We Sicilians

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We Sicilians
Noi Siciliani
President Teresa Canepa
Coordinator Filippo Morana
Founded1994
Ideology Regionalism
Autonomism
Sicilian Regional Assembly
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We Sicilians (Italian : Noi Siciliani) is a political party active in Sicily.

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History

The Federation for the Self-Determination of Sicily "We Sicilians" (Federazione per l'Autodeterminazione della Sicilia "Noi Siciliani") was founded by Erasmo Vecchio in December 1994. [1]

In 1996 it formed an alliance with the Sicilian National Front led by Giuseppe Scianò. [2]

The party contested the 1996 Sicilian regional elections and managed to win a seat with 1.7% of the vote. [3]

In the 2001 Sicilian regional election it was part was part of the centre-left coalition that supported the candidacy of Leoluca Orlando but fell to 0.1% of the votes and lost the only seat it held in the Sicilian Regional Assembly.

Electoral results

Italian Parliament

Chamber of Deputies
Election yearvotes %seats
1996 Proportional41,0010.11
0 / 155
Uninominal20.1020.05
0 / 475
2001 Proportional7,6370.02
0 / 155
Proportional6,1210.02
0 / 475
2006 5,0030.01
0 / 630
Senate of the Republic
Election yearvotes %seats
1996 71,8410.22
0 / 315
2001 6,1210.02
0 / 315
2006 6,5560.02
0 / 315

Sicilian Regional Assembly

Election yearvotes %seats
1996 46,6061.7
1 / 90
2001 2,3820.1
0 / 80

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