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An eight-part abrogative referendum was held in
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
on 18 April 1993.Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An exp ...
& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1048 Voters were asked whether they approved of the repealing of laws on limiting intervention of local health units in dealing with environmental pollution, limiting the use of medicinal drugs, political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...
finances, the use of proportional representation in the Senate of Italy
The Senate of the Republic ( it, Senato della Repubblica), or simply the Senate ( it, Senato), is the upper house of the bicameral Italian Parliament (the other being the Chamber of Deputies). The two houses together form a perfect bicameral s ...
and the regulation of public banks, as well as the abolition of the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies
The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies, it, Ministero delle Politiche Agricole, Alimentari e Forestali, italic=no or MiPAAF, is an Italian government department.
It was formed in 1946 as the Ministero dell'Agricoltura e delle F ...
, the Ministry of State Holdings, and the Ministry of Tourism. All eight proposals were approved with support ranging from 55.3% to 90.3%.Nohlen & Stöver, p1058
Results
Repealing of the law limiting the intervention of local health units in environmental problems
Repealing of the law limiting the use of medicinal drugs
Repealing of the political party financing law
Repealing of the law regulating the administration of public banks
Replacing proportional representation with winner-takes-all for the Senate elections
Abolition of the Ministry of Agriculture
Abolition of the Ministry of State Holdings
Abolition of the Ministry of Tourism
References
{{Italian election law 1993 referendums 1993 elections in Italy Referendums in Italy April 1993 events in Europe