1968 Italian general election

The 1968 Italian general election was held in Italy on 19 May 1968. The Christian Democracy (DC) remained stable around 38% of the votes. They were marked by a victory of the Communist Party (PCI) passing from 25% of 1963 to c. 30% at the Senate, where it presented jointly with the new Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity (PSIUP), which included members of Socialist Party (PSI) which disagreed the latter's alliance with DC. PSIUP gained c. 4.5% at the Chamber. The Socialist Party and the Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI) presented together as the Unified PSI–PSDI, but gained c. 15%, far less than the sum of what the two parties had obtained separately in 1963.

1968 Italian general election
19 May 1968
Chamber of Deputies
All 630 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
316 seats needed for a majority
Turnout92.79% ( 0.10pp)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
DC Mariano Rumor 39.12 266 +6
PCI Luigi Longo 26.90 177 +11
PSI–PSDI Francesco De Martino 14.48 91 −29
PLI Giovanni Malagodi 5.82 31 −8
PSIUP Tullio Vecchietti 4.45 23 New
MSI Arturo Michelini 4.45 24 −3
PRI Ugo La Malfa 1.97 9 +3
PDIUM Alfredo Covelli 1.30 6 −2
SVP Silvius Magnago 0.48 3 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Senate of the Republic
All 315 seats in the Senate of the Republic
162 seats needed for a majority
Turnout93.04% ( 2.84pp)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
DC Mariano Rumor 38.34 135 +3
PCI–PSIUP Luigi Longo 30.00 101 +17
PSI–PSDI Francesco De Martino 15.22 46 −12
PLI Giovanni Malagodi 6.79 16 −2
MSI Arturo Michelini 4.56 11 −4
PRI Ugo La Malfa 2.17 2 +1
PDIUM Alfredo Covelli 1.09 2 0
SVP Silvius Magnago 0.46 2 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after the election
Aldo Moro
DC		 Giovanni Leone
DC
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