One by-election was held in Italy in 2022.

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Chamber of Deputies

Lazio 1: Rome, Trionfale

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The by-election in the constituency of ''Trionfale'' (

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) was held on 16 January 2022 to replace Roberto Gualtieri (

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). He was elected as the new Mayor of Rome in the

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, and thus resigned from the

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on 4 November 2021.

Secretary

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proposed to the former Prime Minister

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to run for the by-election, but his candidacy was strongly opposed by

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, which ran in the

and got the first place in ''1st Municipio''. Calenda stated that he would run against Conte if he decided to run as well. Ultimately, Conte declined the proposal stating that he was too busy with the reorganization of the

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. The turnout was extremely low, with only 11.33% of the population turning out to vote, 7% less than at the 2020 by-election.

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Chamber of Deputies

Lazio 1: Rome, Trionfale

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