Italian Parliament

The Italian Parliament () is the national parliament of the Italian Republic. 
It is the representative body of Italian citizens. It is a bicameral legislature with 945 elected members and a small number of unelected members ("parlamentari"). The Italian Parliament is made up of the Chamber of Deputies (with 630 members or "deputati" elected on a national basis) and Senate of the Republic (with 315 members or "senatori". 
The two houses are independent from one another and never meet jointly.