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1974 Italian divorce referendum

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for the first time in modern Italian history (Law of 1 December 1970, no. 898). Those voting "yes" wanted to outlaw divorce as had been the case before the law came into effect, and those voting "no" wanted to retain the law and their newly gained right to divorce. The referendum was defeated by a
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The wording of the referendum statement caused significant confusion, with some people not understanding that they had to vote "No" in order to retain the right to divorce or vote "Yes" in order to outlaw divorce. It was argued that the wording made the statement insufficiently clear, and some
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In January 1971 Agostino Sanfratello from Piacenza and Franco Maestrelli from Milan were the first to request a referendum against the divorce law at the Court of Cassation on behalf of the movement Catholic Alliance. Signatures and petitions for the 1974 referendum were collected by
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and a form of propaganda to influence the Italian voting public to vote yes in the referendum. The song remained censored on most Italian state television and radio stations for over a month.
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intensely campaigned for a yes vote to abolish the law and make divorce illegal again. Their main themes were the safeguarding of the
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campaigners from the no camp stated that without this confusion the no vote might have been even higher than the 59% obtained. (See
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Do you want the Law of 1 December 1970, No. 898, on the regulation of cases of dissolution of marriage, to be abrogated?
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on 12 May 1974. Voters were asked whether they wanted to repeal a government law passed three years earlier allowing
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This vote was the first of its kind in the country, being the first regular legislative referendum held by the
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for "yes") and containing lyrics constantly repeating the word "Sì", could be accused of being a
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of 87.72% out of 37 million eligible voters, thus allowing the divorce law to remain in force.
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held in April of that year was not broadcast on the Italian state television channel
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which had been petitioning for a right to divorce in Italy since the early 1960s.
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Costruiremo ancora Cattedrali. Per una storia delle origini di Alleanza Cattolica
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Most left-wing political forces, the main ones being the
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An abrogative referendum on the divorce law was held in
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indicates provinces with a majority Yes vote, while
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3150: 3148: 3145: 3143: 3140: 3138: 3135: 3133: 3130: 3128: 3125: 3123: 3120: 3118: 3115: 3113: 3110: 3109: 3107: 3105: 3101: 3095: 3094: 3090: 3088: 3085: 3083: 3080: 3078: 3075: 3073: 3070: 3068: 3065: 3063: 3060: 3058: 3055: 3053: 3050: 3048: 3045: 3043: 3040: 3038: 3035: 3033: 3030: 3028: 3025: 3023: 3020: 3018: 3015: 3013: 3010: 3008: 3005: 3003: 3000: 2998: 2995: 2993: 2990: 2988: 2985: 2983: 2980: 2978: 2975: 2973: 2970: 2968: 2965: 2963: 2960: 2958: 2955: 2953: 2950: 2948: 2945: 2943: 2940: 2938: 2935: 2933: 2930: 2928: 2925: 2923: 2920: 2918: 2915: 2913: 2910: 2908: 2905: 2903: 2900: 2898: 2895: 2893: 2890: 2888: 2885: 2883: 2880: 2879: 2877: 2875: 2871: 2867: 2863: 2858: 2849: 2844: 2842: 2837: 2835: 2830: 2829: 2826: 2816: 2810: 2807: 2804: 2800: 2796: 2792: 2791:Dieter Nohlen 2787: 2784: 2777: 2773: 2770: 2769: 2765: 2758: 2755: 2753: 2748: 2742: 2739: 2737: 2731: 2727: 2724: 2722: 2717: 2711: 2708: 2706: 2700: 2696: 2693: 2691: 2686: 2680: 2677: 2675: 2669: 2665: 2662: 2660: 2655: 2649: 2646: 2644: 2638: 2634: 2631: 2629: 2624: 2618: 2615: 2613: 2607: 2603: 2600: 2598: 2593: 2587: 2584: 2582: 2576: 2572: 2569: 2567: 2562: 2556: 2553: 2551: 2545: 2541: 2538: 2536: 2531: 2525: 2522: 2520: 2514: 2510: 2507: 2505: 2500: 2494: 2491: 2489: 2483: 2479: 2476: 2473: 2470: 2452: 2446: 2440: 2435: 2414: 2408: 2404: 2400: 2397: 2394: 2391: 2389: 2384: 2379: 2375: 2371: 2367: 2363: 2359: 2355: 2352: 2350: 2344: 2340: 2337: 2335: 2330: 2324: 2321: 2319: 2315: 2312: 2310: 2304: 2300: 2297: 2295: 2290: 2284: 2281: 2279: 2275: 2271: 2267: 2266:Massa-Carrara 2263: 2259: 2255: 2251: 2247: 2244: 2242: 2236: 2232: 2229: 2226: 2223: 2221: 2216: 2211: 2207: 2204: 2202: 2196: 2192: 2189: 2187: 2182: 2176: 2173: 2171: 2167: 2163: 2159: 2155: 2151: 2147: 2146:Caltanissetta 2143: 2140: 2138: 2132: 2128: 2125: 2123: 2118: 2112: 2109: 2107: 2103: 2099: 2096: 2094: 2088: 2084: 2081: 2079: 2074: 2068: 2065: 2063: 2059: 2055: 2051: 2047: 2043: 2040: 2038: 2032: 2028: 2025: 2022: 2019: 2017: 2012: 2007: 2003: 2000: 1998: 1992: 1988: 1985: 1983: 1978: 1972: 1969: 1967: 1963: 1959: 1955: 1954:Ascoli Piceno 1952: 1950: 1944: 1940: 1937: 1935: 1930: 1924: 1921: 1919: 1915: 1911: 1907: 1903: 1899: 1895: 1891: 1887: 1884: 1882: 1876: 1872: 1869: 1867: 1862: 1856: 1853: 1851: 1847: 1843: 1839: 1836: 1834: 1828: 1824: 1821: 1819: 1814: 1808: 1805: 1803: 1799: 1795: 1791: 1787: 1784: 1782: 1776: 1772: 1769: 1767: 1762: 1756: 1753: 1751: 1747: 1743: 1739: 1736: 1734: 1728: 1724: 1721: 1719: 1714: 1708: 1705: 1703: 1702:Reggio Emilia 1699: 1695: 1691: 1687: 1683: 1679: 1675: 1672: 1670: 1664: 1660: 1657: 1654: 1651: 1649: 1644: 1639: 1635: 1631: 1627: 1623: 1620: 1618: 1612: 1608: 1605: 1602: 1599: 1597: 1592: 1587: 1583: 1579: 1576: 1574: 1568: 1564: 1561: 1558: 1555: 1553: 1548: 1543: 1539: 1536: 1534: 1528: 1524: 1521: 1518: 1515: 1513: 1508: 1503: 1499: 1495: 1491: 1487: 1484: 1482: 1476: 1472: 1469: 1467: 1462: 1456: 1453: 1450: 1448: 1442: 1438: 1435: 1433: 1428: 1422: 1419: 1417: 1413: 1409: 1405: 1402: 1400: 1394: 1390: 1387: 1384: 1381: 1360: 1354: 1346: 1342: 1339: 1334: 1329: 1328: 1323: 1316: 1311: 1307: 1304: 1300: 1297: 1294: 1292: 1289: 1287: 1283: 1279: 1276: 1272: 1269: 1266: 1264: 1261: 1249: 1245: 1242: 1238: 1234: 1231: 1228: 1227: 1221: 1219: 1217: 1213: 1209: 1205: 1201: 1197: 1189: 1187: 1185: 1176: 1170: 1167: 1165: 1162: 1159: 1156: 1153: 1149: 1147: 1144: 1141: 1138: 1136: 1135: 1132: 1129: 1127: 1124: 1121: 1118: 1116: 1115: 1112: 1109: 1107: 1104: 1101: 1100:Radical Party 1098: 1096: 1095: 1092: 1089: 1087: 1084: 1081: 1078: 1076: 1075: 1072: 1069: 1067: 1064: 1061: 1058: 1056: 1044: 1041: 1038: 1036: 1033: 1030: 1027: 1025: 1024: 1021: 1018: 1016: 1013: 1010: 1007: 1005: 993: 989: 986: 980: 979: 976: 974: 970: 965: 963: 959: 954: 952: 948: 945: 941: 938: 934: 926: 924: 922: 918: 914: 905: 903: 901: 897: 893: 889: 885: 880: 878: 877:voter turnout 873: 869: 857: 852: 850: 845: 843: 838: 837: 835: 834: 831: 826: 821: 820: 811: 806: 801: 799: 796: 793: 789: 786: 785: 778: 777: 770: 767: 765: 762: 760: 757: 755: 752: 750: 747: 746: 743: 738: 737: 730: 727: 723: 717: 715: 709: 707: 701: 699: 693: 691: 685: 683: 677: 675: 669: 667: 661: 660: 659: 655: 648: 645: 643: 640: 638: 635: 633: 630: 628: 625: 624: 622: 621: 620: 616: 615: 612: 608: 603: 602: 595: 592: 590: 587: 586: 582: 579: 577: 574: 572: 569: 567: 564: 562: 559: 557: 554: 552: 549: 547: 544: 542: 539: 537: 534: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 519: 517: 514: 512: 509: 507: 504: 502: 499: 497: 494: 492: 489: 487: 484: 483: 479: 476: 475: 472: 467: 466: 459: 456: 454: 451: 449: 446: 444: 441: 439: 436: 435: 432: 427: 426: 419: 416: 414: 411: 409: 406: 404: 401: 400: 397: 392: 391: 382: 379: 377: 374: 373: 370: 365: 362: 361: 358: 353: 352: 345: 342: 340: 337: 333: 330: 329: 328: 325: 321: 318: 317: 314: 309: 306: 305: 302: 297: 296: 287: 284: 283: 280: 275: 272: 271: 268: 267:Head of state 263: 262: 255: 252: 250: 247: 246: 243: 238: 237: 234: 233: 229: 225: 224: 220: 215: 212: 208: 207: 189: 184: 175: 167: 164: 159: 158: 155: 152: 150: 147: 145: 142: 141: 137: 134: 131: 130: 126: 123: 120: 119: 116: 113: 111: 108: 100: 99: 95: 92: 84: 83: 71: 70: 66: 61: 57: 53: 46: 34: 32: 29: 27: 26: 22: 16: 4101:Aosta Valley 4004:By-elections 3883: 3091: 2814: 2809: 2794: 2786: 2751: 2746: 2720: 2715: 2689: 2684: 2658: 2653: 2627: 2622: 2596: 2591: 2565: 2560: 2534: 2529: 2503: 2498: 2387: 2382: 2333: 2328: 2293: 2288: 2219: 2214: 2185: 2180: 2121: 2116: 2077: 2072: 2015: 2010: 1981: 1976: 1933: 1928: 1865: 1860: 1817: 1812: 1765: 1760: 1717: 1712: 1647: 1642: 1595: 1590: 1551: 1546: 1511: 1506: 1465: 1460: 1447:Aosta Valley 1431: 1426: 1344: 1335: 1295: 1290: 1285: 1267: 1262: 1193: 1180: 1131:Ugo La Malfa 966: 955: 930: 909: 892:civil rights 881: 865: 804: 792:Technocratic 486:Aosta Valley 242:Constitution 209:Part of the 153: 148: 143: 121:Valid votes 114: 109: 30: 15: 3871:Referendums 2817:, D'Ettoris 2042:Alessandria 1035:Neo-fascism 944:traditional 937:neo-fascist 695:April 2016 658:referendums 611:referendums 357:Legislature 165:37,646,322 144:Total votes 124:32,295,858 93:13,157,558 31:12 May 1974 4206:Categories 4111:Basilicata 4094:See also: 3984:2016 (Dec) 3979:2016 (Apr) 2778:References 2429:33,023,179 2423:19,138,300 2417:13,157,558 2002:Campobasso 1533:Basilicata 1365:Provinces 1305:37,646,322 1291:33,023,179 1263:19,138,300 1243:13,157,558 1190:Censorship 1146:Liberalism 788:Government 566:Basilicata 364:Parliament 344:Ministries 149:33,023,179 110:19,138,300 2862:Elections 2694:1,705,079 2685:1,147,279 2539:1,121,926 2398:2,650,676 2392:1,267,001 2383:1,322,964 2298:2,425,088 2289:1,653,198 2190:2,404,640 2181:1,190,268 2174:1,163,074 2142:Agrigento 2082:2,954,956 2073:2,035,546 1938:5,545,794 1929:3,246,669 1922:2,172,595 1870:1,249,008 1846:La Spezia 1822:2,892,505 1813:1,804,009 1806:1,042,313 1786:Frosinone 1742:Pordenone 1722:2,718,077 1713:1,886,376 1658:2,536,839 1652:1,189,374 1643:1,300,382 1626:Benevento 1578:Catanzaro 1522:1,930,165 1355:By region 1086:Socialism 1066:Communism 913:Christian 607:Elections 589:Provinces 396:Judiciary 301:Executive 274:President 4166:Sardinia 4161:Piedmont 4146:Lombardy 4121:Campania 4116:Calabria 3167:Regional 3104:European 2797:, p1048 2766:See also 2643:Florence 2466:Turnout 2437:Source: 2254:Grosseto 2250:Florence 2166:Syracuse 2098:Cagliari 2093:Sardinia 2062:Vercelli 2037:Piedmont 1962:Macerata 1881:Lombardy 1694:Piacenza 1622:Avellino 1617:Campania 1573:Calabria 1490:Brindisi 1408:L'Aquila 1377:Turnout 1313:Source: 984:Parties 960:and the 935:and the 798:Taxation 581:Sardinia 571:Calabria 556:Campania 496:Lombardy 491:Piedmont 135:727,321 4181:Tuscany 4141:Liguria 2874:General 2756:313,228 2747:174,024 2740:135,149 2736:Palermo 2725:606,157 2716:362,218 2709:238,464 2678:539,601 2663:323,258 2654:226,672 2632:359,705 2623:259,389 2612:Bologna 2601:238,697 2592:166,222 2570:538,632 2561:400,707 2554:128,669 2530:812,955 2523:293,045 2508:780,799 2499:614,066 2492:154,908 2463:Voters 2378:Vicenza 2366:Treviso 2354:Belluno 2338:532,525 2329:351,077 2322:170,054 2314:Perugia 2282:722,105 2274:Pistoia 2258:Livorno 2241:Tuscany 2230:505,578 2224:242,051 2215:247,917 2206:Bolzano 2170:Trapani 2158:Palermo 2150:Catania 2126:768,792 2117:416,965 2110:338,344 2106:Sassari 2066:838,143 2026:178,484 2011:104,221 2006:Isernia 1986:903,809 1977:504,226 1970:370,794 1914:Sondrio 1894:Cremona 1890:Brescia 1886:Bergamo 1861:886,343 1854:335,075 1842:Imperia 1833:Liguria 1802:Viterbo 1770:827,951 1761:516,798 1754:292,762 1746:Trieste 1738:Gorizia 1706:771,689 1698:Ravenna 1678:Ferrara 1674:Bologna 1638:Salerno 1630:Caserta 1606:929,809 1600:444,732 1591:460,118 1582:Cosenza 1562:306,461 1556:138,024 1547:159,339 1542:Potenza 1516:897,630 1507:996,017 1502:Taranto 1436:698,591 1427:348,229 1420:332,899 1412:Pescara 1399:Abruzzo 1374:Voters 1362:Region 1277:727,321 1229:Choice 1222:Results 1212:Italian 1160:(PSDI) 990:Leader 981:Choice 971:of the 872:divorce 656:Recent 617:Recent 551:Abruzzo 526:Tuscany 521:Liguria 478:Regions 168:87.72% 154:100.00% 127:97.80% 96:40.74% 63:Results 55:Outcome 4191:Veneto 4186:Umbria 4171:Sicily 4156:Molise 4151:Marche 4106:Apulia 2801:  2759:76.51 2728:79.72 2705:Naples 2697:89.38 2666:94.25 2647:91,359 2635:96.27 2616:94,695 2604:94.03 2585:68,647 2581:Venice 2573:88.58 2542:91.03 2511:90.71 2477:Votes 2471:Votes 2432:87.72 2401:93.60 2374:Verona 2370:Venice 2362:Rovigo 2349:Veneto 2341:92.79 2309:Umbria 2301:93.95 2246:Arezzo 2233:89.82 2210:Trento 2193:76.59 2162:Ragusa 2137:Sicily 2129:81.93 2085:90.79 2054:Novara 2029:75.87 2020:69,372 1997:Molise 1989:92.28 1966:Pesaro 1958:Ancona 1949:Marche 1941:93.15 1918:Varese 1902:Mantua 1873:89.42 1850:Savona 1825:89.58 1790:Latina 1773:89.94 1725:95.28 1686:Modena 1661:79.27 1634:Naples 1609:74.14 1565:78.87 1538:Matera 1525:84.66 1494:Foggia 1481:Apulia 1473:86.81 1470:69,731 1461:50,412 1454:16,753 1439:82.16 1416:Teramo 1404:Chieti 1388:Votes 1382:Votes 1308:87.72 1246:40.74 1232:Votes 1142:(PLI) 1122:(PRI) 1082:(PSI) 1062:(PCI) 1031:(MSI) 576:Sicily 561:Apulia 541:Molise 536:Marche 531:Umbria 501:Veneto 138:2.20% 115:59.26% 77:Votes 73:Choice 4136:Lazio 3484:Local 2752:56.29 2743:43.71 2721:60.30 2712:39.70 2690:68.01 2681:31.99 2659:71.27 2650:28.73 2628:73.26 2619:26.74 2597:70.77 2588:29.23 2566:75.70 2557:24.30 2550:Genoa 2535:73.50 2526:26.50 2519:Milan 2504:79.86 2495:20.14 2488:Turin 2454:City 2426:59.26 2420:40.74 2413:Italy 2395:48.92 2388:51.08 2358:Padua 2334:67.37 2325:32.63 2318:Terni 2294:69.60 2285:30.40 2278:Siena 2262:Lucca 2227:49.40 2220:50.60 2186:50.58 2177:49.42 2122:55.20 2113:44.80 2102:Nuoro 2078:70.83 2069:29.17 2058:Turin 2050:Cuneo 2023:39.96 2016:60.04 1982:57.62 1973:42.38 1934:59.91 1925:40.09 1910:Pavia 1906:Milan 1866:72.57 1857:27.43 1838:Genoa 1818:63.38 1809:36.62 1794:Rieti 1781:Lazio 1766:63.84 1757:36.16 1750:Udine 1718:70.97 1709:29.03 1690:Parma 1682:Forlì 1655:47.77 1648:52.23 1603:49.15 1596:50.85 1559:46.42 1552:53.58 1519:47.40 1512:52.60 1498:Lecce 1466:75.06 1457:24.94 1432:51.13 1423:48.87 1286:Total 1268:59.26 1102:(PR) 1011:(DC) 868:Italy 719:2022 711:2020 687:2011 679:2009 671:2006 663:2005 546:Lazio 4082:2023 4077:2022 4072:2021 4067:2020 4062:2019 4057:2005 4052:2004 4047:2003 4042:2002 4037:2000 4032:1999 4027:1998 4022:1997 4017:1996 4012:1995 3994:2022 3989:2020 3974:2011 3969:2009 3964:2006 3959:2005 3954:2003 3949:2001 3944:2000 3939:1999 3934:1997 3929:1995 3924:1993 3919:1991 3914:1990 3909:1989 3904:1987 3899:1985 3894:1981 3889:1978 3884:1974 3879:1946 3861:2024 3856:2023 3851:2022 3846:2021 3841:2020 3836:2019 3831:2018 3826:2017 3821:2016 3816:2015 3811:2014 3806:2013 3801:2012 3796:2011 3791:2010 3786:2009 3781:2008 3776:2007 3771:2006 3766:2005 3761:2004 3756:2003 3751:2002 3746:2001 3741:2000 3736:1999 3731:1998 3726:1997 3721:1996 3716:1995 3711:1994 3706:1993 3701:1992 3696:1991 3691:1990 3686:1989 3681:1988 3676:1987 3671:1986 3666:1985 3661:1984 3656:1983 3651:1982 3646:1981 3641:1980 3636:1979 3631:1978 3626:1977 3621:1976 3616:1975 3611:1974 3606:1973 3601:1972 3596:1971 3591:1970 3586:1969 3581:1968 3576:1967 3571:1966 3566:1965 3561:1964 3556:1962 3551:1961 3546:1960 3541:1959 3536:1958 3531:1957 3526:1956 3521:1953 3516:1952 3511:1951 3506:1949 3501:1948 3496:1947 3491:1946 3475:2024 3470:2023 3465:2022 3460:2021 3455:2020 3450:2019 3445:2018 3440:2017 3435:2015 3430:2014 3425:2013 3420:2012 3415:2011 3410:2010 3405:2009 3400:2008 3395:2006 3390:2005 3385:2004 3380:2003 3375:2001 3370:2000 3365:1999 3360:1998 3355:1996 3350:1995 3345:1994 3340:1993 3335:1991 3330:1990 3325:1989 3320:1988 3315:1986 3310:1985 3305:1984 3300:1983 3295:1981 3290:1980 3285:1979 3280:1978 3275:1976 3270:1975 3265:1974 3260:1973 3255:1971 3250:1970 3245:1969 3240:1968 3235:1967 3230:1965 3225:1964 3220:1963 3215:1961 3210:1959 3205:1957 3200:1955 3195:1954 3190:1953 3185:1951 3180:1949 3175:1947 3157:2024 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