Endorsements in the 2016 Italian constitutional referendum

This page lists individuals and organisations who publicly expressed an opinion regarding 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)

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)
 * 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)
 * Enrico Letta, 55th Prime Minister (PD)
 * Romano Prodi, 52nd Prime Minister (Independent)

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

Former
 * Walter Veltroni, Mayor of Rome (PD)

Members of the Chamber of Deputies
Current • Ferdinando Adornato (AP)

• Paola Binetti (AP)

• Lorenza Bonaccorsi (PD)

• Rocco Buttiglione (AP)

• Salvatore Capone (PD)

• Maria Chiara Carrozza (PD)

• Mario Catania (SC)

• Andrea Causin (AP)

• Fabrizio Cicchitto (AP)

• Gianni Cuperlo (PD)

• Lorenzo Dellai (Demo.S)

• Marco Fedi (PD)

• Emanuele Fiano (PD)

• Roberto Giachetti (PD)

• Sandro Gozi (PD)

• Lorenzo Guerini (PD)

• Pia Elda Locatelli (PSI)

• Marco Meloni (PD)

• Alessia Morani (PD)

• Michele Nicoletti (PD)

• Matteo Orfini (PD)

• Giovanna Palma (PD)

• Lapo Pistelli (PD)

• Paola Pinna (PD)

• Lia Quartapelle (PD)

• Barbara Pollastrini (PD)

• Andrea Romano (PD)

• Gessica Rostellato (PD)

• Francesco Saverio Romano (ALA)

• Daniela Sbrollini (PD)

• Ivan Scalfarotto (PD)

• Marina Sereni (PD)

• Elisa Simoni (PD)

• Bruno Tabacci (CD)

• Liliana Ventricelli (PD)

• Valentina Vezzali (SC)

• Alessandro Zan (PD)

• Enrico Zanetti (SC)

Former
 * Peppino Calderisi
 * Mariotto Segni (Independent)

Members of the Senate
• Piero Aiello (AP)

• Donatella Albano (PD)

• Silvana Amati (PD)

• Sandro Bondi (Independent)

• Elena Cattaneo (Independent)

• Felice Casson (PD)

• Antonio De Poli (AP)

• Benedetto Della Vedova (SC)

• Giuseppe Esposito (AP)

• Anna Finocchiaro (PD)

• Francesco Giacobbe (PD)

• Renato Guerino Turano (PD)

• Pietro Ichino (PD)

• Josefa Idem (PD)

• Giuseppe Lumia (IM–LC)

• Maurizio Migliavacca (PD

• Riccardo Nencini (PSI)

• Andrea Olivero (Demo.S)

• Laura Puppato (PD)

• Renzo Piano (Independent)

• Carlo Rubbia (Independent)

• Maurizio Sacconi (AP)

• Gianluca Susta (PD)

• Mario Tronti (PD)

• Denis Verdini (ALA)

• Karl Zeller (SVP)

Former Members of provincial councils
• Donato Seppi Former Members of the Landtag of South Tyrol (Unitalia)

Member of the European Parliament
• Simona Bonafé (PD)

• Mercedes Bresso (PD)

• Caterina Chinnici (PD)

• Nicola Danti (PD)

• Paolo De Castro (PD)

• Herbert Dorfmann (SVP)

• Roberto Gualtieri (PD)

• Cécile Kyenge (PD)

• Alessandra Moretti (PD)

• Damiano Zoffoli (PD)

• Alessia Mosca (PD)

• Pier Antonio Panzeri (PD)

• Giuseppina Picierno (PD)

• Gianni Pittella (PD)

• Patrizia Toia (PD)

• Flavio Zanonato (PD)

Head of states and governments

 * Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission
 * Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States
 * Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany

National ministers and secretaries

 * Thomas de Maiziere, Minister of the Interior of Germany
 * Wolfgang Schaeuble, Minister of Finance of Germany

International organisations

 * Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
 * International Monetary Fund

Businesspersons

 * Flavio Briatore, businessman
 * Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Eni
 * Sergio Marchionne, CEO of FCA
 * Mauro Moretti, CEO of Finmeccanica
 * Marco Tronchetti Provera, CEO of Pirelli

Presenters and journalists

 * Ilaria D'Amico, commentator and television host
 * Gad Lerner, journalist, television presenter and writer
 * Michele Santoro, journalist and television presenter
 * Natasha Stefanenko, model and television presenter

University and academic figures

 * Giuseppe Galasso, historian

Constitutional judges and lawyer

 * Sabino Cassese, former judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy

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:

• Salvo Andò

• Franco Bassanini

• Guido Tabellini

Others

 * Stefano Boeri, architect and urban planner
 * Andrea Carandini, historian of arts

Actors and film directors

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

Singers and producers

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

Writers and artists

 * Federico Moccia, writer
 * Susanna Tamaro, novelist

Sportspeople

 * Gianluigi Buffon, football goalkeeper
 * Marco Tardelli, former football player and manager
 * Alex Zanardi, racing driver and paracyclist

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)

Prime Ministers
Former
 * Silvio Berlusconi, 50th Prime Minister (FI)
 * Massimo D'Alema, 53rd Prime Minister (PD)
 * Ciriaco De Mita, 47th Prime Minister (UdC)
 * Lamberto Dini, 51st Prime Minister (Independent)
 * Mario Monti, 54th Prime Minister (Independent)

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

Mayors of main cities
Current
 * Chiara Appendino, Mayor of Turin (M5S)
 * Dario De Luca, Mayor of Potenza (FdI)
 * Luigi de Magistris, Mayor of Naples (Independent)
 * Roberto Dipiazza, Mayor of Trieste (FI)
 * Marco Doria, Mayor of Genoa (Independent)
 * Clemente Mastella, Mayor of Benevento (FI)
 * Leoluca Orlando, Mayor of Palermo (SI)
 * Virginia Raggi, Mayor of Rome (M5S)

Members of the Chamber of Deputies
Current • Antonio Angelucci (FI)

• Eleonora Bechis (P)

• Deborah Bergamini (FI)

• Michaela Biancofiore (FI)

• Annagrazia Calabria (FI)

• Daniele Capezzone (CR)

• Giuseppe Civati (P)

• Massimiliano Fedriga (LN)

• Alessandro Di Battista (M5S)

• Luigi Di Maio (M5S)

• Stefano Fassina (SI)

• Claudio Fava (SI)

• Nicola Fratoianni (SI)

• Roberto Fico (M5S)

• Nunzia De Girolamo (FI)

• Gabriella Giammanco (FI)

• Alberto Giorgetti (FI)

• Giancarlo Giorgetti (LN)

• Marta Grande (M5S)

• Antonio Martino (FI)

• Guglielmo Picchi (LN)

• Stefania Prestigiacomo (FI)

• Laura Ravetto (FI)

• Arcangelo Sannicandro (SI)

• Daniela Santanchè (FI)

• Elio Vito (FI)

Former
 * Marco Follini
 * Roberto Zaccaria
 * Gianfranco Fini

Members of the Senate of the Republic
• Franco Carraro (FI)

• Gian Marco Centinaio (LN)

• Emilio Floris (FI)

• Paolo Galimberti (FI)

• Maurizio Gasparri (FI)

• Niccolò Ghedini (FI)

• Corradino Mineo (SI)

• Lucio Malan (FI)

• Marco Marin (FI)

• Altero Matteoli (FI)

• Michela Montevecchi (M5S)

• Mariarosaria Rossi (FI)

Member of the European Parliament
• Alessandra Mussolini (FI)

From other European Union member states



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

Journalists, commentators, and political satirists

 * Maurizio Crozza, political satirist
 * Sabina Guzzanti, political satirist
 * Marco Travaglio, journalist

University and academic figures

 * Luciano Canfora, philologist
 * Paul Ginsborg, historian
 * Piergiorgio Odifreddi, mathematician and essayist
 * Gianni Vattimo, philosopher

Constitutional judges and lawyer

 * Stefano Rodotà, judge
 * Gustavo Zagrebelsky, judge and former President of the Constitutional Court of Italy

Constitutionalists letter
On 22 April, 56 constitutionalists and judges published a letter to criticize the reform. Signed the letter: • Francesco Amirante

• Vittorio Angiolini

• Luca Antonini

• Antonio Baldassarre

• Sergio Bartole

• Ernesto Bettinelli

• Franco Bile

• Paolo Caretti

• Lorenza Carlassare

• Francesco Paolo Casavola

• Enzo Cheli

• Riccardo Chieppa

• Cecilia Corsi

• Antonio D'Andrea

• Ugo De Siervo

• Mario Dogliani

• Giovanni Maria Flick

• Franco Gallo

• Silvio Gambino

• Mario Gorlani

• Stefano Grassi

• Enrico Grosso

• Riccardo Guastini

• Giovanni Guiglia

• Fulco Lanchester

• Sergio Lariccia

• Donatella Loprieno

• Joerg Luther

• Paolo Maddalena

• Maurizio Malo

• Andrea Manzella

• Anna Marzanati

• Luigi Mazzella

• Alessandro Mazzitelli

• Stefano Merlini

• Costantino Murgia

• Guido Neppi Modona

• Walter Nocito

• Valerio Onida

• Saulle Panizza

• Maurizio Pedrazza Gorlero

• Barbara Pezzini

• Alfonso Quaranta

• Saverio Regasto

• Giancarlo Rolla

• Roberto Romboli

• Claudio Rossano

• Fernando Santosuosso

• Giovanni Tarli Barbieri

• Roberto Toniatti

• Romano Vaccarella

• Filippo Vari

• Luigi Ventura

• Maria Paola Viviani Schlein

• Roberto Zaccaria

• Gustavo Zagrebelsky

Other

 * Fernando Aiuti, immunologist
 * Carlo Freccero, former director of Rai 2 and Italia 1
 * Salvatore Settis, archaeologist
 * Nicola Tranfaglia, historian

Actors and film directors

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

Singers and producers

 * Fedez, singer
 * Fiorella Mannoia, singer
 * Giorgia, singer
 * J-Ax, singer
 * Anna Oxa, singer
 * Paolo Rossi, singer and actor
 * Piero Pelù, singer

Writers and artists

 * Andrea Camilleri, writer
 * Erri De Luca, writer
 * Rosetta Loy, writer