1946 Italian presidential election

The 1946 Italian presidential election was undertaken to elect a provisional head of the Italian State on 28 June 1946.

1946 Italian presidential election

28 June 1946 (1946-06-28) 1947 →

576 voters
344 votes needed to win
 
Nominee Enrico De Nicola
Party PLI
Electoral vote 396
Percentage 69.1%

Head of State (provisional) before election

Alcide De Gasperi[a]
DC

Elected Head of State (provisional)

Enrico De Nicola
PLI

Background

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After the departure of former King Umberto II of Italy on 13 June 1946, following the abolition of the monarchy, the functions of head of state had provisionally been exercised by Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi, to which he was entrusted until the beginning of July when, following election as Provisional Head of State, Enrico De Nicola was sworn in before the Constituent Assembly as president.

They are not considered presidential elections, as this institution did not yet exist. However, De Nicola assumed this title according to the first transitional provision of the Constitution in 1948.

Result

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Candidate 1st Round
Enrico De Nicola 396
Cipriano Facchinetti 40
Ottavia Penna Buscemi 32
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando 12
Carlo Sforza 2
Alcide De Gasperi 1
Alfredo Proja 1
Other candidates --
Blank papers 14
Invalid papers 6
Voting 504
Total 573
Source: Parliament of Italy

Notes

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  1. ^ ad interim and ex officio as Prime Minister of Italy