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2006 Italian constitutional referendum

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Field	Value
name	2006 Italian constitutional referendum
country	Italy
flag_year	2006
title	Do you approve the text of the Constitutional Law concerning "Amendments to Part II of the Constitution" approved by Parliament and published in the Official Gazette no. 269 of 18 November 2005?
date	26 June 2006
yes	9970513
no	15783269
total	26110925
electorate	49772506
voter_registration	no
map	2006 Italian constitutional referendum.svg
mapdivision	regions
mapcaption	{{UBL
* Yes: {{legend0	#B6C8D9	50–60%	border	1px #AAAAAA solid}}
* No: {{legend0	#5D5D2D	80–90%	border	1px #AAAAAA solid}} }}

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A constitutional referendum was held in Italy on 25 and 26 June 2006. The reforms were proposed and initially approved during Berlusconi II and III cabinet between October 2004 and November 2005. If ultimately approved by referendum, in continuation with the 2001 constitutional enacted modifications, these reforms would have substantially completed the transformation of Italy from a unitary state into a federal republic.

The proposals were opposed by incumbent Prodi II Cabinet, and were rejected by 61% of voters.

Background

The second confirmatory referendum in Italian republican history, launched on the initiative of the center-right legislature XIV, it aimed at modifying the second part of the Constitution of Italy in several respects. The constitutional law revision, approved by an absolute majority of the members of the Italian Parliament, according to the provisions of art. 138 of the constitution, had opened the possibility to the request for confirmation by one of the three subjects provided for by the article. This request was received by more than one fifth of the members of a chamber, by more than 500,000 voters and by more than five regional councils.

Voters were asked whether they approved of amending 57 articles of the constitution. They would have given more power to the Prime Minister by allowing him or her to dissolve parliament, appoint and dismiss ministers, and control government policy. The President of Italy would have become guarantor of the constitution and the republic's federal unity.

The reforms would have also ended Italy's perfect bicameralism: the Chamber of Deputies would have been given responsibility for foreign policy, defense and immigration, and the Senate – renamed "Federal Senate" – responsibility for nationwide federal law.

Results

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]], Philip Stöver. (2010). "Elections in Europe: A data handbook".
(25 June 2006). "Italy votes in reform referendum".

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