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I'll go with Repubblica's account for now.
Lifetime Senators are appointed by the President of the Republic for outstanding merits. Also, all ex-Presidents of the Republic become lifetime Senators.

Usually they would abstain from voting confidence to a new government or over a law.

There will be six foreign Senators.

No non-coalition party won enough votes to be in Parliament. There will only be the two coalitions with regional minority language parties.

by de Gondi (publiobestia aaaatttthotmaildaughtusual) on Mon Apr 10th, 2006 at 09:28:01 PM EST
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Thanks!

BTW, to you and kcurie and other night-owls: to end the comment overflow, I created a second Italy elections thread on the frontpage, please migrate over!

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Mon Apr 10th, 2006 at 09:31:12 PM EST
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