▁The ▁parties ▁Seven ▁elect oral ▁lists ▁cont ested ▁the ▁North ▁and ▁Central ▁American ▁Senate ▁division . ▁The ▁same ▁lists ▁also ▁field ed ▁candidates ▁for ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁and ▁North ▁and ▁Central ▁America . ▁ ▁Prime ▁minister ▁Sil v io ▁Ber lus con i ' s ▁right - wing ▁For za ▁Italia ▁party ▁ran ▁its ▁own ▁sl ate . ▁Two ▁other ▁parties ▁aligned ▁with ▁Ber lus con i ' s ▁government ▁ran ▁separate ▁lists : ▁the ▁moder ate ▁conserv ative ▁Union ▁of ▁Christian ▁and ▁Centre ▁Democr ats ▁and ▁Mir ko ▁T rem aglia ' s ▁right - wing ▁For ▁Italy ▁in ▁the ▁World , ▁which ▁was ▁specifically ▁focused ▁on ▁di as por a ▁issues . ▁( An other ▁party ▁in ▁Ber lus con i ' s ▁coal ition , ▁the ▁L ega ▁Nord , ▁also ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot , ▁although ▁this ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁technical ▁error ). ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁opposition ▁group ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁parliament , ▁Rom ano ▁Pro di ' s ▁centre - left ▁Union ▁party , ▁ran ▁a ▁un ited ▁sl ate . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁candidates ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁lists ▁fav oured ▁his ▁group ' s ▁ch ances ▁of ▁election . ▁ ▁The ▁cent rist ▁Independent ▁Altern ative ▁for ▁It ali ans ▁Ab road ▁also ▁field ed ▁a ▁list , ▁as ▁did ▁the ▁far - right ▁Tr icol our ▁Fl ame ▁party . ▁ ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁lists ▁compr ised ▁two ▁candidates , ▁except ▁for ▁the