Overview
- The solemn joint session in the Chamber of Deputies took place Thursday and featured an address by President Sergio Mattarella that framed the 1946 Assemblea Costituente as a “peaceful revolution” that created the Republic.
- Mattarella recalled Resistenza martyrs, noted postwar dependence on American aid, and appealed for concordia by saying "the Republic is of everyone," remarks that were met with a long bipartisan standing ovation.
- Ceremony protocol matched state occasions with an interforces honor guard, music from the Teatro dell'Opera, tricolour projections on Montecitorio and about 700 invited guests in the chamber.
- Organizers paired the formal commemoration with public outreach: an exhibition in the Sala della Lupa open to the public and a social‑media project aimed at engaging younger Italians with the Costituente's history.
- The event recorded largely unanimous ceremonial support but a small group linked to Futuro Nazionale did not attend, with some deputies citing other commitments or participation in an external protest.