First Prodi government | |
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 53rdCabinet of Italy | |
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| Date formed | 18 May 1996 (1996-05-18) |
| Date dissolved | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) (887 days) |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Oscar Luigi Scalfaro |
| Head of government | Romano Prodi |
| No. of ministers | 22(incl. Prime Minister) |
| Ministers removed | 1 |
| Totalno. of members | 23(incl. Prime Minister) |
| Member party | PDS,PPI,RI,FdV,UD External support: PRC |
| Status in legislature | Centre-left coalition |
| Opposition party | FI,AN,LN,CCD,CDU |
| Opposition leader | Silvio Berlusconi |
| History | |
| Election | 1996 election |
| Legislature term | XIII Legislature (1996 – 2001) |
| Predecessor | Dini government |
| Successor | First D'Alema government |
Thefirst Prodi government was the 53rdgovernment ofItaly. It held office from 18 May 1996 until 21 October 1998.
On 21 April 1996,the Olive Tree won1996 general election in alliance with theCommunist Refoundation Party (PRC), makingRomano ProdiPrime Minister of Italy. The Olive Tree's main component was theDemocratic Party of the Left, which contained the bulk of the formerItalian Communist Party. The PDS'Walter Veltroni, who ran in ticket with Prodi in a long electoral campaign, served as Deputy Prime Minister, and 15 other PDS ministers joined him in cabinet alongside 10 PDS junior ministers. It was the first time that (former) Communists had taken part in government since 1947.
Besides the external support of PRC, the coalition received the support also of some minor parties: theItalian Republican Party (PRI, social-liberal),The Network (social-democratic), theSouth Tyrolean People's Party (regionalist and Christian democratic) and some other minor parties which later merged with PDS.
The average age of the ministers was 55.9 years and 14 ministers has parliamentary experience.[1] The number of female ministers was three.[1]
The government fell in 1998 when theCommunist Refoundation Party withdrew its support. This led to the resignation of Prodi and to the formation of a new government led byMassimo D'Alema as Prime Minister.
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