Sicilian regional election, 1959

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The Sicilian regional election of 1959 took place on 7 June 1959.

Christian Democracy was by far the largest party, largely ahead of the Italian Communist Party. After the election Silvio Milazzo, leader of the Social Christian Sicilian Union and incumbent President, formed a new government that included the Italian Communist Party, the Italian Social Movement and the Italian Democratic Party.

The coalition, albeit with some minor changes, continued to lead the Region under Benedetto Majorana della Nicchiara (1960–1961) and was finally replaced by a coalition including the official Christian Democracy, the Communists and the Socialists in 1961, under President Giuseppe D'Angelo, a Christian Democrat.^[1]

Results

Parties	votes	votes (%)	seats
Christian Democracy	937,734	38.6	33
Italian Communist Party	518,611	21.3	20
Social Christian Sicilian Union	257,023	10.6	9
Italian Socialist Party	237,708	9.8	12
Italian Social Movement	183,788	7.6	8
Italian Democratic Party	115,296	4.7	3
Italian Liberal Party	90,890	3.7	2
Italian Democratic Socialist Party	52,583	2.2	2
Others	35,587	1.5	-
Total	2,426,220	100.0	90

Sources: Istituto Cattaneo and Sicilian Regional Assembly

References

↑ http://www.ars.sicilia.it/organi/governi/default.jsp?idLegislatura=4

Elections in Sicily

Regional elections:	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2008 2012

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