The Spadolini I Cabinet, led by Giovanni Spadolini, was the 39th cabinet of the

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. The government, in office from 28 June 1981 to 23 August 1982, was led by for the first time in the republican history of Italy by a non-Christian Democrat Prime Minister, the Republican Spadolini. However, Christian Democracy (DC) maintained the majority of ministries, while forming a large coalition of five parties (''

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'') with

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(PSI),

Italian Democratic Socialist Party The Italian Democratic Socialist Party (, PSDI), also known as Italian Social Democratic Party, was a minor social-democratic political party in Italy. The longest serving partner in government for Christian Democracy, the PSDI had been an ...

(PSDI),

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(PRI) and

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(PLI). The cabinet fell after the reject of the government's budget law. After that, Spadolini resigned on 7 August 1982.

Party breakdown

Ministers and other members

(PRI): prime minister, 1 minister, 3 undersecretaries * Christian Democracy (DC): 15 ministers, 31 undersecretaries *

(PSI): 7 ministers, 15 undersecretaries *

(PSDI): 3 ministers, 5 undersecretaries *

(PLI): 1 minister, 3 undersecretaries

Composition

References

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