Overseas (Senate of the Republic constituency)

Overseas
Senate of the Republic
Electoral constituency
Electorate5.8 million (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created2000
Seats4
Member(s)
  •   PD (3)
  •   MAIE (1)

Overseas (Italian: Estero) is one of the 21 constituencies (Italian: circoscrizioni) represented in the Senate of the Republic, the upper house of the Italian parliament.[2] With more than 5.8 million registered voters, it is the largest constituency by population, but it currently elects only 4 Senators.[1]

The constituency was established by constitutional law no. 1 of 17 January 2000.[3]

Members of the Parliament

Legislature XIX (2022–present)

Main article: Legislature XIX of Italy
District Party Senator
N. Name Map
01 Europe
Democratic Party Andrea Crisanti
02 South America
MAIE Mario Borghese
03 North and Central America
Democratic Party Francesca La Marca
04 Africa–Asia–Oceania–Antarctica
Democratic Party Francesco Giacobbe

Legislature XVIII (2018–2022)

Main article: Legislature XVIII of Italy
Multi-member districts[4]
District Party Senator
N. Name Map
01 Europe
Democratic Party Laura Garavini [it]
Lega–FI–FdI Raffaele Fantetti [it]
02 South America
MAIE Ricardo Antonio Merlo
USEI [[Adriano Cario|Adriano Cario]]
(until 2 December 2021)[a]
Democratic Party [[Adriano Cario|Fabio Porta [it]]]
(since 12 January 2022)
03 North and Central America
Lega–FI–FdI Francesca Alderisi
04 Africa–Asia–Oceania–Antarctica
Democratic Party Francesco Giacobbe
  1. ^ Expelled from the Senate following a certified electoral fraud.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Il voto degli italiani all'estero ha vari problemi". Il Post (in Italian). 14 September 2022. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Conoscere la Camera – Scheda illustrativa". Camera dei Deputati. 4 March 2018.
  3. ^ Modifica all'articolo 48 della Costituzione concernente l'istituzione della circoscrizione Estero per l'esercizio del diritto di voto dei cittadini italiani residenti all'estero Legge Costituzionale n. 1 del 17 gennaio 2000 Archived 19 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine (GU n. 15 del 20 gennaio 2000).
  4. ^ "senato.it - XVIII Legislatura - Senatori eletti nelle Circoscrizioni estere". www.senato.it. Senate of the Republic. Retrieved 12 January 2022.