Statuto Albertino

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The Statuto Albertino (English: Albertine Statute) was the constitution granted by King Charles Albert of Sardinia to the Kingdom of Sardinia on 4 March 1848 and written in Italian and French. The Statute later became the constitution of the unified Kingdom of Italy and remained in force, with changes, until 1948.^[1] Charles Albert did not want to grant a Constitutional Charter so he attempted to maintain as much power as he could even though the Statute marked the end of his absolute monarchy.^[2]

The Constitution established a uninominal-majoritarian electoral system and initially gave suffrage to wealthy males over the age of 25.^[3] In 1919, the uninominal-majoritarian system was altered into a proportional representation system.^[3]