ROME, June 25 (UPI) -- Italian citizens headed to the polls Sunday to vote on sweeping constitutional reforms aimed at restructuring parts of the country's government.
ANSA reported that Italy's centre-right political party led by former Prime Italian Minister Silvio Berlusconi, has been pushing for the passage of the constitutional reforms since the party was voted against in the country's spring elections.
Berlusconi went as far as to say last week that anyone who votes against the reforms would not be worthy of calling themselves Italian.
The reforms aim at topics such as reducing the number of Italy's parliamentarians from 945 to only 193 and restructuring the country's Constitutional Court in order to better represent regional interests, the news agency reported.
The country's ruling centre-left party, meanwhile, has strongly urged citizens to vote against the proposed reforms, saying that such changes would likely disrupt the institutional balance the country has had since World War II.
Voting on the controversial reforms is set to conclude on Monday, ANSA said.
