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The Politics of Sicily, Italy takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democracy, whereby the President of Regional Government is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the Regional Government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Sicilian Regional Assembly.
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Executive
The Regional Government (Giunta Regionale) is presided by the President of the Region (Presidente della Regione), who is elected for a five-year term, and is composed by the President and the Ministers (Assessori), who are currently 12.[1]
Current composition
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List of Presidents
| Presidents of Sicily | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Party | Term | Legislature |
| Giuseppe Alessi | DC | 1947–1949 | I Legislature |
| Franco Restivo | DC | 1949–1951 | I Legislature |
| Franco Restivo | DC | 1951–1955 | II Legislature |
| Giuseppe Alessi | DC | 1955–1956 | III Legislature |
| Giuseppe La Loggia | DC | 1956–1958 | III Legislature |
| Silvio Milazzo | DC | 1958–1959 | III Legislature |
| Silvio Milazzo | USCS | 1959–1960 | IV Legislature |
| Benedetto Majorana della Nicchiara | USCS | 1960–1961 | IV Legislature |
| Salvatore Corallo | PSI | 1961 | IV Legislature |
| Giuseppe D'Angelo | DC | 1961–1963 | IV Legislature |
| Giuseppe D'Angelo | DC | 1963–1964 | V Legislature |
| Francesco Coniglio | DC | 1964–1967 | V Legislature |
| Vincenzo Giummarra | DC | 1967 | VI Legislature |
| Vincenzo Carollo | DC | 1967–1969 | VI Legislature |
| Mario Fasino | DC | 1969–1971 | VI Legislature |
| Mario Fasino | DC | 1971–1972 | VII Legislature |
| Vincenzo Giummarra | DC | 1972–1974 | VII Legislature |
| Angelo Bonfiglio | DC | 1974–1976 | VII Legislature |
| Angelo Bonfiglio | DC | 1976–1978 | VIII Legislature |
| Piersanti Mattarella | DC | 1978–1980 | VIII Legislature |
| Mario D'Acquisto | DC | 1980–1981 | VIII Legislature |
| Mario D'Acquisto | DC | 1981–1982 | IX Legislature |
| Calogero Lo Giudice | DC | 1982–1983 | IX Legislature |
| Santi Nicita | DC | 1983–1984 | IX Legislature |
| Modesto Sardo | DC | 1984–1985 | IX Legislature |
| Rino Nicolosi | DC | 1985–1986 | IX Legislature |
| Rino Nicolosi | DC | 1986–1991 | XI Legislature |
| Vincenzo Leanza | DC | 1991–1992 | XII Legislature |
| Giuseppe Campione | DC | 1992–1993 | XII Legislature |
| Francesco Martino | PLI/FI | 1993–1995 | XII Legislature |
| Matteo Graziano | PPI | 1995–1996 | XII Legislature |
| Giuseppe Provenzano | FI | 1996–1998 | XIII Legislature |
| Giuseppe Drago | CCD | 1998 | XIII Legislature |
| Angelo Capodicasa | DS | 1998–2000 | XIII Legislature |
| Vincenzo Leanza | FI | 2000–2001 | XIII Legislature |
| Salvatore Cuffaro | CDU/UDC | 2001–2006 | XIV Legislature |
| Salvatore Cuffaro | UDC | 2006–2008 | XV Legislature |
| Raffaele Lombardo | MpA | 2008–... | XVI Legislature |
Legislative branch
The Sicilian Regional Assembly (Assemblea Regionale Siciliana, ARS) is composed of 90 members. The Assembly is elected for a five-year term, but, if the President suffers a vote of no confidence, resigns or dies, under the simul stabunt vel simul cadent prevision, also the Assembly will be dissolved and there will be a fresh election. This occurred when Cuffaro resigned in 2008.
Current composition
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Parties and elections
Last regional election
The last regional election, for the renewal of the Regional Assembly and the election of the President of Sicily, was held on 13 -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.
| Candidates & parties | votes | votes (%) | seats reg. list |
seats prov. lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raffaele Lombardo | 1,862,959 | 65.4 | 1 | 60 |
| The People of Freedom | 900,149 | 33.5 | → | 34 |
| Movement for Autonomy | 371,418 | 13.8 | → | 15 |
| Union of the Centre | 336,826 | 12.5 | → | 11 |
| Lombardo President | 119,892 | 4.5 | → | - |
| Autonomist Democrats | 101,449 | 3.8 | → | - |
| Anna Finocchiaro | 866,044 | 30.4 | 9 | 20 |
| Democratic Party | 505,420 | 18.8 | → | 20 |
| The Left – The Rainbow | 131,213 | 4.9 | → | - |
| Anna Finocchiaro President | 83,700 | 3.1 | → | - |
| Italy of Values | 49,726 | 1.8 | → | - |
| Sonia Alfano | 69,551 | 2.4 | - | - |
| Friends of Beppe Grillo | 46,396 | 1.7 | → | - |
| Ruggero Razza | 45,605 | 1.6 | - | - |
| The Right–Tricolour Flame | 39,143 | 1.5 | → | - |
| Others | 6,606 | 0.2 | - | - |
| others | 4,089 | 0.2 | → | - |
| Total | 2,850,725 | 100.0 | 10 | 80 |
Source: Sicily Region
Last general election in Sicily
| Coalitions leaders | votes | votes (%) | seats | Parties | votes | votes (%) | seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvio Berlusconi | 1,534,037 | 54.3 | 32 | The People of Freedom | 1,316,868 | 46.6 | 28 |
| Movement for Autonomy | 217,169 | 7.7 | 4 | ||||
| Walter Veltroni | 814,267 | 28.8 | 16 | Democratic Party | 718,494 | 25.4 | 14 |
| Italy of Values | 95,773 | 3.4 | 2 | ||||
| Pier Ferdinando Casini | 264,953 | 9.4 | 5 | Union of the Centre | 264,953 | 9.4 | 5 |
| Fausto Bertinotti | 74,457 | 2.6 | - | The Left – The Rainbow | 74,457 | 2.6 | - |
| Daniela Santanchè | 57,256 | 2.0 | - | The Right | 57,256 | 2.0 | - |
| Enrico Boselli | 17,365 | 0.6 | - | Socialist Party | 17,365 | 0.6 | - |
| Others | 61,612 | 2.2 | - | Others | 61,612 | 2.2 | - |
| Total coalitions | 2,823,947 | 100.0 | 53 | Total parties | 2,823,947 | 100.0 | 53 |
Source: Ministry of the Interior
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