1959 Sicilian regional election

The 1959 Sicilian regional election 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 and the Socialists in 1961 (organic Centre-left), under President Giuseppe D'Angelo, a Christian Democrat.http://www.ars.sicilia.it/organi/governi/default.jsp?idLegislatura=4 Governi precedenti | ARS Results Electoral system: proportional representation 300px|center Parties votes votes (%) seats Christian Democracy937,73438.633 Italian Communist Party518,61121.321 Social Christian Sicilian Union257,02310.69 Italian Socialist Party237,7089.812 Italian Social Movement183,7887.68 Italian Democratic Party115,2964.73 Italian Liberal Party90,8903.72 Italian Democratic Socialist Party52,5832.22 Others35,5871.5-Total2,426,220100.090 Sources: Istituto Cattaneo and Sicilian Regional Assembly References Category:Regional elections in Sicily Category:20th century in Sicily Sicilian regional election Sicilian regional election