Free Sicilians
Free Sicilians Siciliani Liberi | |
|---|---|
Souverainism Regionalism | |
| Political position | Big tent |
| National affiliation | Autonomies and Environment Pact |
| European affiliation | European Free Alliance |
| Colours | |
| Sicilian Regional Assembly | 0 / 70 |
| Website | |
| sicilianiliberi.org | |
Free Sicilians (
History
Free Sicilians was founded by Massimo Costa, Antonella Pititto and Enzo Cassata.[2] The party was launched on 3 January 2016 during a meeting in Pergusa. On the same occasion, the economist Massimo Costa, professor at the University of Palermo, became president of the party.[3]
Free Sicilians took part in the local elections for the first time in the spring of 2017, presenting its own mayoral candidate and its own electoral list in Palermo, capital of Sicily. Ciro Lomonte, an architect and scholar of the Salingaros Group,[4] was chosen as mayoral candidate. During his electoral campaign, Lomonte focused on the issues of the urban renewal, the identity revival of Palermo and the violations of the Statute of Sicily by the Italian Government.[5] Lomonte gained 4787 votes (1,76%), while the list gained 4041 votes (1,71%).[6][7]
Roberto La Rosa, a lawyer and former deputy secretary of the Sicilian National Front, was chosen as
In December 2017 Ciro Lomonte was chosen as provisional secretary until the first Congress of the party.[12]
Ideology
Free Sicilians believes that Sicily is a
International relations
The responsible for the international relations of Free Sicilians is Alfonso Nobile delegate for relations with European Free Alliance. On February and March 2018, Free Sicilians hosted the first delegations of
In December 2017 Free Sicilians has congratulated the
In 2018 and 2019, the party entered in dialogue and collaboration with many other similar movements, in other territories of the Italian Republic and European Union, namely Comitato Libertà Toscana (Committee Liberty Tuscany), along with Patto per l'Autonomia (Pact for Self-government) and Patrie Furlane (Friulian Home), which are active in Friuli-Venetia Giulia region.[16]
Leadership
- President: Massimo Costa (2016–2017) Armando Melodia (2018 - 2021)
- Deputy President: Antonella Pititto (2016–2018)
- Secretary: Ciro Lomonte (2017–present)
- Deputy Secretary: Marco Lo Dico (2021–present)
- President: Carmelo Sardella (2022–present)
Electoral results
Regional Councils
| Region | Latest election | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicily | 2017 | 12,600 (#12) | 0.66 | 0 / 70
|
References
- ^ "Siciliani liberi", nasce nuovo movimento indipendentista, Giornale di Sicilia, 4 January 2016.
- ^ Presidential Committee – Official website.
- ^ The President – Official website.
- ^ Official website of the Salingaros Group.
- ^ Lomonte, il sindaco indipendentista: "Palermitani svegliatevi, cambiamo insieme la storia", Palermo Today, 2 May 2017.
- ^ 2017 Palermo electoral results – Mayoral candidates.
- ^ 2017 Palermo electoral results – City Council.
- ^ Siciliani liberi, parte la campagna elettorale a sostegno di La Rosa, Giornale di Sicilia, 28 August 2017.
- ^ Regionali Sicilia, La Rosa: "Puntiamo a indipendenza economica e Zes", ANSA, 28 October 2017.
- ^ Una nazionale di calcio della Sicilia? C'è la proposta degli indipendentisti, Goal.com, 12 October 2017.
- ^ 2017 Sicily electoral results Archived 29 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Siciliani Liberi, Ciro Lomonte nominato segretario politico, Gazzettino di Sicilia, 19 December 2017.
- ^ a b c Manifesto per lo Stato di Sicilia – Official website.
- ^ Siciliani Liberi incontrano indipendentisti catalani. Lomonte: “Manderemo delegazione”, Gazzettino di Sicilia, 10 February 2018.
- ^ Congratulazioni di "Siciliani Liberi" agli indipendentisti corsi – Official website.
- ^ "Joint Declaration of Italian decentralist forces on 75° anniversary of Chivasso Declaration". Retrieved 30 December 2019.