The Government of Italy is a democratic republic, and was established by the Italian constitution in 1948. It consists of legislative, executive, and judicial subdivisions, as well as of a head of state, also known as the president.
Sergio Mattarella, president of Italy since 3 February 2015
Lorenzo Fontana, President of the Chamber of Deputies since 14 October 2022
Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy since 22 October 2022
One of three original copies, now in the custody of Historical Archives of the President of the Republic, of the constitution of Italy
The Constitution of the Italian Republic was ratified on 22 December 1947 by the Constituent Assembly, with 453 votes in favour and 62 against, before coming into force on 1 January 1948, one century after the previous Constitution of the Kingdom of Italy had been enacted. The text, which has since been amended sixteen times, was promulgated in an extraordinary edition of Gazzetta Ufficiale on 27 December 1947.
The provisional head of state, Enrico De Nicola, signing the Constitution by virtue of Provision XVIII, on 27 December 1947
One of three original copies, now in the custody of Historical Archives of the President of the Republic
Statue of Italia turrita, the national personification of Italy
Il Canto degli Italiani, the national anthem of Italy. Edition of 1860.
