Legislature II of Italy

Legislature II of Italy

II legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
Legislature II of Italy ; II legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
2nd legislature
Type
Type	bicameral
Houses	Chamber of Deputies; Senate of the Republic
History
Founded	25 June 1953
Disbanded	11 June 1958 ; (4 years, 351 days)
Preceded by	I Legislature
Succeeded by	III Legislature
Leadership
President of the Senate	Cesare Merzagora, Ind ; since 25 June 1953
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Giovanni Gronchi, DC ; (25 June 1953 – 29 April 1955); Giovanni Leone, DC ; (10 May 1955 – 11 June 1958)
Structure
Seats	590 (C); 237 (S)
Chamber of Deputies political groups	DC (263); PCI (143); PSI (75); PNM (40); MSI (29); PSDI (19); PLI (14); PRI (5); SVP (3);
Senate political groups	DC (112); PCI (52); PSI (26); PNM (14); MSI (9); PSDI (4); PLI (3); SVP (2); ADN (1); Others (15);
Elections
Chamber of Deputies voting system	Proportional with majority bonus
Senate voting system	Proportional
Last general election	7 June 1953
Meeting place
	Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome (C)
	Palazzo Madama, Rome (S)
Website
	Second Legislature – Chamber of Deputies; Second Legislature – Senate
Constitution
	Constitution of Italy

The Legislature II of Italy (Italian: II Legislatura della Repubblica Italiana) was the 2nd legislature of the Italian Republic, and lasted from 25 June 1953 until 11 June 1958. Its composition was the one resulting from the general election of 7 June 1953.

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