ITALIAN NATIONAL ELECTIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00890A001000010010-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 17, 2000
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: May 27, 1958
• Content Type: BRIEF

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27 May 1958
I. Incomplete results suggest slight gains for center and left parties
and decline of extreme right.
II. With 70 percent of returns in for lower house, popular vote is as
follows:
1958
1953
Christian Democrats
won
7%
--
40.%
Communists and Nenni Socialists
37.5%
--
35.4%
Monarchists
2.2%
6.9%
Fascists
4.4%
--
5.9%
A. No results available on Democratic Socialists, Liberals and
Republicans.
B. Relative strengths of Communists and Nenni Socialists not yet
available, but early returns suggest greater proportion for
Nenni Socialists vis-a-vis Commies than in 1953.
III. In Senate Center (CD's, Liberals and Social Democrats) retained
slight majority (131 out of 246).
A. The Commies and Nenni Socialists total 95.
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