1947 Italian presidential election
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556 voters
337 votes needed to win
 
Nominee Enrico De Nicola
Party PLI
Electoral vote 405
Percentage 72.8%

The 1947 Italian presidential election was undertaken to elect a provisional head of the Italian State.

Background

Enrico De Nicola submitted his resignation on 25 June 1947, officially for health reasons, but also to regain legitimacy after the annual term of the Constituent Assembly of Italy, to which even his term was tied, had expired.[1]

Enrico De Nicola, however, was still re-elected as Provisional Head of State on 26 June 1947.[2] From 1 January 1948 he assumed the title of President of the Italian Republic in accordance with the first final provision of the Constitution of Italy.

Result

Candidate 1st Round
Enrico De Nicola 405
Pietro Nenni 2
Giuseppe Salvatore Bellusci 2
Cipriano Facchinetti 2
Other candidates --
Blank papers 19
Invalid papers 1
Voting 431
Total 556
Source: Parliament of Italy

References

  1. ^ "Le dimissioni di De Nicola comunicate alla Costituente" [De Nicola's resignation communicated to the Constituent Assembly]. La Stampa (in Italian). No. 149. 26 June 1946. p. 1. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  2. ^ "De Nicola rieletto con 405 voti su 431" [De Nicola re-elected with 405 votes out of 431]. Stampa Sera (in Italian). No. 61. 26–27 June 1947. p. 1. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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