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This page lists individuals and organisations who publicly expressed an opinion regarding the 2016 Italian constitutional referendum.
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On 23 May, replying to the Constitutionalists letter standing for the "No", 193 judges and professors in various universities of Italy signed a letter to support the "Yes". Notable signatories included: [16] [17] [18] [19]
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![]() | Just a Yes | Basta un Sì | www.bastaunsi.it |
Parties | Political orientation | Leaders | Ref | |
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Democratic Party (PD) | Social democracy | Matteo Renzi | [21] | |
New Centre-Right (NCD) | Conservatism | Angelino Alfano | [22] | |
Liberal Popular Alliance (ALA) | Centrism | Denis Verdini | [23] | |
Civic Choice (SC) | Liberalism | Enrico Zanetti | [24] [25] | |
Italian Socialist Party (PSI) | Social democracy | Riccardo Nencini | [26] [27] | |
Act! (Fare) | Federalism | Flavio Tosi | [28] | |
Democratic Centre (CD) | Christian left | Bruno Tabacci | [29] | |
Italy of Values (IdV) | Populism | Ignazio Messina | [30] |
Parties | Political orientation | Leaders | Ref | |
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South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) | Regionalism | Philipp Achammer | [31] | |
Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party (PATT) | Regionalism | Linda Tamanini | [32] | |
Valdostan Union (UV) | Regionalism | Carlo Marzi | [33] | |
Edelweiss (SA) | Regionalism | Ennio Pastoret | [33] | |
Union for Trentino (UpT) | Regionalism | Fabio Pipinato | [34] | |
Ladin Autonomist Union (UAL) | Progressivism | Michele Anesi | [35] | |
Liberal Democrats (LD) | Liberalism | Daniela Melchiorre | [36] | |
Italian Radicals (RI) | Liberalism | Emma Bonino | [37] | |
Italian Republican Party (PRI) | Liberalism | Francesco Nucara | [38] | |
Centrists for Sicily (CpS) | Christian democracy | Giampiero D'Alia | [39] [40] [41] [42] | |
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Party of European Socialists (PES) | Social democracy | Sergei Stanishev | [43] |
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General Confederation of Italian Industry (Confindustria) [44] | Employers and businesses' organisation | Vincenzo Boccia |
Italian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions (CISL) [45] | Christian democracy | Annamaria Furlan |
National Confederation of Direct Growers (Coldiretti) [46] | Direct growers' interests | Roberto Moncalvo |
General Confederation of Italian Agriculture (Confagricoltura) [47] | Farmers' interests | Mario Guidi |
Italian Farmers' Confederation (CIA) [48] | Farmers' interests | Dino Scanavino |
Italian General Confederation of Enterprise, Professional Activities and Autonomous Work (Confcommercio) [49] | Autonomous workers' interests | Corrado Augusto Patrignani |
Newspapers | Political and cultural orientation |
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L'Unità [50] | Social democracy [51] |
Il Foglio [52] | Liberal conservatism |
Avanti! [53] | Social democracy |
Blitz Quotidiano [54] | Social liberalism |
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La Civiltà Cattolica [55] [56] | Periodical published by the Society of Jesus |
Mondoperaio [57] | Monthly journal, official organ of the Italian Socialist Party |
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Christian Associations of Italian Workers (ACLI) [58] | Catholic social teaching | Roberto Rossini |
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On 22 April, 56 constitutionalists and judges published a letter to criticize the reform. Signed the letter: [68]
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![]() | Committee for No | Comitato per il No | www.comitatoperilno.it |
I Vote No | Io Voto No | www.iovotono.it | |
Presidenzialists for the No to the Constitution scam [61] | Presidenzialisti per il No alla Costituzione truffa |
Parties | Political orientation | Leaders | Ref | |
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Five Star Movement (M5S) | Populism | Beppe Grillo | [69] | |
Forza Italia (FI) | Liberal conservatism | Silvio Berlusconi | [70] | |
Italian Left (SI) | Democratic socialism | Nicola Fratoianni | [71] | |
Lega Nord (LN) | Regionalism | Matteo Salvini | [72] | |
Brothers of Italy (FdI) | National conservatism | Giorgia Meloni | [73] | |
Union of the Centre (UdC) | Christian democracy | Lorenzo Cesa | [74] | |
Conservatives and Reformists (CoR) | Conservatism | Raffaele Fitto | [75] | |
Possible (Pos) | Progressivism | Giuseppe Civati | [76] | |
Federation of the Greens (FdV) | Green politics | Giobbe Covatta | [77] | |
Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) | Communism | Paolo Ferrero | [78] | |
Us with Salvini (NcS) | Regionalism | Matteo Salvini | [79] | |
Left Ecology Freedom (SEL) | Democratic socialism | Nichi Vendola | [35] |
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Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM 25) | Alter-Europeanism | Yanis Varoufakis | [132] |
Organisations | Political and cultural orientation | Secretaries |
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Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL) [133] | Democratic socialism | Susanna Camusso |
General Labour Union (UGL) [134] | National syndicalism | Giovanni Centrella |
Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) [135] | Communism | several |
Newspapers | Political and cultural orientation |
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Il Fatto Quotidiano [136] | Legalitarian |
Il Giornale [137] | Conservatism [138] |
Libero [139] | Right-wing populism |
La Verità [140] | National conservatism |
Il manifesto [141] | Communism |
La Notizia [142] | Populism |
L'Huffington Post [143] | Social democracy |
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Critica Liberale [144] | Liberalism |
MicroMega [145] | Progressivism |
Left [146] | Democratic socialism |
Organisations | Political and cultural orientation | Leaders |
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National Association of the Italian Partisans (ANPI) [147] | Anti-fascism | Carlo Smuraglia |
Italian Ricreative and Cultural Association (ARCI) [148] | Non-profit association | Francesca Chiavacci |
Freedom and Justice [145] | Non-profit association | Stefano Rodotà, Tomaso Montanari |
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Sardinia Nation (SN) | Democratic socialism | Bustianu Cumpostu | [149] | |
Internationalist Communist Party (ICP) | Left communism | several | [150] | |
Lega Sud Ausonia (LSA) | Regionalism | Gianfranco Vestuto | [151] |
Parties | Political orientation | Leaders | Ref | |
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Unitalia | Italian nationalism | Donato Seppi | [5] |
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