Italian presidential election, 1964
Italian presidential election, 1964
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963 voters
642 or 482 votes needed to win |
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The Italian presidential election of 1964 was held in Italy on 16 – 28 December 1964, following the resignation of incumbent President Antonio Segni on 6 December 1964, because of a thrombosis. Only members of Parliament and regional delegates are entitled to vote. As head of state of the Italian Republic, the President has a role of representation of national unity and guarantees that Italian politics comply with the Italian Constitution, in the framework of a parliamentary system.
At twenty-first round of voting, leader of PSDI and former President of the Constituent Assembly Giuseppe Saragat[1] was elected President with 646 votes out of 963. Saragat was the first left-wing politician to become President of the Republic.[2]
Candidates
- Giovanni Leone, incumbent President of the Chamber of Deputies and Saragat's successor, was the first candidate of the governing Christian Democracy.
- Umberto Terracini, another former President of the Constituent Assembly, was proposed by Italian Communist Party.
- Giuseppe Saragat, the elected President, was initially proposed only by PSI and PSDI
- Amintore Fanfani, many times Prime Minister, was proposed by DC's internal opposition.
- Pietro Nenni, former partisan and leader of PSI, was candidated by left-wing parties since tenth round of voting.
Ballots
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| Giovanni Leone | 319 | 304 | 298 | 290 | 294 | 278 | 313 | 312 | 305 | 299 | 382 | 401 | 393 | 406 | 386 | -- | -- | 7 | -- | -- | -- |
| Umberto Terracini | 250 | 251 | 253 | 249 | 252 | 249 | 251 | 252 | 250 | 249 | 252 | 250 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Giuseppe Saragat | 140 | 138 | 137 | 138 | 140 | 133 | 138 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | -- | 8 | -- | -- | 10 | 311 | 342 | 323 | 646 |
| Gaetano Martino | 55 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 53 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 60 | 63 | 59 | 56 |
| Augusto De Marsanich | 38 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 40 |
| Alcide Malagugini | 34 | 36 | 36 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36 | 35 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 33 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Amintore Fanfani | 18 | 53 | 71 | 117 | 122 | 129 | 132 | 132 | 128 | 129 | 17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 | 10 | 7 | -- |
| Paolo Emilio Taviani | 11 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mario Scelba | 6 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Giulio Pastore | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 | 18 | 40 | 34 | 40 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Paolo Rossi | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34 | 16 | 20 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Pietro Nenni | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 96 | 98 | 104 | 351 | 353 | 348 | 349 | 346 | 380 | 377 | 385 | -- |
| Ludovico Montini | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| Other candidates | 19 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 24 |
| Blank papers | 39 | 34 | 36 | 28 | 25 | 36 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 100 | 120 | 129 | 120 | 152 | 100 | 103 | 106 | 86 | 100 | 150 |
| Invalid papers | 4 | 2 | 21 | -- | -- | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -- | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | -- | 4 |
| Voting | 933 | 938 | 938 | 937 | 945 | 947 | 948 | 803 | 760 | 853 | 904 | 945 | 944 | 942 | 935 | 544 | 549 | 939 | 936 | 932 | 927 |
| Present | 941 | 944 | 944 | 943 | 951 | 947 | 948 | 951 | 937 | 943 | 944 | 945 | 944 | 942 | 935 | 912 | 921 | 939 | 936 | 932 | 937 |
| Source: Parliament of Italy |
References
Parliamentary elections of the Italian Presidents  |
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