1976 Italian general election

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The 1976 Italian general election was held in Italy on 20 June 1976. It was the first election after the voting age was lowered to 18. Christian Democracy (DC) won roughly the same number of votes as it had four years prior. The Italian Communist Party performed well, winning seven percent more votes than the previous election, while minor parties lost votes to the Christian Democrats due to fears of communism. The historic Italian Liberal Party was nearly annihilated. Two new parties made their debut in this election: the liberal Radical Party, which had led a successful referendum on divorce, and the far-left Trotskyist Proletarian Democracy.

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