Constituent Assembly
The Constituent Assembly (Assemblea Costituente della Repubblica Italiana) was a parliamentary chamber which existed in Italy from 25th June 1946 to 31st January 1948.
In the referendum of 2nd June 1946 voters had to decide whether the country would be a Republic (which it did) or a Monarchy. They would also choose members of the new Constituent Assembley who would write the new constitution.
Following the vote, the assembley was established with Giuseppe Saragat as its president. The first act of the new assembley was to vote in Enrico De Nicola as the Republic's provisional president.
The voting was as follows:
- 396 votes for De Nicola (Liberal Party)
- 40 votes for Cipriano Facchinetti (Republican Party)
- 32 votes Ottavia Penna Buscemi (Front of the Ordinary Man)
- 12 votes Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (left)
- 2 votes Carlo Sforza (PRI)
- 2 votes Alcide De Gasperi (Christian Democrats)
- 2 votes Alfredo Proja (Christian Democrats)
The main task of the assembley then began - creating a new constitution for the country. When this was completed the assembly was dissolved to be replaced by the new Parliament.
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