The Autonomist Democrats (''Democratici Autonomisti'') were a

social-democratic Social democracy is a Political philosophy, political, Social philosophy, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports Democracy, political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocati ...

and liberal electoral list for the

2008 Sicilian regional election The 2008 Sicilian regional election for the renewal of the Sicilian Regional Assembly and the election of the Presidency of Sicily, Italy, was held on 13 and on 14 April 2008. The election was competed by two main competitors: Raffaele Lombardo f ...

. Its leading members included Maurizio Ballistreri, a former regional deputy for the

Italian Democratic Socialists The Italian Democratic Socialists ( it, Socialisti Democratici Italiani, SDI) were a social-democratic political party in Italy. The party was the direct continuation of the Italian Socialists, the legal successor of the historical Italian Socia ...

now leading member of the social-democratic faction within the Movement for Autonomy, and Salvatore Grillo, deputy secretary of the Italian Liberal Party. The list won 3.8% of the vote, thus failing to surpass the 5% electoral threshold. In May 2009 the party joined the Union of the Centre.

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{{Reflist Political parties in Sicily Defunct social democratic parties in Italy