La scelta per la repubblica
At the referendum held on 2 June 1946, the Republic prevailed over the Monarchy. This marked a watershed in Italian history, although the electorate appeared strongly divided along territorial lines, given the majority gained by monarchists in the South and partly in the Center of the country. The author reconstructs the complex decision-making process that brought the new Italian political parties to give the electorate, rather than the contextually elected Constituent Assembly, the opportunity of deciding