The 2008 Italian general election took place on 13–14 April 2008. The election was won in Friuli-Venezia Giulia by the centre-right coalition between The People of Freedom and Lega Nord, as it happened at the national level. The People of Freedom was the largest party in the election with 34.7%, ahead of the Democratic Party (31.4%) and Lega Nord (13.0%).
Results
Chamber of Deputies
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Coalition leader ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes (%) ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |seats ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Party ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes (%) ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |seats |- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Silvio Berlusconi | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |364,484 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |47.7 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |7
| style="text-align:left;" |The People of Freedom | style="vertical-align:top;" |264,988 | style="vertical-align:top;" |32.7 | style="vertical-align:top;" |5 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Lega Nord | style="vertical-align:top;" |99,496 | style="vertical-align:top;" |13.0 | style="vertical-align:top;" |2
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Walter Veltroni | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |272,092 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |35.6 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |5
| style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Party | style="vertical-align:top;" |239,346 | style="vertical-align:top;" |31.4 | style="vertical-align:top;" |4 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Italy of Values | style="vertical-align:top;" |32,746 | style="vertical-align:top;" |4.3 | style="vertical-align:top;" |1
! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Pier Ferdinando Casini | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |46,051 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |6.0 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |1
| style="text-align:left;" |Union of the Centre | style="vertical-align:top;" |46,051 | style="vertical-align:top;" |6.0 | style="vertical-align:top;" |1
! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Fausto Bertinotti | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |23,278 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |3.1 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |The Left – The Rainbow | style="vertical-align:top;" |23,278 | style="vertical-align:top;" |3.1 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Daniela Santanchè | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |22,585 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |3.0 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |The Right | style="vertical-align:top;" |22,585 | style="vertical-align:top;" |3.0 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Renzo Rabellino | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |8,403 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |1.1 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |List of Talking Crickets | style="vertical-align:top;" |8,403 | style="vertical-align:top;" |1.1 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Enrico Boselli | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |4,271 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.6 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |Socialist Party | style="vertical-align:top;" |4,271 | style="vertical-align:top;" |0.6 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Marco Ferrando | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |3,882 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.5 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |Workers' Communist Party | style="vertical-align:top;" |3,882 | style="vertical-align:top;" |0.5 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Flavia D'Angeli | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |3,609 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.5 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |Critical Left | style="vertical-align:top;" |3,609 | style="vertical-align:top;" |0.5 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Others | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |14,303 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |1.9 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |others | style="vertical-align:top;" |14,303 | style="vertical-align:top;" |1.9 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Total coalitions ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |762,958 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |100.0 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |13 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Total parties ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |762,958 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |100.0 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |13
Source: Ministry of the Interior Senate
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Coalition leader ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes (%) ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |seats ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Party ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes (%) ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |seats |- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Silvio Berlusconi | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |345,693 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |48.5 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |4
| style="text-align:left;" |The People of Freedom | style="vertical-align:top;" |253,000 | style="vertical-align:top;" |35.5 | style="vertical-align:top;" |3 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Lega Nord | style="vertical-align:top;" |92,693 | style="vertical-align:top;" |13.0 | style="vertical-align:top;" |1
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Walter Veltroni | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |257,807 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |36.1 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |3
| style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Party | style="vertical-align:top;" |227,730 | style="vertical-align:top;" |31.9 | style="vertical-align:top;" |3 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Italy of Values | style="vertical-align:top;" |30,077 | style="vertical-align:top;" |4.2 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Pier Ferdinando Casini | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |42,956 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |6.0 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |Union of the Centre | style="vertical-align:top;" |42,956 | style="vertical-align:top;" |6.0 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Fausto Bertinotti | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |21,369 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |3.0 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |The Left – The Rainbow | style="vertical-align:top;" |21,369 | style="vertical-align:top;" |3.0 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Daniela Santanchè | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |17,424 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |2.4 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |The Right | style="vertical-align:top;" |17,424 | style="vertical-align:top;" |2.4 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Renzo Rabellino | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |7,494 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |1.1 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |List of Talking Crickets | style="vertical-align:top;" |7,494 | style="vertical-align:top;" |1.1 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Enrico Boselli | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |3,762 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.5 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |Socialist Party | style="vertical-align:top;" |3,762 | style="vertical-align:top;" |0.5 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Others | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |12,833 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |1.8 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |others | style="vertical-align:top;" |12,833 | style="vertical-align:top;" |1.8 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Total coalitions ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |713,193 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |100.0 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |7 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Total parties ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |713,193 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |100.0 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |7
Source: Ministry of the Interior
MPs elected in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Chamber of Deputies
The People of Freedom Franco Frattini Roberto Menia Roberto Antonione Isidoro Gottardo Manlio Contento
Democratic Party Alessandro Maran Ivano Strizzolo Ettore Rosato Maria Antonietta Coscioni
Lega Nord Fulvio Follegot Massimiliano Fedriga
Italy of Values Carlo Monai
Union of the Centre Angelo Compagnon
Senate
The People of Freedom Giulio Camber Giovanni Collino Ferruccio Saro
Democratic Party Carlo Pegorer Tamara Blažina Flavio Pertoldi
Lega Nord Mario Pittoni