# Endorsements in the 2020 Italian constitutional referendum

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## Yes
### Members of the government and institutions
#### Presidents of the Senate

Former

#### Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies

* Roberto Fico, President of the Chamber of Deputies (M5S) (2018–today)
Former

#### Prime Ministers

* Giuseppe Conte, 58th Prime Minister (Independent) (2018–2021)
Former
* Enrico Letta, 55th Prime Minister (PD) (2013–2014)

#### Ministers

* Luigi Di Maio, Minister of Foreign Affairs (M5S) (2019–today)
* Riccardo Fraccaro, Secretary of the Council of Ministers (M5S) (2019–today)
Former
* Mara Carfagna, Minister for Equal Opportunities (FI) (2008–2011)
* Mariastella Gelmini, Minister of Education, University and Research (FI) (2008–2011)
* Maurizio Martina, Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (PD) (2014–2018)
* Marco Minniti, Minister of the Interior (PD) (2016–2018)
* Matteo Salvini, Minister of the Interior (Lega) (2018–2019)

### Members of local governments
#### Presidents of Regions

Current
* Stefano Bonaccini, President of Emilia-Romagna (PD) (2014–today)
* Giovanni Toti, President of Liguria (C!) (2015–today)
* Nicola Zingaretti, President of Lazio (PD) (2013–today)

#### Mayors of main cities

Current
* Dario Nardella, Mayor of Florence (PD) (2014–today)

### Members of the Parliament
#### Members of the Chamber of Deputies

* Giuseppe Brescia (M5S)
* Stefano Ceccanti (PD)
* Francesco D'Uva (M5S)
* Stefano Fassina (PeC)
* Andrea Marcucci (PD)
* Andrea Romano (PD)
Former

#### Members of the Senate of the Republic

* Albert Lanièce (UV)
* Gianni Marilotti (M5S)
* Dario Parrini (PD)
* Stefano Ceccanti (PD)
Former
* Pietro Ichino (PD)
* Enrico Morando (PD)

### International figures
#### Members of the European Parliament

* Ignazio Corrao (M5S)
* Dino Giarrusso (M5S)

#### From other European Union member states
### Notable individuals
#### Journalists, commentators, and political satirists

* Giuliano Ferrara
* Claudio Cerasa
* Beppe Severgnini
* Antonio Polito
* Massimo Giletti
* Giovanni Floris

#### Constitutional judges and lawyer

* Carlo Fusaro, jurist
* Valerio Onida, former President of the Constitutional Court of Italy
* Lorenza Carlassare, jurist
* Stefano Ceccanti, jurist and senator for the Democratic Party;

#### Others

* Tito Boeri, former President of the National Institute for Social Security (2014–2019)

### Organisations
#### Committees

| Logo | Campaign | Slogan | Spokesperson | Website |
| | Yes of the Liberties | Il sì delle Libertà | Silvia Ferrara and Pietro Paganini | www.ilsidelleliberta.it |

#### Main political parties

| Parties | Political orientation | Leader |
| League (Lega) | Right-wing populism | Matteo Salvini |
| Democratic Party (PD) | Social democracy | Nicola Zingaretti |
| Five Star Movement (M5S) | Populism | Vito Crimi |
| Forza Italia (FI) | Liberal conservatism | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Brothers of Italy (FdI) | National conservatism | Giorgia Meloni |
| Article One (Art. 1) | Social democracy | Roberto Speranza |
| South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) | Regionalism | Arno Kompatscher |
| Cambiamo! (C!) | Liberal conservatism | Giovanni Toti |

#### Newspapers

| Newspapers | Political and cultural orientation |
| Il Fatto Quotidiano | Populism, Anti-establishment |
| La Notizia | Populism |
| Il Foglio | Liberal conservatism |

#### Other organisations
## No
### Members of the government and institutions
#### Presidents of the Senate

Former
* Pietro Grasso, 21st President of the Senate of the Republic (LeU) (2013–2018)
* Marcello Pera, 18th President of the Senate of the Republic (FI) (2001–2006)

#### Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies

Former
* Laura Boldrini, 14th President of the Chamber of Deputies (PD) (2013–2018)
* Pier Ferdinando Casini, 11th President of the Chamber of Deputies (CpE) (2001–2006)
* Luciano Violante, 10th President of the Chamber of Deputies (PD) (1996–2001)

#### Prime Ministers

Former
* Ciriaco De Mita, 47th Prime Minister of Italy (IP) (1988–1989)
* Romano Prodi, 52nd Prime Minister of Italy (PD) (1996–1998; 2006–2008)

#### Ministers

Former
* Emma Bonino, Minister of Foreign Affairs (+E) (2013–2014)
* Renato Brunetta, Minister of Public Administration and Innovation (FI) (2008–2011)
* Carlo Calenda, Minister of Economic Development (A) (2016–2018)
* Giuseppe Fioroni, Minister of Public Education (PD) (2006–2008)
* Gianfranco Rotondi, Minister for the Implementation of the Government Program (FI) (2008–2011)
* Walter Veltroni, Minister for Cultural Heritage (PD) (1996–1998)

### Members of local governments
#### Presidents of Regions

* Vincenzo De Luca, President of Campania (PD) (2015–today)
* Vito Bardi, President of Basilicata (FI) (2019–today)
* Attilio Fontana, President of Lombardy (Lega) (2018–today)
Former
* Marcello Pittella, President of Basilicata (PD) (2013–2019)

#### Mayors of main cities

* Luigi De Magistris, Mayor of Naples
* Giorgio Gori, Mayor of Bergamo (PD)

### Members of the Parliament
#### Members of the Chamber of Deputies

Current
* Simone Baldelli (FI)
* Deborah Bergamini (FI)
* Claudio Borghi (Lega)
* Elena Bruno Bossio (PD)
* Andrea Colletti (M5S)
* Nicola Fratoianni (SI)
* Alessandro Fusacchia (Independent)
* Roberto Giachetti (IV)
* Giancarlo Giorgetti (Lega)
* Mara Lapia (M5S)
* Lucio Malan (FI)
* Riccardo Magi (+E)
* Giorgio Mulé (FI)
* Osvaldo Napoli (FI)
* Matteo Orfini (PD)
* Guido Germano Pettarin (FI)
* Francesco Paolo Sisto (FI)
* Elisa Siragusa (M5S)
* Andrea Vallascas (M5S)
* Pierangelo Zanettin (FI)
Former
* Guido Crosetto (FdI)
* Gianni Cuperlo (PD)
* Andrea Mazziotti di Celso (A)
* Nicola Savino (PSI)

#### Members of the Senate of the Republic

* Andrea Cangini (FI)
* Giuseppe Luigi Cucca (IV)
* Saverio De Bonis (Independent)
* Gregorio de Falco (Independent)
* Luigi Di Marzio (Independent)
* Elena Fattori (Independent)
* Tommaso Nannicini (PD)
* Nazario Pagano (FI)
* Marco Perosino (FI)
* Tatjana Rojc (PD)
Former
* Giorgio Tonini (PD)

### International figures
#### Members of the European Parliament

* Brando Benifei (PD)
* Sandro Gozi (IV)

#### From other European Union member states
### Notable individuals
#### Journalists, commentators, and political satirists

* Pierluigi Battista
* Stefano Feltri

#### University and academic figures

* Alfonso Celotto, constitutional law professor at the Sapienza University of Rome
* Francesco Clemente, public comparative law professor at the University of Perugia
* Massimo Luciani, constitutional law professor at the Sapienza University of Rome
* Vincenzo Musacchio, jurist
* Marco Plutino, constitutional law professor at the University of Cassino
* Tomaso Montanari
* Massimo Villone, constitutional law professor at the University of Naples Federico II

#### Constitutional judges and lawyers

* Sabino Cassese, former judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy
* Giuseppe Tesauro, former President of the Constitutional Court of Italy

#### Others

* Marco Bentivogli, former secretary of the Italian Federation of Metal Mechanics (2014–2020)
* Sardines movement

### Celebrities
#### Actors and film directors

* Massimo Ghini
* Cristina Comencini
* Sabina Guzzanti
* Gene Gnocchi
* Sabrina Ferilli
* Paolo Virzì
* Ivano Marescotti
* Luca Bizzarri

#### Singers and producers

* Roberto Vecchioni

#### Writers and artists

* Roberto Saviano
* Sandro Veronesi
* Michela Murgia
* Oliviero Toscani
* Makkox

#### Athletes

* Alessandro Costacurta

### Organisations
#### Committees

| Campaign | Slogan | Spokesperson | Website |
| (N)Ours! | NOstra! | Jacopo Ricci | www.comitatonostra.it |
| We NO | Noi NO | Andrea Pruiti Ciarello | noino.eu |
| Democrats for the No | Democratici per il No | Giovanni Lattanzi | democraticiperilno.it Archived 2020-09-03 at the Wayback Machine |
| Solidary Network in defense of the Constitution | Rete Solidale in difesa della Costituzione | Marina Calamo Specchia | — |
| Popular Committee for the No to the parliamentary cut | Comitato popolare per il No al taglio dei parlamentari | Piero Pirovano | iovotono.eu Archived 2020-09-13 at the Wayback Machine |
| 3 Reasons for the No | 3 motivi per il No | Stefano D'Andrea | 3-motivi-per-il-no0.webnode.it |
| Committee for the NO on changes to the Constitution to reduce the number of parliamentarians | Comitato per il NO sulle modifiche alla Costituzione per la riduzione del numero dei Parlamentari | Massimo Villone | coordinamentodemocraziacostituzionale.it noaltagliodelparlamento.it Archived 2020-08-15 at the Wayback Machine |
| Committee for the NO to the Counter-reform | Comitato per il No alla Controriforma | Massimiliano Iervolino | radicali.it/campagne/no-alla-controriforma/ Archived 2020-08-11 at the Wayback Machine |
| LET'S START WITH NO – Committee for the NO to the referendum on the cut of parliamentarians | COMINCIAMO DAL NO – Comitato per il NO al referendum sul taglio dei parlamentari | Simona Viola | piueuropa.eu/2020/02/22/comitatodelno/ |

#### Main political parties

| Parties | Political orientation | Leader |
| Action (Azione) | Social liberalism | Carlo Calenda |
| Italian Left (SI) | Democratic socialism | Nicola Fratoianni |
| More Europe (+Eu) | Liberalism | Benedetto Della Vedova |
| Federation of the Greens (FdV) | Green politics | collective leadership |
| Italia in Comune (IiC) | Progressivism | Federico Pizzarotti |
| Power to the People (PaP) | Communism | Viola Carofalo |
| Italian Socialist Party (PSI) | Social democracy | Enzo Maraio |
| Associative Movement Italians Abroad (MAIE) | Italians abroad's interests | Ricardo Antonio Merlo |
| South American Union Italian Emigrants (USEI) | Italians abroad's interests | Eugenio Sangregorio |
| Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) | Communism | Maurizio Acerbo |

#### Minor parties

| Parties | Political orientation | Leader |
| Energies for Italy (EpI) | Liberalism | Stefano Parisi |
| Volt Italia | Pro-Europeanism | Federica Vinci |
| Liberal Democratic Alliance for Italy | Classic liberalism | Franco Turco |
| Democratic Centre (CD) | Christian left | Bruno Tabacci |
| Christian Democracy (DC) | Christian democracy | Renato Grassi |
| Italian Communist Party (PCI) | Communism | Mauro Alboresi |
| Pact for Autonomy (PpA) | Autonomism | Massimo Moretuzzo |
| The People of the Family (PdF) | Social conservatism | Mario Adinolfi |
| Workers' Communist Party (PCL) | Communism | Marco Ferrando |
| Italian Marxist–Leninist Party (PMLI) | Maoism | Giovanni Scuderi |

#### Newspapers

| Newspapers | Political and cultural orientation |
| la Repubblica | Centrism, Liberalism |
| La Stampa | Social liberalism |
| il manifesto | Communism |
| Domani | Social democracy, Cultural liberalism |
| HuffPost Italia | Centrism |
| Il Riformista | Liberalism, Reformism |
| Linkiesta | Centrism, Liberalism |
| Avanti! | Social democracy (official newspaper of the Italian Socialist Party) |

#### Periodicals

| Periodicals | Political and cultural orientation |
| L'Espresso | Progressivism |
| Left | Democratic socialism |

#### Other organisations

| Organisations | Political and cultural orientation | Leaders |
| Fondazione Luigi Einaudi (FLE) | | Giuseppe Benedetto |
| Consiglio Generale degli Italiani all’Estero (CGIE) | | Michele Schiavone |
| National Association of the Italian Partisans (ANPI) | Anti-fascism | Carla Nespolo |
| Italian Ricreative and Cultural Association (ARCI) | Non-profit association | Francesca Chiavacci |
| Freedom and Justice (LeG) | Non-profit association | Paul Ginsborg |

## Officially endorse neither side
### Notable individuals
#### Constitutional judges and lawyer

* Gustavo Zagrebelsky, former President of the Constitutional Court of Italy

### Organisations
#### Main political parties

| Parties | Parties | Political orientation | Leader | Ref |
| | Italia Viva (IV) | Liberalism | Matteo Renzi | |