Legislature V of Italy

Legislature V of Italy

V legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
Legislature V of Italy ; V legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
5th legislature
Type
Type	bicameral
Houses	Chamber of Deputies; Senate of the Republic;
History
Founded	5 June 1968
Disbanded	24 May 1972 (3 years, 354 days)
Preceded by	IV Legislature
Succeeded by	VI Legislature
Leadership
President of the Senate	Amintore Fanfani, DC
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Sandro Pertini, PSI
Structure
Seats	630 (C); 315+ (S)
Chamber of Deputies political groups	DC (266); PCI (177); PSU (91); PLI (31); MSI (24); PSIUP (23); PRI (9); PDIUM (6); Others (3);
Senate political groups	DC (135); PCI (101); PSU (46); PLI (16); MSI (11); PRI (2); PDIUM (2); Others (2);
Elections
Chamber of Deputies voting system	Proportional
Senate voting system	Proportional
Last general election	19 May 1968
Meeting place
	Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome (C)
	Palazzo Madama, Rome (S)
Website
	Fifth Legislature – Chamber of Deputies; Fifth Legislature – Senate
Constitution
	Constitution of Italy

The Legislature V of Italy (Italian: V Legislatura della Repubblica Italiana) was the 5th legislature of the Italian Republic, and lasted from 5 June 1968 until 24 May 1972. Its composition was the one resulting from the general election of 19 May 1968.

It was the first republican legislature to be dismissed before its term's natural expiration.