1972 Italian general election

The 1972 Italian general election was held in Italy on 7 May 1972. The Christian Democracy (DC) remained stable with around 38% of the votes, as did the Communist Party (PCI) which obtained the same 27% it had in 1968. The Socialist Party (PSI) continued in its decline, reducing to less than 10%. The largest increase in vote share was that of the post-fascist Italian Social Movement, which nearly doubled its votes from 4.5% to about 9%, after its leader Giorgio Almirante launched the formula of the National Right, proposing his party as the sole group of the Italian right wing. After a disappointing result of less than 2%, against the 4.5% of 1968, the Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity was disbanded; a majority of its members joined the PCI.

1972 Italian general election
7 May 1972
Chamber of Deputies
All 630 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
316 seats needed for a majority
Turnout93.19% ( 0.40pp)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
DC Arnaldo Forlani 38.66 266 0
PCI Enrico Berlinguer 27.15 179 +2
PSI Francesco De Martino 9.61 61 −1
MSI Giorgio Almirante 8.67 56 +26
PSDI Mauro Ferri 5.14 29 0
PLI Giovanni Malagodi 3.89 21 −10
PRI Ugo La Malfa 2.86 15 +6
SVP Silvius Magnago 0.46 3 0
UV Severino Caveri 0.10 1 +1
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
Turnout93.32% ( 0.28pp)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
DC Arnaldo Forlani 38.07 135 0
PCI–PSIUP Enrico Berlinguer 28.23 94 −7
PSI Francesco De Martino 10.71 33 −3
MSI Giorgio Almirante 9.19 26 +13
PSDI Mauro Ferri 5.36 11 +1
PLI Giovanni Malagodi 4.38 8 −8
PRI Ugo La Malfa 3.05 5 +3
SVP Silvius Magnago 0.38 2 0
UV Severino Caveri 0.10 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after the election
Giulio Andreotti
DC		 Giulio Andreotti
DC
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