2017 Sicilian regional election

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.

2017 Sicilian regional election

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All 70 seats to the Sicilian Regional Assembly
36 seats needed for a majority
Turnout46.76% (Decrease 0.66%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderNello MusumeciGiancarlo CancelleriFabrizio Micari
PartyDiventerà BellissimaFive Star MovementDemocratic Party
AllianceCentre-rightCentre-left
Seats won362013
Seat changeIncrease 15Increase 5Decrease 26
Popular vote830,821722,555388,886
Percentage39.85%34.65%18.65%
SwingDecrease 1.29%[1]Increase 16.48%Decrease 11.82%


President before election

Rosario Crocetta
PD

Elected President

Nello Musumeci
DB

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.

 AG  CL  CT  EN  ME  PA  RG  SR  TP Total
6313281645562

Parties and leaders

Political party or allianceConstituent listsPrevious resultCandidate
Votes (%)Seats
Centre-right coalitionForza Italia (incl. SC and PLI)18.9[a]17[b]Nello Musumeci
Populars and Autonomists15.4[c]14[d]
Union of the Centre (incl. RD and Sicilia Vera)10.811
Diventerà Bellissima (incl. EpI)
Brothers of ItalyUs with Salvini
Five Star Movement14.915
Giancarlo Cancelleri
Centre-left coalitionDemocratic Party13.414Fabrizio Micari
Future SicilyItalian Socialist Party
Popular AlternativeCentrists for Micari
Micari list (inc. The Megaphone)
One Hundred Steps for Sicily (incl. MDP, SI, PRC, FdV, Pos and PSS)3.1
Free Sicilians
Roberto La Rosa[4]

Opinion polling

DatePolling firmMicariMusumeciCancelleriFavaOthersLead
20 Oct 2017Piepoli25.042.025.08.00.017.0
20 Oct 2017Demos&Pi15.735.533.213.81.82.3
20 Oct 2017Demopolis Archived 2017-10-20 at the Wayback Machine21.036.035.07.01.01.0
19 Oct 2017Tecnè Archived 2017-10-19 at the Wayback Machine16.042.033.09.00.09.0
18 Oct 2017Keix24.233.033.27.61.60.2
12 Ott 2017Demopolis22.035.033.09.01.02.0
11 Oct 2017Piepoli16.042.033.09.01.09.0
5 Oct 2017Index research20.037.030.010.03.07.0
4 Oct 2017Demopolis22.534.532.09.02.02.5
3 Oct 2017Tecnè15.037.031.011.06.06.0
24 Sep 2017Ipsos13.038.031.010.08.07.0
21 Sep 2017Index Research15.036.030.016.03.06.0
5 Sep 2017Demopolis22.034.035.06.03.01.0
29–30 Aug 2017Euromedia[permanent dead link]16.036.133.09.57.53.1
26–28 Aug 2017Lorien21.340.538.20.02.3

Results

5 November 2017 Sicilian regional election results
CandidatesVotes%SeatsPartiesVotes%Seats
Nello Musumeci830,82139.857
Forza Italia315,05616.3712
Populars and Autonomists136,5207.095
Union of the Centre134,1246.975
Diventerà Bellissima114,7085.964
Brothers of ItalyUs with Salvini108,7135.653
Total809,12142.04 29
Giancarlo Cancelleri722,55534.651Five Star Movement513,35926.6719
Fabrizio Micari388,88618.65
Democratic Party250,63313.0211
Future SicilyItalian Socialist Party115,7516.012
Popular AlternativeCentrists for Micari80,3664.18
Micari for President42,1892.19
Total488,93925.4113
Claudio Fava128,1576.15One Hundred Steps for Sicily100,5835.231
Roberto La Rosa14,6560.70Free Sicilians12,6000.66
Total candidates2,085,075 100.008Total parties1,924,602 100.0062
Source: Sicilian Region


Popular vote
M5S
26.67%
FI
16.37%
PD
13.02%
CPMpA
7.09%
UdC
6.97%
SFPSI
6.01%
DB
5.96%
FdINcS
5.65%
CPpS
5.23%
APCpM
4.18%
MP
2.19%
SL
0.66%
President
Musumeci
39.85%
Cancelleri
34.65%
Micari
18.65%
Fava
6.15%
La Rosa
0.70%

Notes