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Assembly Election and Republican Inclination
- When
- 21 January 1849
- Where
- Rome
Direct elections in January 1849 produced a republican assembly because the Pope forbade Catholics from voting, calling the election sacrilegious.
The Constituent Assembly decided to hold direct and universal elections on 21 January 1849. Pope Pius IX forbade Catholics from voting, labeling the election a monstrous act of felony. Consequently, the resulting constitutional assembly, informally known as the Assembly of the Damned, had a strong republican inclination.
Sources
- Roman Republic (1849–1850) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04
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