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The
Italian Parliament
(
Italian
:
Parlamento italiano
) is the national parliament of the
Italian Republic
.
It is the representative body of Italian citizens. It is a
bicameral
legislature
with 945 elected members and a small number of unelected members (
parlamentari
). The Italian Parliament is made up of the
Chamber of Deputies
(with 630 members or
deputati
elected on a national basis)
[1]
and
Senate of the Republic
(with 315 members or
senatori
).
[2]
The two houses are independent from one another and never meet jointly.
- ↑
Article 56 of the Italian Constitution.
- ↑
Articles 57, 58, and 59 of the Italian Constitution.
