Endorsements in the 2016 Italian constitutional referendum

Presidents of Italy

Former

• Giorgio Napolitano, 11th President of Italy (Independent)

Presidents of the Senate

Current

• Pietro Grasso, 39th President of the Senate (PD)

Former

• Franco Marini, 37th President of the Senate (PD)
• Marcello Pera, 36th President of the Senate (Independent) ^[1]

Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies

Current

• Laura Boldrini, 41st President of the Chamber of Deputies (SI)

Former

• Pier Ferdinando Casini, 38th President of the Chamber of Deputies (UdC) ^[1]
• Luciano Violante, 37th President of the Chamber of Deputies (PD)

Prime Ministers

Current

• Matteo Renzi, 56th Prime Minister (PD)

Former

• Giuliano Amato, 48th Prime Minister (PD) ^[1]
• Enrico Letta, 55th Prime Minister (PD) ^[1]
• Romano Prodi, 52nd Prime Minister (Independent) ^[1]

Ministers

Current

• Angelino Alfano, Minister of the Interior (NCD)
• Maria Elena Boschi, Minister of Constitutional Reform (PD)
• Carlo Calenda, Minister of Economic Development (Independent)
• Enrico Costa, Minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomies (NCD)
• Graziano Delrio, Minister of Infrastructures and Transports (PD)
• Dario Franceschini, Minister of Culture and Tourism (PD)
• Gian Luca Galletti, Minister of Environment (UdC)
• Paolo Gentiloni, Minister of Foreign Affairs (PD)
• Stefania Giannini, Minister of Education, University and Research (PD)
• Beatrice Lorenzin, Minister of Health (NCD)
• Marianna Madia, Minister of Public Administration (PD)
• Maurizio Martina, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies (PD)
• Andrea Orlando, Minister of Justice (PD)
• Pier Carlo Padoan, Minister of Economy and Finance (Independent)
• Roberta Pinotti, Minister of Defense (PD)
• Giuliano Poletti, Minister of Labour and Social Policies (Independent)

Former

• Fabrizio Barca, Minister for Territorial Cohesion (PD)
• Emma Bonino, Minister of Foreign Affairs (RI) ^[1]
• Paolo De Castro, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies (PD)
• Cesare Damiano, Minister of Labour (PD)
• Linda Lanzillotta, Minister for Regional Affairs (PD)
• Maurizio Lupi, Minister of Infrastructures and Transports (NCD)
• Giuseppe Fioroni, Minister of Education (PD)
• Giovanna Melandri, Minister of Youth Policies and Sports (PD)
• Arturo Parisi, Minister of Defense (PD)
• Francesco Rutelli, Minister of Cultural Heritage and Tourism (PD)

President of Regions

Current

• Stefano Bonaccini, President of Emilia-Romagna (PD)
• Luca Ceriscioli, President of Marche (PD)
• Sergio Chiamparino, President of Piedmont (PD)
• Rosario Crocetta, President of Sicily (PD)
• Vincenzo De Luca, President of Campania (PD)
• Catiuscia Marini, President of Umbria (PD)
• Mario Oliverio, President of Calabria (PD)
• Francesco Pigliaru, President of Sardinia (PD)
• Augusto Rollandin, President of Aosta Valley (UV)
• Enrico Rossi, President of Tuscany (PD)
• Ugo Rossi, President of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (PATT)
• Debora Serracchiani, President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (PD)
• Nicola Zingaretti, President of Lazio (PD)

Mayors of main cities

Current

• Antonio Battista, Mayor of Campobasso (PD) ^[2]
• Enzo Bianco, Mayor of Catania (PD) ^[3]
• Luigi Brugnaro, Mayor of Venice (Independent) ^[2]
• Massimo Cialente, Mayor of L'Aquila (PD) ^[2]
• Antonio Decaro, Mayor of Bari (PD) ^[3]
• Valeria Mancinelli, Mayor of Ancona (PD) ^[2]
• Virginio Merola, Mayor of Bologna (PD) ^[2]
• Dario Nardella, Mayor of Florence (PD) ^[2]
• Giuseppe Sala, Mayor of Milan (PD) ^[2]
• Flavio Tosi, Mayor of Verona (F!) ^[2]

Former

• Walter Veltroni, Mayor of Rome (PD) ^[1]

Members of the Chamber of Deputies

Current

Former

• Peppino Calderisi^[2]
• Mariotto Segni (Independent) ^[4]

Members of the Senate

Former Members of provincial councils

Member of the European Parliament

Head of states and governments

• Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission^[6]
• Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States^[7]
• Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany^[8]

National ministers and secretaries

• Thomas de Maiziere, Minister of the Interior of Germany ^[9]
• Wolfgang Schaeuble, Minister of Finance of Germany ^[10]

Businesspersons

• Flavio Briatore, businessman ^[13]
• Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Eni^[1]
• Sergio Marchionne, CEO of FCA^[14]
• Mauro Moretti, CEO of Finmeccanica^[1]
• Marco Tronchetti Provera, CEO of Pirelli^[1]

Presenters and journalists

• Ilaria D'Amico, commentator and television host^[15]
• Gad Lerner, journalist, television presenter and writer ^[15]
• Michele Santoro, journalist and television presenter ^[15]
• Natasha Stefanenko, model and television presenter ^[13]

University and academic figures

• Giuseppe Galasso, historian ^[15]

Constitutional judges and lawyer

• Sabino Cassese, former judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy^[1]

University professors and judges letter

On 23 May, replying to the Constitutionalists letter standing for the "No", 193 judges and professors in various universities of Italy signed a letter to support the "Yes". Notable signatories included:^{[16][17][18][19]}

Others

• Stefano Boeri, architect and urban planner ^[15]
• Andrea Carandini, historian of arts ^[1]

Actors and film directors

• Stefano Accorsi, actor ^[15]
• Francesca Archibugi, film director ^[15]
• Roberto Benigni, actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director ^[15]
• Roberto Bolle, dancer ^[15]
• Massimo Bottura, chef ^[15]
• Liliana Cavani, film director ^[15]
• Cristiana Capotondi, actress ^[15]
• Cristina Comencini, film director and scriptwriter ^[15]
• Ivan Cotroneo, film director and scriptwriter ^[15]
• Emma Dante, writer and actress ^[15]
• Fabio De Luigi, actor and comedian ^[15]
• Pierfrancesco Favino, actor ^[15]
• Isabella Ferrari, actress ^[15]
• Beppe Fiorello, actor ^[15]
• Carla Fracci, actress and ballet dancer ^[2]
• Massimo Ghini, actor ^[15]
• Simona Izzo, actress and film director ^[15]
• Valeria Marini, model and actress ^[2]
• Andrea Occhipinti, actor and producer ^[15]
• Silvio Orlando, actor ^[15]
• Ferzan Özpetek, film director and screenwriter ^[15]
• Michele Placido, actor and film director ^[15]
• Alessandro Preziosi, actor ^[15]
• Gabriele Salvatores, film director and screenwriter ^[15]
• Stefania Sandrelli, actress ^[15]
• Giulio Scarpati, actor ^[15]
• Elena Sofia Ricci, actress ^[1]
• Paolo Sorrentino, film director and screenwriter ^[15]
• Oliviero Toscani, photographer ^[2]
• Ricky Tognazzi, actor and film director ^[15]
• Pamela Villoresi, actress ^[15]
• Paolo Virzì, film director and screenwriter ^[15]
• Luca Zingaretti, actor ^[15]

Singers and producers

• Piero Barone, singer and member of Il Volo^[15]
• Andrea Bocelli, classical tenor ^[15]
• Ignazio Boschetto, singer and member of Il Volo^[15]
• Caterina Caselli, singer and producer ^[15]
• Gianluca Ginoble, singer and member of Il Volo^[15]
• Zubin Mehta, Indian conductor of Western classical music ^[15]

Writers and artists

• Federico Moccia, writer ^[15]
• Susanna Tamaro, novelist ^[15]

Sportspeople

• Gianluigi Buffon, football goalkeeper^[20]
• Marco Tardelli, former football player and manager ^[15]
• Alex Zanardi, racing driver and paracyclist ^[15]

Committees

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Logo	Campaign	Slogan	Website
	Just a Yes	Basta un Sì	www.bastaunsi.it

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Main political parties

Minor parties

European political parties

Trade unions and business organisations

Newspapers

Periodicals

Other organisations

Presidents of the Senate

Former

• Renato Schifani, 38th President of the Senate (FI)

Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies

Former

• Gianfranco Fini, 40th President of the Chamber of Deputies (Independent) ^[1]

Prime Ministers

Former

• Silvio Berlusconi, 50th Prime Minister (FI) ^[1]
• Massimo D'Alema, 53rd Prime Minister (PD) ^[1]
• Ciriaco De Mita, 47th Prime Minister (UdC) ^[1]
• Lamberto Dini, 51st Prime Minister (Independent) ^[1]
• Mario Monti, 54th Prime Minister (Independent) ^[1]

Ministers

Former

• Pier Luigi Bersani, Minister of Economic Development (PD) ^[1]
• Paolo Cirino Pomicino, Minister of Budget (UdC) ^[1]
• Antonio Di Pietro, Minister of Infrastructures (IdV) ^[1]
• Raffaele Fitto, Minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomies (CR)
• Giovanni Maria Flick, Minister of Justice (DC) ^[2]
• Gaetano Quagliariello, Minister of Constitutional Reforms (IDEA) ^[1]

Mayors of main cities

Current

• Chiara Appendino, Mayor of Turin (M5S) ^[2]
• Dario De Luca, Mayor of Potenza (FdI) ^[3]
• Luigi de Magistris, Mayor of Naples (Independent) ^[2]
• Roberto Dipiazza, Mayor of Trieste (FI) ^[3]
• Marco Doria, Mayor of Genoa (Independent) ^[59]
• Clemente Mastella, Mayor of Benevento (FI) ^[2]
• Leoluca Orlando, Mayor of Palermo (SI) ^[3]
• Virginia Raggi, Mayor of Rome (M5S) ^[2]

Members of the Chamber of Deputies

Current

Former

• Marco Follini^[60]
• Roberto Zaccaria^[2]
• Gianfranco Fini^[61]

Members of the Senate of the Republic

Member of the European Parliament

From other European Union member states

• Pablo Bustinduy, Spanish politician and member of Podemos^[63]
• Nikolaos Chountis, Greek politician and MEP for Popular Unity^[64]
• Miguel Urbán Crespo, Spanish politician and MEP for Podemos^[64]
• Íñigo Errejón, Spanish politician, deputy and political Secretary of Podemos^[63]
• Nigel Farage, Britain politician, MEP and leader of the UKIP^[65]
• Alberto Garzón, Spanish politician and deputy of Izquierda Unida^[63]
• Marine Le Pen, French politician, MEP and leader of the Front National^[66]
• Paloma Lopez, Spanish politician and MEP for Izquierda Unida^[64]
• Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Greek politician and MEP for SYRIZA^[64]
• Lola Sanchez, Spanish politician and MEP for Podemos^[64]

Journalists, commentators, and political satirists

• Maurizio Crozza, political satirist ^[67]
• Sabina Guzzanti, political satirist ^[67]
• Marco Travaglio, journalist ^[67]

University and academic figures

• Luciano Canfora, philologist ^[67]
• Paul Ginsborg, historian ^[67]
• Piergiorgio Odifreddi, mathematician and essayist ^[67]
• Gianni Vattimo, philosopher ^[1]

Constitutional judges and lawyer

• Stefano Rodotà, judge ^[1]
• Gustavo Zagrebelsky, judge and former President of the Constitutional Court of Italy^[67]

Constitutionalists letter

On 22 April, 56 constitutionalists and judges published a letter to criticize the reform. Signed the letter:^[68]

Other

• Fernando Aiuti, immunologist ^[1]
• Carlo Freccero, former director of Rai 2 and Italia 1^[67]
• Salvatore Settis, archaeologist ^[67]
• Nicola Tranfaglia, historian ^[67]

Actors and film directors

• Rossella Brescia, anchorwoman ^[1]
• Rosita Celentano, actress and anchorwoman ^[67]
• Roberto Faenza, film director ^[67]
• Sabrina Ferilli, actress ^[67]
• Ficarra e Picone, actors and comedian duo ^[67]
• Elio Germano, actor ^[67]
• Claudio Gioè, actor ^[1]
• Monica Guerritore, actress ^[67]
• Leo Gullotta, actor ^[67]
• Citto Maselli, film director ^[67]
• Giuliano Montaldo, film director and actor ^[67]
• Moni Ovadia, actor ^[67]
• Alba Parietti, actress and anchorwoman ^[67]
• Daniela Poggi, actress and anchorwoman ^[67]
• Ottavia Piccolo, actress ^[67]
• Claudio Santamaria, film director ^[67]
• Toni Servillo, actor ^[67]

Singers and producers

• Fedez, singer ^[67]
• Fiorella Mannoia, singer ^[67]
• Giorgia, singer ^[67]
• J-Ax, singer ^[67]
• Anna Oxa, singer ^[67]
• Paolo Rossi, singer and actor ^[67]
• Piero Pelù, singer ^[67]

Writers and artists

• Andrea Camilleri, writer ^[67]
• Erri De Luca, writer ^[67]
• Rosetta Loy, writer ^[67]

Committees

More information Logo, Campaign ...

Logo	Campaign	Slogan	Website
	Committee for No	Comitato per il No	www.comitatoperilno.it
	I Vote No	Io Voto No	www.iovotono.it
	Presidenzialists for the No to the Constitution scam[61]	Presidenzialisti per il No alla Costituzione truffa

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Minor parties

European political parties

Trade unions and business organisations

Newspapers

Periodicals

Other organisations