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196: 95: 1941: 111: 573: 1929: 27: 328:– renamed "Federal Senate" – responsibility for nationwide federal law. The Italian Parliament as a whole would have undergone a reduction in the number of deputies (from 630 to 518) and senators (from 315 to 252) for a total cut of 175 MPs, down from 945 to 770 seats. Consequently, the reforms would also have increased the power of the 298:, 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 65:
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?
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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
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Voters were asked whether they approved of amending 57 articles of the constitution. They would have given more power to the
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by allowing him or her to dissolve parliament, appoint and dismiss ministers, and control government policy. The
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The second confirmatory referendum in Italian republican history, launched on the initiative of the center-right
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enacted modifications, these reforms would have substantially completed the transformation of Italy from a
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between October 2004 and November 2005. If ultimately approved by referendum, in continuation with the
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would have been given responsibility for foreign policy, defense and immigration, and the
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would have become guarantor of the constitution and the republic's federal unity.
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in several respects. The constitutional law revision, approved by an
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Berlusconi II
III cabinet
2001 constitutional
unitary state
federal republic
Prodi II Cabinet
legislature XIV
Constitution of Italy
absolute majority
Italian Parliament
regional councils
Prime Minister
President of Italy
perfect bicameralism
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
regions
Supreme Court of Cassation
Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali



Dieter Nohlen
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