The Megaphone – Crocetta List Explained

The Megaphone – Lista Crocetta
Native Name:Il Megafono – Lista Crocetta
Leader1 Title:Leader
Leader1 Name:Rosario Crocetta
Foundation:2012
Dissolution:2017
Headquarters:Palermo
Ideology:Regionalism
Social democracy
Position:Centre-left
Seats1 Title:Chamber of Deputies
Seats2 Title:Senate
Seats3 Title:Sicilian Regional Assembly
Colorcode:
  1. EC5800
Country:Italy

The Megaphone – Crocetta List (Italian: Il Megafono – Lista Crocetta) was a regional centre-left political party active in Sicily, Italy. The party was led by Rosario Crocetta, the former President of Sicily, also affiliated to the Democratic Party.

History

In the 2012 Sicilian regional election the party won 6.2% of the vote and 5 seats in the Sicilian Regional Assembly.[1] [2]

In the 2013 Italian general election the party filed a list only for the Senate in Sicily as part of the centre-left coalition Italy. Common Good, garnered 6.2% of the vote in the region and had one senator, Giuseppe Lumia, elected.[3]

Electoral results

Sicilian Regional Assembly

Election year
  1. of
    overall votes
% of
overall vote
  1. of
    overall seats won
+/–Leader
2012118,346 (#6)6.2Rosario Crocetta
201742,189
(with MP)
2.2Rosario Crocetta

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2012/10/29/elezioni-sicilia-solo-47-al-voto-astensione-record-e-primo-partito/396226/ Elezioni Sicilia, i risultati: vince Crocetta, M5S primo partito. Crolla il Pdl
  2. http://www.elezioni.regione.sicilia.it/regionali2012/rep_7/riepilogoRegionale.html ELEZIONI REGIONALI DEL 28 OTTOBRE 2012
  3. http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/news//36162/Senato-in-Sicilia--ecco-gli.html Senato in Sicilia ecco gli eletti