2020 Italian constitutional referendum information
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2020 Italian constitutional referendum
20–21 September 2020
Do you approve the text of the Constitutional Law entitled 'Amendments to articles 56, 57 and 59 of the Constitution concerning the reduction of the number of parliamentarians' approved by Parliament and published in the Official Gazette no. 240 of 12 October 2019?
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
17,913,089
69.96%
No
7,692,007
30.04%
Valid votes
25,605,096
98.29%
Invalid or blank votes
445,130
1.71%
Total votes
26,050,226
100.00%
Eligible to vote/turnout
50,955,985
51.12%
Results by region
A constitutional referendum about the reduction of the size of the Italian Parliament was held in Italy on 20 and 21 September 2020.[1] Initially scheduled to be held on 29 March, the referendum was postponed following the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Italy and subsequent lockdown.[2][3][4]
Voters were asked whether they approved a constitutional law that would amend the Italian Constitution in various aspects, most notably by reducing the number of MPs in the Parliament from 630 to 400 in the Chamber of Deputies and from 315 to 200 in the Senate.[5] The proposed changes were approved, with 69.96% voting in favour. The reduction in the number of MPs happened at the 2022 Italian general election on 25 September 2022.
This was the second time in Italian history a constitutional referendum was successful, with the 2001 referendum being the first.[6] Two previous constitutional reforms had been rejected by referendums in 2006 and 2016.[7]
^"Il 20 e 21 settembre ci sarà il referendum sul taglio del numero dei parlamentari" (in Italian). Il Post. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
^"Coronavirus, salta anche il referendum sul taglio dei parlamentari - Secolo d'Italia". Secoloditalia.it. 23 February 1976. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
^"Indetto per il 29 marzo il referendum costituzionale". Dipartimento per gli affari interni e territoriali (in Italian). 30 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^"Cabinet sets March 29 for referendum on MP cut - sources - English". ANSA.it. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^"Il referendum sul taglio dei parlamentari si terrà il 29 marzo". la Repubblica (in Italian). 27 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^Referendum, vince il "sì". Riforma approvata al 64,2%, la Repubblica
^Referendum costituzionale, i precedenti, Agenzia ANSA
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