Legislature VIII of Italy

Legislature VIII of Italy

VIII legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
Legislature VIII of Italy ; VIII legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
8th legislature
Type
Type	bicameral
Houses	Chamber of Deputies; Senate of the Republic
History
Founded	20 June 1979
Disbanded	11 July 1983 (4 years, 21 days)
Preceded by	VII Legislature
Succeeded by	IX Legislature
Leadership
President of the Senate	List Amintore Fanfani, DC ; (20 June 1979 – 1 December 1982); Tommaso Morlino, DC ; (9 December 1982 – 6 May 1983) ; Vittorino Colombo, DC ; (9 May 1983 – 11 July 1983);
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Nilde Iotti, PCI
Structure
Seats	630 (C); 315+ (S)
Chamber of Deputies political groups	DC (262); PCI (201); PSI (62); MSI (30); PSDI (20); PR (18); PRI (16); PLI (9); PdUP (6); Others (6);
Senate political groups	DC (138); PCI (109); PSI (32); MSI (13); PSDI (9); PRI (6); PLI (2); PR (2); Others (4);
Elections
Chamber of Deputies voting system	Proportional
Senate voting system	Proportional
Last general election	3 June 1979
Meeting place
	Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome (C)
	Palazzo Madama, Rome (S)
Website
	Eighth Legislature – Chamber of Deputies; Eighth Legislature – Senate
Constitution
	Constitution of Italy

The Legislature VIII of Italy (Italian: VIII Legislatura della Repubblica Italiana) was the 8th legislature of the Italian Republic, and lasted from 20 June 1979 until 11 July 1983. Its composition was the one resulting from the general election of 3 June 1979.