2006 Italian general election (Federalism All The Way)

General elections were held in Italy on 28 June 2006 to renew 512 members of the Chamber of Deputies. It was held after the approval of constitutional reforms proposed by the Berlusconi II ministry through a confirmative referendum held previously on 17 March. These greatly modified the parliament, regional powers and gave more authority to the President of the Council of Ministers which now had the power to dissolve the parliament, effectively sidelining the head of state. This created controversy as Berlusconi previously labeled President Ciampi as "leftist and biased".