2017 Sicilian regional election explained
Election Name: | 2017 Sicilian regional election |
Country: | Sicily |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Turnout: | 46.76% (0.66%) |
Previous Election: | 2012 Sicilian regional election |
Previous Year: | 2012 |
Next Election: | 2022 Sicilian regional election |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Seats For Election: | All 70 seats to the Sicilian Regional Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 36 |
Election Date: | 5 November 2017 |
Leader1: | Nello Musumeci |
Party1: | Diventerà Bellissima |
Alliance1: | Centre-right coalition (Italy) |
Color1: | 0A6BE1 |
Seats1: | 36 |
Seat Change1: | 15 |
Popular Vote1: | 830,821 |
Percentage1: | 39.85% |
Swing1: | 1.29%[1] |
Leader2: | Giancarlo Cancelleri |
Party2: | Five Star Movement |
Color2: | FFEB3B |
Seats2: | 20 |
Seat Change2: | 5 |
Popular Vote2: | 722,555 |
Percentage2: | 34.65% |
Swing2: | 16.48% |
Leader3: | Fabrizio Micari |
Party3: | Democratic Party (Italy) |
Alliance3: | Centre-left coalition (Italy) |
Color3: | EF3E3E |
Seats3: | 13 |
Seat Change3: | 26 |
Popular Vote3: | 388,886 |
Percentage3: | 18.65% |
Swing3: | 11.82% |
Map Size: | 250px |
President |
Before Election: | Rosario Crocetta |
Before Party: | PD |
After Election: | Nello Musumeci |
After Party: | DB |
The 2017 Sicilian regional election for the renewal of the Sicilian Regional Assembly and the election of the President of Sicily was held on 5 November 2017. Incumbent President Rosario Crocetta was not his party's candidate due to his low popularity.[2] Nello Musumeci, leader of the movement Diventerà Bellissima, was elected president.
Electoral system
The Sicilian Parliament is elected with a mixed system: 62 MPs are chosen with a form of proportional representation using a largest remainder method with open lists and a 5% threshold, while 8 MPs (7+1) are elected using Party bloc vote.
Parties and leaders
Opinion polling
Date | Polling firm | Micari | Musumeci | Cancelleri | Fava | Others | Lead |
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20 Oct 2017 | Piepoli | 25.0 | 42.0 | 25.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 |
20 Oct 2017 | Demos&Pi | 15.7 | 35.5 | 33.2 | 13.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
20 Oct 2017 | Demopolis | 21.0 | 36.0 | 35.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
19 Oct 2017 | Tecnè | 16.0 | 42.0 | 33.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 |
18 Oct 2017 | Keix | 24.2 | 33.0 | 33.2 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
12 Ott 2017 | Demopolis | 22.0 | 35.0 | 33.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
11 Oct 2017 | Piepoli | 16.0 | 42.0 | 33.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
5 Oct 2017 | Index research | 20.0 | 37.0 | 30.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
4 Oct 2017 | Demopolis | 22.5 | 34.5 | 32.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
3 Oct 2017 | Tecnè | 15.0 | 37.0 | 31.0 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
24 Sep 2017 | Ipsos | 13.0 | 38.0 | 31.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 |
21 Sep 2017 | Index Research | 15.0 | 36.0 | 30.0 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
5 Sep 2017 | Demopolis | 22.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
29–30 Aug 2017 | Euromedia | 16.0 | 36.1 | 33.0 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 3.1 |
26–28 Aug 2017 | Lorien | 21.3 | 40.5 | 38.2 | | 0.0 | 2.3 | |
Results
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Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Nello Musumeci | 830,821 | 39.85 | 7 |
| Forza Italia | 315,056 | 16.37 | 12 |
| Populars and Autonomists | 136,520 | 7.09 | 5 |
| Union of the Centre | 134,124 | 6.97 | 5 |
| Diventerà Bellissima | 114,708 | 5.96 | 4 |
| Brothers of Italy – Us with Salvini | 108,713 | 5.65 | 3 |
Total | 809,121 | 42.04 | 29 |
| Giancarlo Cancelleri | 722,555 | 34.65 | 1 | | Five Star Movement | 513,359 | 26.67 | 19 |
| Fabrizio Micari | 388,886 | 18.65 | – |
| Democratic Party | 250,633 | 13.02 | 11 |
| Future Sicily – Italian Socialist Party | 115,751 | 6.01 | 2 |
| Popular Alternative – Centrists for Micari | 80,366 | 4.18 | – |
| Micari for President | 42,189 | 2.19 | – |
Total | 488,939 | 25.41 | 13 |
| Claudio Fava | 128,157 | 6.15 | – | | One Hundred Steps for Sicily | 100,583 | 5.23 | 1 |
| Roberto La Rosa | 14,656 | 0.70 | – | | Free Sicilians | 12,600 | 0.66 | – |
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Total candidates | 2,085,075 | 100.00 | 8 | Total parties | 1,924,602 | 100.00 | 62 |
Source: Sicilian Region | |
Notes and References
- The swing comes from the combined result of the Centre-right coalition (25.73%) and New Pole for Italy (15.41%) in the 2012 regional election.
- https://www.nuovosud.it/61884-politica-palermo/regionali-crocetta-sono-io-il-candidato-legittimo-del-pd Regionali, Crocetta: "Sono io il candidato legittimo del Pd"