2004 European Parliament election in Sicily explained

The European Parliament election of 2004 took place on 12–13 June 2004.

The Olive Tree was the most voted list in Sicily with 28.6%, followed by Forza Italia (21.5%), National Alliance (14.5%) and the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (14.0%). Raffaele Lombardo, who was elected to the European Parliament for the Christian Democrats, left that party in 2005 to launch the Movement for Autonomy, which would have become a stable political force in the region.

Results

Partiesvotesvotes (%)
The Olive Tree align=right valign=top646,267align=right valign=top28.6
Forza Italia486,08021.5
National Alliance328,69714.5
Union of Christian and Centre Democrats315,81814.0
Communist Refoundation Party82,0543.6
Popular Alliance – UDEUR61,3642.7
Italy of Values–Civil Society–Occhetto42,0021.9
United Socialists for Europe39,9421.8
Federation of the Greens38,6711.7
Party of Italian Communists38,1871.7
Bonino List32,0271.4
Social Alternative28,8491.3
New Country24,7261.1
Consumers' List24,2331.1
Italian Republican PartyThe Liberals-Sgarbi22,4171.0
Others49,0483.2
Total2,260,382100.0
Source: Ministry of the Interior