2001 Sicilian regional election explained

Election Name:2001 Sicilian regional election
Country:Sicily
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1996 Sicilian regional election
Previous Year:1996
Next Election:2006 Sicilian regional election
Next Year:2006
Seats For Election:All 90 seats to the Sicilian Regional Assembly
Election Date:24 June 2001
Leader1:Salvatore Cuffaro
Party1:CDU
Alliance1:House of Freedoms
Color1:0A6BE1
Seats1:57
Popular Vote1:1,572,178
Percentage1:59.1%
Leader2:Leoluca Orlando
Party2:The Daisy
Alliance2:The Olive Tree
Color2:EF3E3E
Seats2:29
Popular Vote2:972,010
Percentage2:36.6%
President
Posttitle:President-elect
Before Election:Vincenzo Leanza
Before Party:FI
After Election:Salvatore Cuffaro
After Party:UDC
Turnout:63.5%

The 2001 Sicilian regional election was held on 24 June 2001. For the first time the president of Region was elected directly by the citizens.

The election was competed by three competitors: Salvatore Cuffaro, House of Freedoms candidate; Leoluca Orlando, candidate of The Olive Tree and former mayor of Palermo; and Sergio D'Antoni, leader of European Democracy. Cuffaro won by a landslide.

Results

CandidatesVotes%SeatsPartiesVotes%Seats
Salvatore Cuffaro1,572,17859.19
Forza Italia628,02025.120
National Alliance281,70411.38
Christian Democratic Centre223,4208.96
United Christian Democrats215,0478.66
New Sicily101,3684.13
New Italian Socialist Party69,6972.82
Whiteflower54,5502.21
Liberal Socialists24,1101.01
Italian Republican Party22,1100.91
Tricolour Flame9,2240.4
Total1,629,25065.348
Leoluca Orlando972,01036.61
Democrats of the Left253,52210.310
Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy199,3038.07
The Daisy for Sicily107,5164.34
Communist Refoundation Party61,0682.43
Italian Democratic Socialists46,9031.91
Sicilian Spring29,5641.21
Party of Italian Communists28,8261.21
Italy of Values25,8881.01
We Sicilians2,3820.1
Total754,97226.128
Sergio D'Antoni114,7994.3European Democracy113,6644.54
Total candidates2,658,987100.0010Total parties2,498,244100.0080
Source: Sicilian Region