2012 Sicilian regional election

The 2012 Sicilian regional election for the renewal of the Sicilian Regional Assembly and the election of the President of Sicily was held on 28 October 2012. It was a snap election, following the resignation of President Raffaele Lombardo for judicial and financial reasons.

2012 Sicilian regional election

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All 90 seats to the Sicilian Regional Assembly
46 seats needed for a majority
Turnout47.42% (Decrease 19.26%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Rosario Crocetta Nello Musumeci
Party Democratic Party Right
Alliance Centre-left Centre-right
Seats won 39 21
Seat change Increase 10 Decrease 24[1]
Popular vote 617,073 521,022
Percentage 30.47% 25.73%
Swing Increase 0.9% Decrease 36.62%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Giancarlo Cancelleri Gianfranco Micciché
Party Five Star Movement Great South
Alliance GSPdSFLI
Seats won 15 15
Seat change Increase 15 Steady
Popular vote 368,006 312,112
Percentage 18.17% 15.41%
Swing Increase 13.73% new


President before election

Raffaele Lombardo
MpA

Elected President

Rosario Crocetta
PD

The election was competed by ten candidates from newly reshuffled political alliances, and was an unusually close race. The winner of the election was Rosario Crocetta,[2][3] candidate for a centre-left coalition of Democratic Party and the Union of the Centre.[3]

Candidates

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Electoral system

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The Sicilian Parliament is elected with a mixed system: 80 MPs are chosen with a form of proportional representation using a largest remainder method with open lists and a 5% threshold, while 10 MPs are elected with a block voting system with closed lists.

 AG   CL   CT   EN   ME   PA   RG   SR   TP  total
7 4 17 3 11 20 5 6 7 80

Results

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28 October 2012 Sicilian regional election results
 
Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seats
Rosario Crocetta 617,073 30.47 9
Democratic Party 257,274 13.42 14
Union of the Centre 207,827 10.84 11
Crocetta for President (incl. ApI and PSI) 118,346 6.17 5
Democratic Union for Consumers 100 0.00
Total 583,547 30.43 30
Nello Musumeci 521,022 25.73 1
The People of Freedom 247,351 12.91 12
Cantiere Popolare 112,169 5.85 4
Musumeci List (incl. The Right) 107,397 5.60 4
Alliance of the Centre (incl. PSDI and MRN) 5,017 0.26
Total 471,934 24.62 20
Giancarlo Cancelleri 368,006 18.17 Five Star Movement 285,202 14.88 15
Gianfranco Micciché 312,112 15.41
Party of Sicilians 182,737 9.53 10
Great South 115,444 6.02 5
Future and Freedom 83,891 4.37
Thought and Action Party 959 0.05
Total 383,031 19.97 15
Giovanna Marano 112,633 6.10
Italy of Values 67,738 3.53
Left Ecology FreedomFederation of the LeftGreens 58,753 3.06
Total 126,491 6.59
Mariano Ferro 31,390 1.55 The People of Pitchforks (incl. FN) 23,965 1.20
Cateno De Luca 25,058 1.23 Sicilian Revolution (incl. Sicilia Vera) 23,966 1.20
Gaspare Sturzo 19,248 0.95 Sturzo for President 14,929 0.77
Giacomo Di Leo 4,495 0.22 Workers' Communist Party 2,031 0.10
Lucia Pinsone 3,659 0.18 Volunteers for Italy 2,278 0.11
Total candidates 2,024,696 100.00 10 Total parties 1,915,830 100.00 80
Source: Sicilian Region
Popular vote
M5S
14.88%
PD
13.42%
PdL
12.91%
UDC
10.84%
PdS
9.53%
Megafono
6.17%
GS
6.02%
CP
5.85%
LM
5.60%
FLI
4.37%
IdV
3.53%
SELFdSFdV
3.06%
President
Crocetta
30.47%
Musumeci
25.73%
Cancelleri
18.17%
Micciché
15.41%
Marano
6.10%

Aftermath

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Following the result of the election, Crocetta was elected as president of Sicily, which turned out to be surprising in what was considered the strongest conservative stronghold of Italy. As he did not have a full majority in the Sicilian assembly, Crocetta decided to form a minority government with the support of the Five Star Movement in a number of shared legislative acts.

Notes

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  1. ^ without Movement for Autonomy
  2. ^ "Politics this week | The Economist". 3 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  3. ^ a b Day, Michael (31 October 2012). "Sicily's first gay governor opens a new schism between Italy's old enemies - Europe - World - The Independent". London. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2012-11-05.