The Andreotti III Cabinet was the 33rd cabinet of the Italian Republic. It held office from 1976 to 1978.[1]
Andreotti III Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 33rd Cabinet of Italy | |
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| Date formed | 30 July 1976 |
| Date dissolved | 13 March 1978 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Giovanni Leone |
| Head of government | Giulio Andreotti |
| Member parties | DC Abstention: PCI, PSI, PSDI, PRI, PLI |
| Status in legislature | Minority government |
| Opposition parties | MSI, DP, PR |
| History | |
| Election | 1976 election |
| Legislature term | VII Legislature (1976–1979) |
| Predecessor | Moro V Cabinet |
| Successor | Andreotti IV Cabinet |
It was the first government in the history of the Italian Republic to count among its members a woman, Tina Anselmi (as Minister of Labour).
The government obtained the confidence in the Senate on 6 August 1976, with 136 votes in favor, 17 against and 69 abstentions, and in the Chamber of Deputies on 9 August 1976, with 258 votes in favor, 44 against and 303 abstentions.
It was a single-color government composed only of members of Christian Democracy; it was known as the Government of non no-confidence (Italian: Governo della non sfiducia) or Government of national solidarity (Italian: Governo di solidarietà nazionale)[2] because it obtained the vote of confidence in parliament thanks to the abstention of the Italian Communist Party led by Enrico Berlinguer.[3]
The Andreotti III Cabinet fell on 31 January 1978, due to the withdrawal of support from the Communist Party, which wanted to be directly involved in the government, a proposal rejected by Christian Democracy.[4]
Composition
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edit- ^ "Governo Andreotti III". www.governo.it (in Italian). 20 November 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ 1976: nasce il governo di solidarietà nazionale
- ^ Il governo della “non sfiducia”, nel 1976
- ^ Head of Small‐Italian Party Is Asked to Form Cabinet