Rome, June 2 (LaPresse) – "Seventy-nine years ago, the Italian people decreed, with their vote, the birth of the Republic, at the culmination of a long journey that began with the War of Liberation. With the referendum of June 2, 1946, Italians chose to continue on a path toward the affirmation of values of freedom, democracy, and peace, embodied in the Constitution that would soon come into effect. These are the values upon which our civil community is founded and to which all institutions are called to dedicate their efforts for the benefit of the community."
Thus spoke the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, in a message sent on the occasion of Republic Day to the Chief of Defense Staff, Luciano Portolano.
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