Sicilian regional election, 2001

Sicilian regional election, 2001

Jun 24, 2001

All 80 seats to the Sicilian Parliament   Majority party Minority party   Leader Salvatore Cuffaro Leoluca Orlando Party United Christian Democrats The Daisy Seats won 57 29 Popular vote 1,572,178 972,010 Percentage 59.1% 36.6%

President of Sicily before election Vincenzo Leanza House of Freedoms President of Sicily Salvatore Cuffaro House of Freedoms

The Sicilian regional election of 2001 was held on 24 June 2001. For the first time the president of Region was elected directly by the citizens.

The election was competed by three competitors: Salvatore Cuffaro, House of Freedoms candidate; Leoluca Orlando, candidate of The Olive Tree; and Sergio D'Antoni, leader of European Democracy. Cuffaro won by a landslide.

Results

Candidates & parties	votes	votes (%)	seats reg. list	seats prov. lists
Salvatore Cuffaro	1,572,178	59.1	9	48
Forza Italia	628,020	25.1	→	20
National Alliance	281,704	11.3	→	8
Christian Democratic Centre	223,420	8.9	→	6
United Christian Democrats	215,047	8.6	→	6
New Sicily	101,368	4.1	→	3
New Italian Socialist Party	69,697	2.8	→	2
Whiteflower	54,550	2.2	→	1
Liberal Socialists	24,110	1.0	→	1
Italian Republican Party	22,110	0.9	→	1
Tricolour Flame	9,224	0.4	→	0
Leoluca Orlando	972,010	36.6	1	28
Democrats of the Left	253,522	10.3	→	10
Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy	199,303	8.0	→	7
The Daisy for Sicily	107,516	4.3	→	4
Communist Refoundation Party	61,068	2.4	→	3
Italian Democratic Socialists	46,903	1.9	→	1
Sicilian Spring	29,564	1.2	→	1
Party of Italian Communists	28,826	1.2	→	1
Italy of Values	25,888	1.0	→	1
We Sicilians	2,382	0.1	→	0
Sergio D'Antoni	114,799	4.3	–	4
European Democracy	113,664	4.5	→	4
Total	2,658,987	100.0	10	90

Source: Sicilia. Risultati delle elezioni regionali del 24 giugno 2001