2008 Sicilian regional election explained

Election Name:2008 Sicilian regional election
Country:Sicily
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2006 Sicilian regional election
Previous Year:2006
Next Election:2012 Sicilian regional election
Next Year:2012
Seats For Election:All 90 seats to the Sicilian Regional Assembly
Election Date:14 April 2008
Leader1:Raffaele Lombardo
Party1:Movement for Autonomy
Alliance1:Centre-right coalition (Italy)
Color1:0A6BE1
Seats1:61
Seat Change1: 1
Popular Vote1:1,862,959
Percentage1:65.4%
Swing1: 11.3%
Leader2:Anna Finocchiaro
Party2:Democratic Party (Italy)
Alliance2:Centre-left coalition (Italy)
Color2:EF3E3E
Seats2:29
Seat Change2: 1
Popular Vote2:866,044
Percentage2:30.4%
Swing2: 11.2%
President
Posttitle:President-elect
Before Election:Salvatore Cuffaro
Before Party:UDC
After Election:Raffaele Lombardo
After Party:MpA
Turnout:66.68% (7.52%)

The 2008 Sicilian regional election for the renewal of the Sicilian Regional Assembly and the election of the Presidency of Sicily, Italy, was held on 13 and on 14 April 2008.

The election was competed by two main competitors: Raffaele Lombardo for the centre-right and Anna Finocchiaro for the centre-left. Lombardo won by a landslide, 65.3% against 30.4% of Finocchiaro.

Results

CandidatesVotes%SeatsPartiesVotes%Seats
Raffaele Lombardo1,862,95962.351
The People of Freedom900,14932.4234
Movement for Autonomy371,41813.9515
Union of the Centre336,82612.5111
Lombardo for President 119,8924.45
Autonomist Democrats101,4493.76
Total1,833,90368.09 60
Anna Finocchiaro866,04430.389
Democratic Party505,42018.7520
The Left – The Rainbow131,2134.87
Finocchiaro for President 83,7003.11
Italy of Values49,7261.85
Total770,05928.5920
Sonia Alfano69,5512.44Friends of Beppe Grillo46,3961.72
Ruggero Razza45,6051.60The Right – Tricolour Flame39,1431.45
Giuseppe Bonanno Conti6,6060.23New Force3,8760.14
Total candidates2,850,725100.0010Total parties2,693,377100.0080
Source: Sicilian Region