Italian Republic referendum 1946

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf referendum
gptkbp:celebrates Annual celebrations of the Republic Day
gptkbp:civicEngagement High public interest
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:Italian_government
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_Italian_identity
gptkbp:date 1946-06-02
gptkbp:electionYear Commissione Elettorale
gptkbp:followedBy Constitution of Italy 1948
gptkbp:fossilRecord 10,719,284
gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty Monarchists
gptkbp:historical_analysis Numerous studies conducted
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Post-World_War_II_Italy
gptkbp:historicalEvent First referendum in Italy
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Foundation_of_modern_Italian_state
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:End_of_monarchy_in_Italy
Extensive archival records
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Italian Republic referendum 1946
gptkbp:impact Political_transformation_in_Italy
gptkbp:internationalCooperation Support for republicanism
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:Palmiro_Togliatti
gptkb:Giuseppe_Saragat
Alcide De Gasperi
Pietro Nenni
Umberto II
gptkbp:legalStatus New_republican_constitution
gptkbp:location gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Republicans
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Extensive coverage
gptkbp:outcome Republic declared
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Post-fascist_Italy
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Christian_Democracy
gptkb:Italian_Socialist_Party
gptkb:Italian_Liberal_Party
gptkb:Italian_Communist_Party
Simple majority
Monarchist_National_Party
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer Formation of a new government
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Italian_monarchy
gptkbp:previousWinners Elections_for_Constituent_Assembly
gptkbp:publicAccess Divided opinions
Monarchy vs Republic
gptkbp:result Abolition of the monarchy
gptkbp:significance Established_the_Italian_Republic
gptkbp:type Constitutional referendum
gptkbp:voterTurnout 21 years
Secret ballot
Direct democracy
Universal suffrage
25,000,000
12,717,923
89.08%
Open from 7 AM to 10 PM
Two options: Republic or Monarchy