Acerbo Law
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The Acerbo Law was a 1923 Italian electoral law introduced under Benito Mussolini that guaranteed a large parliamentary majority to the leading party, helping consolidate Fascist dictatorship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Acerbo Law canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian law
ⓘ
electoral law ⓘ |
| appliedInElection |
Italian general elections
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian general election, 1924
|
| associatedWithEvent | consolidation of Fascist regime in Italy ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
Benito Mussolini
ⓘ
National Fascist Party ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | liberal politicians in Italy ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
distorting proportional representation
ⓘ
facilitating authoritarian rule ⓘ |
| datePassed | 1923-11-18 ⓘ |
| effectOnSystem | changed electoral system for the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ |
| electoralSystemType | party-list proportional representation with majority premium ⓘ |
| field | political history of Italy ⓘ |
| government |
Fascist Italy
ⓘ
surface form:
Mussolini government
|
| headOfGovernmentAtEnactment | Benito Mussolini ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key step in the establishment of Mussolini's dictatorship ⓘ |
| ideologicalOrientation | Fascist ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Benito Mussolini ⓘ |
| languageOfText | Italian ⓘ |
| legalDomain | electoral law ⓘ |
| legalForm | ordinary statute ⓘ |
| legislature |
Chamber of Deputies of Italy
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Chamber of Deputies
Senate of the Republic of Italy ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Senate
|
| mainProvision | the list with the largest number of votes received two-thirds of the seats in the Chamber of Deputies if it obtained at least 25% of the national vote ⓘ |
| monarchAtEnactment |
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
ⓘ
surface form:
Victor Emmanuel III
|
| namedAfter | Giacomo Acerbo ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Kingdom of Italy
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Italy (Liberal era)
rise of Italian Fascism ⓘ |
| purpose |
to facilitate the consolidation of Fascist dictatorship in Italy
ⓘ
to guarantee a large parliamentary majority to the leading party or coalition ⓘ to strengthen the position of Benito Mussolini's government ⓘ |
| region | Italy ⓘ |
| remainingSeatsAllocation | one-third of seats distributed proportionally among other lists ⓘ |
| repealedInContextOf | fall of Fascism in Italy ⓘ |
| replacedSystem | pure proportional representation ⓘ |
| result |
ensured Fascist control of the Chamber of Deputies after the 1924 election
ⓘ
undermined liberal democratic institutions in Italy ⓘ weakened parliamentary opposition ⓘ |
| seatPremium | two-thirds of Chamber of Deputies seats to the leading list ⓘ |
| sponsor | Giacomo Acerbo ⓘ |
| status | repealed ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
National Fascist Party
ⓘ
surface form:
National Fascist Party deputies
monarchist and conservative elements in parliament ⓘ |
| typeOfMajorityPremium | national majority bonus ⓘ |
| voteThreshold | 25 percent of valid national votes ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1923 ⓘ |
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