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)
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 DC Elected Head of State (provisional) Enrico De Nicola PLI

Background

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

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