First D'Alema government
The first D'Alema government was the government of Italy from 21 October 1998 to 22 December 1999.
First D'Alema government | |
|---|---|
54th Cabinet of Italy | |
| Date formed | 21 October 1998 |
| Date dissolved | 22 December 1999 (428 days) |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Oscar Luigi Scalfaro Carlo Azeglio Ciampi |
| Head of government | Massimo D'Alema |
| No. of ministers | 26 (incl. Prime Minister) |
| Ministers removed | 3 |
| Total no. of members | 29 (incl. Prime Minister) |
| Member party | DS, PPI, UDR, RI, PdCI, FdV, SDI |
| Status in legislature | Centre-left coalition |
| Opposition party | FI, AN, LN, PRC, CCD |
| Opposition leader | Silvio Berlusconi |
| History | |
| Legislature term(s) | XIII Legislature (1996 – 2001) |
| Predecessor | First Prodi government |
| Successor | Second D'Alema government |
The first Prodi government fell in 1998 when the Communist Refoundation Party withdrew its support to Prodi. This led to the formation of a new government led by Massimo D'Alema as Prime Minister, the first former Communist to lead a NATO country. As the result of a vote of no confidence in Prodi's government, D'Alema's nomination was passed by a single vote. This was the first and so far, the only occasion in the history of the Italian republic on which a vote of no confidence had ever been called; the Republic's many previous governments had been brought down by a majority "no" vote on some crucially important piece of legislation (such as the budget).