1972 Italian General Election

{{Infobox election
 * election_name = 1972 Italian General Election
 * country = Kingdom of Italy
 * type = parliamentary
 * ongoing = no
 * previous_election = 1968 Italian General Election
 * previous_year = 1968
 * election_date = 14 May 1972
 * next_election = 1978 Italian General Election
 * next_year = 1978
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 * elected_mps = -
 * seats_for_election = All 650 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
 * majority_seats = 316
 * opinion_polls =
 * turnout = 99.0% ({{decrease}} 0.3 pp)
 * registered = 39,681,692
 * image1 = Giulio_Andreotti_anni_60.jpg
 * leader1 = Giulio Andreotti
 * party1 = Christian Democracy
 * leader_since1 = 28 April 1968
 * leaders_seat1 = Lazio III
 * last_election1 = 289
 * seats1 = 491
 * seat_change1 = {{increase}} 202
 * popular_vote1 = 18,583,914
 * percentage1 = 54,9%
 * swing1 = {{increase}} 6.3% pp
 * image2 = Luigi Longo 1979.jpg
 * leader2 = Luigi Longo
 * leader_since2 = 1 February 1963
 * party2 = Italian Communist Party
 * leaders_seat2 = Tuscany IV (defeated)
 * last_election2 = 200
 * seats2 = 200
 * seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 41
 * popular_vote2 = 9,582,696
 * percentage2 = 34.0%
 * swing2 = {{decrease}} 6.1% pp
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 * title = Prime Minister of Italy
 * posttitle = Prime Minister after election
 * before_election = Giulio Andreotti
 * before_party = Christian Democracy
 * after_election = Giulio Andreotti
 * after_party = Christian Democracy