How did Italy choose to become a republic in 1946?

Italy chooses the Republic

Il referendum e la Costituzione

2 June 1946–1948. On 2 and 3 June 1946 Italians voted in a referendum on monarchy or republic — women voting in a national election for the first time — and the Republic won…

Where: Italy

What happened

On 2 and 3 June 1946 Italians voted in a referendum on monarchy or republic — women voting in a national election for the first time — and the Republic won with about 54 percent. King Umberto II left the country on 13 June. On the same days they elected an assembly to write a constitution, which came into force on 1 January 1948 and begins: Italy is a democratic Republic, founded on work. 2 June is the Festa della Repubblica.

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Il 2 giugno 1946 gli italiani hanno scelto la Repubblica.

On 2 June 1946 Italians chose the Republic.

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