The Moro IV Cabinet, led by

Aldo Moro Aldo Romeo Luigi Moro (; 23 September 1916 – 9 May 1978) was an Italian statesman and a prominent member of the Christian Democracy (DC). He served as prime minister of Italy from December 1963 to June 1968 and then from November 1974 to July ...

, was the 31st cabinet of the

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. It held office from 1974 to 1976. The government obtained confidence on 5 December 1974 in the

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, with 190 votes in favor and 113 against, and on 7 December in the

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, with 355 votes in favor, 226 against and 19 abstentions.IV governo Moro - 23 novembre 1974-12 febbraio 1976 - Coalizione politica DC - PRI
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Party breakdown

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(DC): prime minister, 19 ministers, 39 undersecretaries *

Italian Republican Party The Italian Republican Party ( it, Partito Repubblicano Italiano, PRI) is a liberal and social-liberal political party in Italy. Founded in 1895, the PRI is the oldest political party still active in Italy. The PRI has old roots and a long histo ...

(PRI): deputy prime minister, 4 ministers, 4 undersecretaries

Composition

References

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