What is Italian Parliament?
The '''Italian Parliament''' ({{lang-it|Parlamento italiano}}) is the national parliament of the [[Italy|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 ({{lang|it|parlamentari}}). The Italian Parliament is made up of the [[Chamber of Deputies (Italy)|Chamber of Deputies]] (with 630 members or {{lang|it|deputati}} elected on a national basis)<ref>Article 56 of the Italian Constitution.</ref> and [[Senate of the Republic (Italy)|Senate of the Republic]] (with 315 members or {{lang|it|senatori}}).<ref>Articles 57, 58, and 59 of the Italian Constitution.</ref> The two houses are independent from one another and never meet jointly. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Bicameral legislatures]] [[Category:Government of Italy]] [[Category:National legislatures]] [[Category:Parliaments]] {{Multistub|politics|europe}}