On June 2. 1946. there was an election to the constitutional assembly and a plebiscite offering to Italians a choice between a republican and a monarchial form of government. On April 18. 1948. there was held an election to the first legislative assembly. Immediately following the cessation of hostilities in World War II. a great many United States citizens. both nativeborn and naturalized. of Italian ancestry. returned to Italy on visits and business. A number of United States citizens had been in Italy throughout the war years. With the first free elections in Italy in almost 25 years an intensive campaign to get out the vote was started.
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