European Parliament election, 1994 (Italy)
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The European Parliament election of 1994 in Italy was the election of the delegation from Italy
to the European Parliament
in 1994.
It was the first continental election after the scandal of Tangentopoli
which destroyed the traditional republican parties of Italy: consequently, all new parties contested the race.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
to the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
in 1994.
It was the first continental election after the scandal of Tangentopoli
Tangentopoli
Tangentopoli is a term which was coined to describe pervasive corruption in the Italian political system exposed in the 1992-6 Mani Pulite investigations, as well as the resulting scandal, which led to the collapse of the hitherto dominant Christian Democracy party and its allies.-Popular distrust...
which destroyed the traditional republican parties of Italy: consequently, all new parties contested the race.