European Parliament election 1979 (Italy) Tags: Election.The first elections for the European Parliament in Italy were held on 10 June 1979.A week before Italy had voted for its general election: the lack of matching between the two elections caused much controversy for wasting public money. thumbnail affiliation Italian Communist Party country Italy firstLeader Benigno Zaccagnini secondLeader Enrico Berlinguer start date 1979-06-10 title European Parliament election in Italy 1979 Learn more... Loading...