling candidates from the first round.

As in the previous the 4058 elections featured again only two - incumbent Mario Adinolsi of the Popolars for Istalia party, and Alessandro Senna of the Istalian Social Liberal Party, the first supported by Future and Freedom the second by the Social Democratic Istalian Party.

Again also this election sees only a single round of voting was required to declare a winner. Mario Adinolsi was elected with the 64% of the vote, while Senna reached only the 35.8%. A great results for the PPI national secretary that drew so many votes because of the promise of the presidential reform of the Istalian Politica System and the appreciated work together Future and Freedom during the previous legislature.