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An institutional referendum (Italian: referendum istituzionale, or referendum sulla forma istituzionale dello Stato) [1] [2] [3] was held by universal suffrage in the Kingdom of Italy on 2 June 1946, [4] a key event of contemporary Italian history.
General elections were held in Italy on Sunday 2 and also on Monday 3 June (but until noon) 1946. [1] They were the first after World War II and elected 556 deputies to the Constituent Assembly . Theoretically, a total of 573 deputies were to be elected, but the election did not take place in the Julian March and in South Tyrol , which were ...
The Italian Constituent Assembly (Italian: Assemblea Costituente della Repubblica Italiana) was a parliamentary chamber which existed in Italy from 25 June 1946 until 31 January 1948. It was tasked with writing a constitution for the Italian Republic , which had replaced the Kingdom of Italy after the 1946 Italian institutional referendum .
Electoral ballot of the 1946 Italian institutional referendum. Victor Emmanuel formally abdicated on 9 May 1946; [30] his son became king as Umberto II of Italy. The 1946 Italian institutional referendum was held on 2 June. [31] The republican side won 54% of the vote and Italy officially became a republic. The Kingdom of Italy was no more.
A constitutional referendum can be called in order to approve a constitutional law or amendment only when it has been approved by the Houses (Chamber of Deputies and Senate of the Republic) with a majority of less than two thirds in both or either House, and only at the request of one fifth of the members of either House, or 500,000 electors or ...
Before the adoption of the Constitution of 1948, a unique referendum (called referendum on the institutional form of the State or institutional referendum in Italian) [14] [15] [16] was held on 2 June 1946, [17] Italians were asked to vote on the future form of government of Italy: retain the monarchy or become a republic. The republic vote won ...
1946 Italian institutional referendum: 2 June 1946 monarchy abolished 52.3 47.7 89.1 [18] Luxembourg: 1919 Luxembourg referendum: 28 September 1919 monarchy retained 19.7 80.3 72.1 [19] Maldives: 1952 Maldivian constitutional referendum: 17 and 18 April 1952 monarchy abolished 96 4 [20] Maldives: 1953 Maldivian constitutional referendum: August ...
The referendum was announced at the end of World War II, a few years after the fall of the Fascist regime in Italy, the dictatorial regime that had been supported by the Italian royal family, the House of Savoy, for more than 20 years. [1] The 1946 Italian general election to elect the Constituent Assembly of Italy was held on the same days. [2]