On 14 May 1974, about three years after the approval of the law, the socialist newspaper proclaimed the result of the divorce referendum, promoted by Gabrio Lombardi, president of the "Comitato per il referendum sul divorzio" ("Committee for the divorce referendum"), and Luigi Gedda, president of Civic Committees, and supported by Vatican hierarchies and Amintore Fanfani, secretary of Christian Democracy at the time: the front page was covered by the title "Una valanga di NO – Strepitosa vittoria delle forze democratiche" ("An avalanche of NOs – Outstanding victory of democratic forces").