# Legislature XIII of Italy

The Legislature XIII of Italy (Italian: XIII Legislatura della Repubblica Italiana) lasted from 9 May 1996 until 29 May 2001. Its composition was the one resulting from the general election of 21 April 1996. The election was called by President Scalfaro after the technocratic government of Lamberto Dini lost its support in the Parliament in 1995. President Scalfaro dissolved the houses of Parliament on 16 February 1996. The legislature ended after completing its five-year-long natural course, when President Ciampi dissolved the houses on 8 March 2001.

## Government

| Prime Minister | Prime Minister | Prime Minister | Party | Term of office | Term of office | Government | Composition |
| Prime Minister | Prime Minister | Prime Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | Government | Composition |
| | | Romano Prodi (b. 1939) | Independent | 17 May 1996 | 21 October 1998 | Prodi I | PDS • PPI • RI • FdV • UD (with PRC's external support) (The Olive Tree) |
| | | Massimo D'Alema (b. 1949) | Democrats of the Left | 21 October 1998 | 18 December 1999 | D'Alema I | DS • PPI • RI • SDI • FdV • PdCI • UDR (The Olive Tree) |
| | | Massimo D'Alema (b. 1949) | Democrats of the Left | 18 December 1999 | 25 April 2000 | D'Alema II | DS • PPI • Dem • RI • FdV • PdCI • UDEUR (The Olive Tree) |
| | | Giuliano Amato (b. 1938) | Independent | 25 April 2000 | 11 June 2001 | Amato II | DS • PPI • Dem • FdV • PdCI • UDEUR • RI • SDI (The Olive Tree) |

## Composition
### Chamber of Deputies

The number of elected deputies is 630. At the end of the legislature, eight seats remained vacant making the final total number of deputies 622. For these seats no by-election was planned, since they were left vacant less than a year before the natural end of the legislature.
* President: Luciano Violante (PDS), elected on 16 May 1996
* Vice Presidents: Lorenzo Acquarone (L'Ulivo), Pierluigi Petrini (Mixed), Alfredo Biondi (FI), Carlo Giovanardi (Mixed)
Parliamentary groups in the Chamber of Deputies :
| Initial composition | Initial composition | Initial composition | Initial composition | Final composition | Final composition | Final composition | Final composition | Final composition |
| Parliamentary group | Parliamentary group | Parliamentary group | Seats | Parliamentary group | Parliamentary group | Parliamentary group | Seats | Change |
| | Democrats of the Left – The Olive Tree | Democrats of the Left – The Olive Tree | 172 | | Democrats of the Left – The Olive Tree | Democrats of the Left – The Olive Tree | 161 | 11 |
| | Forza Italia | Forza Italia | 123 | | Forza Italia | Forza Italia | 117 | 6 |
| | National Alliance | National Alliance | 92 | | National Alliance | National Alliance | 88 | 4 |
| | Popular Democrats – The Olive Tree | Popular Democrats – The Olive Tree | 67 | | Popular Democrats – The Olive Tree | Popular Democrats – The Olive Tree | 56 | 11 |
| | Lega Nord Padania | Lega Nord Padania | 59 | | Lega Nord Padania | Lega Nord Padania | 46 | 13 |
| | Communist Refoundation – Progressives | Communist Refoundation – Progressives | 35 | | Communist Group | Communist Group | 20 | 15 |
| | CCD – Christian Democratic Centre | CCD – Christian Democratic Centre | 30 | | | | | 30 |
| | Italian Renewal | Italian Renewal | 26 | | | | | 26 |
| | | | | | The Democrats – The Olive Tree | The Democrats – The Olive Tree | 20 | 20 |
| | | | | | Union of Democrats for Europe | Union of Democrats for Europe | 20 | 20 |
| | Mixed | Mixed | 26 | | Mixed | Mixed | 94 | 68 |
| | | Federation of the Greens | 14 | | | Federation of the Greens | 12 | 2 |
| | | Linguistic Minorities | 5 | | | Linguistic Minorities | 5 | |
| | | The Network – The Olive Tree | 3 | | | | | 3 |
| | | | | | | Communist Refoundation – Progressives | 14 | 14 |
| | | | | | | Christian Democratic Centre | 12 | 12 |
| | | | | | | Italian Democratic Socialists | 8 | 8 |
| | | | | | | Italian Renewal | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | United Christian Democrats | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Liberal Democrat Federalists and Republicans | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | Segni Pact – Reformers | 3 | 3 |
| | | Non inscrits | 4 | | | Non inscrits | 24 | 20 |
| Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | 630 | Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | 622 | 8 |

### Senate of the Republic

The number of elected senators is 315. At the beginning of the legislature there were 10 life senators (Giovanni Leone and Francesco Cossiga as former Presidents, and the nominated life senators Amintore Fanfani, Leo Valiani, Carlo Bo, Norberto Bobbio, Gianni Agnelli, Giulio Andreotti, Francesco De Martino and Paolo Emilio Taviani). After the deaths of Fanfani and Valiani, and the appointment of Scalfaro as life senator after the election of President Ciampi on 15 May 1999, the final number of life senators was of nine.
The total number of senators at the start of the legislature was of 325. At the end of it, two seats remained vacant because no by-elections could be held for vacancies appearing less than one year before the natural end of the legislature. Therefore, the total number of senators at the end of the legislature was of 322.
* President: Nicola Mancino (PPI), elected on 16 May 1996
* Vice Presidents: Carlo Rognoni (SD – L'Ulivo), Ersilia Salvato (PRC, then PDS), Domenico Constestabile (FI), Domenico Fisichella (AN)
Parliamentary groups in the Senate of the Republic :
| Initial composition | Initial composition | Initial composition | Initial composition | Final composition | Final composition | Final composition | Final composition | Final composition |
| Parliamentary group | Parliamentary group | Parliamentary group | Seats | Parliamentary group | Parliamentary group | Parliamentary group | Seats | Change |
| | Democratic Left – The Olive Tree | Democratic Left – The Olive Tree | 100 | | Democrats of the Left – The Olive Tree | Democrats of the Left – The Olive Tree | 102 | 2 |
| | Forza Italia | Forza Italia | 48 | | Forza Italia | Forza Italia | 45 | 3 |
| | National Alliance | National Alliance | 43 | | National Alliance | National Alliance | 42 | 1 |
| | Italian People's Party | Italian People's Party | 31 | | Italian People's Party | Italian People's Party | 25 | 6 |
| | Lega | Lega | 27 | | Lega Nord Padania | Lega Nord Padania | 18 | 9 |
| | Christian Democratic Federation – CCD | Christian Democratic Federation – CCD | 15 | | Christian Democratic Centre | Christian Democratic Centre | 11 | 4 |
| | Greens – The Olive Tree | Greens – The Olive Tree | 14 | | Greens – The Olive Tree | Greens – The Olive Tree | 14 | |
| | Christian Democratic Federation – CDU | Christian Democratic Federation – CDU | 10 | | Union of Democrats for Europe | Union of Democrats for Europe | 12 | 2 |
| | Communist Refoundation – Progressives | Communist Refoundation – Progressives | 11 | | | | | 11 |
| | Italian Renewal | Italian Renewal | 11 | | | | | 11 |
| | | | | | European Democracy | European Democracy | 10 | 10 |
| | Mixed | Mixed | 15 | | Mixed | Mixed | 43 | 28 |
| | | Linguistic Minorities | 3 | | | Linguistic Minorities | 3 | |
| | | Sardinian Action Party | 1 | | | Sardinian Action Party | 1 | |
| | | League of the Regions | 1 | | | League of the Regions | 1 | |
| | | Tricolour Flame | 1 | | | Tricolour Flame | 1 | |
| | | The Network – The Olive Tree | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| | | | | | | Communist Group | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Italian Renewal | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | The Democrats | 5 | 5 |
| | | | | | | Communist Refoundation – Progressives | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | Italian Democratic Socialists | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | Reforming Centre | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | Pannella List | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | Democratic People's Union | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | United Christian Democrats | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | Italy of Values | 1 | 1 |
| | | Non inscrits | 8 | | | Non inscrits | 8 | |
| Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | 325 | Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | 322 | 3 |
Note
* Of the 315 elected senators, 10 Senators for life were added at the beginning of the term distributed as follows:
* 4 from the group Partito Popolare Italiano: Giulio Andreotti (nel 2001 passato al gruppo Democrazia Europea), Carlo Bo, Amintore Fanfani (died in 1999), Paolo Emilio Taviani.
* 2 from the group Sinistra Democratica – L'Ulivo: Norberto Bobbio, Francesco De Martino.
* 4 with no affiliation: Gianni Agnelli, Francesco Cossiga, Giovanni Leone, Leo Valiani (died in 1999). Nel 1999 Oscar Luigi Scalfaro.

#### Senators for Life

| Senator | Motivation | Appointed by | From | Till |
| Amintore Fanfani | Merits in the social field | President Giovanni Leone | Previous legislature | 20 November 1999 (deceased) |
| Giovanni Leone | Former president of Italy | ex officio | Previous legislature | Next legislature |
| Leo Valiani | Merits in the social field | President Sandro Pertini | Previous legislature | 18 September 1999 (deceased) |
| Carlo Bo | Merits in the literary field | President Sandro Pertini | Previous legislature | Next legislature |
| Norberto Bobbio | Merits in the social and scientific field | President Sandro Pertini | Previous legislature | Next legislature |
| Gianni Agnelli | Merits in the social field | President Francesco Cossiga | Previous legislature | Next legislature |
| Giulio Andreotti | Merits in the social field | President Francesco Cossiga | Previous legislature | Next legislature |
| Francesco De Martino | Merits in the social field | President Francesco Cossiga | Previous legislature | Next legislature |
| Paolo Emilio Taviani | Merits in the social field | President Francesco Cossiga | Previous legislature | Next legislature |
| Francesco Cossiga | Former president of Italy | ex officio | Previous legislature | Next legislature |
| Oscar Luigi Scalfaro | Former president of Italy | ex officio | 15 May 1999 | Next legislature |