Constitution of Italy

The Constitution of Italy (Italian: Costituzione della Repubblica Italiana) is the supreme law of Italy. It was approved by the Constituent Assembly (Assemblea Costituente) on 22 December, 1947 453 to 62, with 3 canceled. It was also publicized on Gazzetta Ufficiale, 27 december 1947, n. 298. The Constituent Assembly was elected with universal suffrage on 2 June, 1946 at the same time as the referendum on abolition of the monarchy. The constitution came into force on January 1, 1948, one century after the Statuto Albertino, or previous constitution, came into force.
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