Christian Democracy Sicily ( it, Democrazia Cristiana Sicilia, DCS), also known as New Christian Democracy (''Nuova Democrazia Cristiana''), is a Christian-democratic
political party
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Italy
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President of Sicily
This is the list of all the presidents of Sicily since 1947.
There has been 24 elected presidents by Regional Council (1947-2001), and 4 directly elected presidents since 2001.
;Elected by the Regional Council (1947–2001)
;Directly-elected p ...
.
History
In October 2020 Cuffaro launched the DCS, in connection with the
Christian Democracy
Christian democracy (sometimes named Centrist democracy) is a political ideology that emerged in 19th-century Europe under the influence of Catholic social teaching and neo-Calvinism.
It was conceived as a combination of modern democratic ...
led by Renato Grassi and Renzo Gubert. The party ran for the first time with its own list in the municipal elections of 2021 in Sicily, obtaining good results and several seats (11.5% and three seats in Favara, 6.4% and one seat in
Giarre
Giarre ( scn, Giarri) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily. The town is located about southeast of Palermo and around north of Catania.
Geography
Giarre is bounded by the municipalities of Acireale, Mascali ...
, 6.7% and one seat in
Caltagirone
Caltagirone (; scn, Caltaggiruni ; Latin: ''Calata Hieronis'') is an inland city and ''comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administ ...
and 4.4% in San Cataldo).
In March 2022 the party reached an agreement with
Us of the Centre
Us of the Centre ( it, Noi di Centro, NDC), is a minor Christian-democratic political party in Italy, based in Campania, where it is known also as Us Campanians (''Noi Campani''). Led by Clemente Mastella, minister of Labour in Berlusconi I Cabine ...
of Clemente Mastella looking forward the following elections. However, in the municipal elections of June, the party ran in a joint list with
Us with Italy
Us with Italy ( it, Noi con l'Italia, NcI) is a liberal-conservative and Christian-democratic political party in Italy. NcI started as a federation of minor centre-right parties and, as such, was part of the centre-right coalition in the 2018 gen ...
in
Messina
Messina (, also , ) is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of more than 219,000 inhabitants in ...
(1.6%) and in Niscemi (10.1% and two seats), while ran with an autonomous list in
Palermo
Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...
, in support of
Roberto Lagalla
Roberto Lagalla (born 16 April 1955), is an Italian politician and academic, who has been Mayor of Palermo since 2022.
Biography
Born in Bari, at the age of two he moved to Palermo, where he grew up and in 1979 graduated in Medicine and Surgery at ...
(5.5% and three seats) and in
Aci Catena
Aci Catena ( scn, Jaci Catina) is a town and ''comune'' in Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy.
Main sights
Among the churches in town are the Santuario Maria Santissima della Catena and Santa Lucia.
Twin towns
* Ceuta, Spai ...
(7.5% and one seat).
In August 2022, in the run-up of the
2022 Sicilian regional election
The 2022 Sicilian regional election for the renewal of the Sicilian Regional Assembly and the election of the President of Sicily were held on 25 September 2022. Renato Schifani, candidate of the centre-right coalition, easily won the election, b ...
, Cuffaro announced his party's support for
Renato Schifani
Renato Maria Giuseppe Schifani (; born 11 May 1950 .) is an Italian politician who has served as the . In the election, the DCS obtained 6.5% of the vote within the
centre-right coalition
The centre-right coalition ( it, coalizione di centro-destra) is an alliance of political parties in Italy, active—under several forms and names—since 1994, when Silvio Berlusconi entered politics and formed his Forza Italia party. Despite ...
, electing 5 deputies to the
Sicilian Regional Assembly
The Sicilian Regional Assembly is the legislative body of Sicily. While it has a long history as an autonomous entity, the modern Region of Sicily was established by Royal Decree on 15 May 1946, before the Italian Republic. The Regional Assembly ...
League
League or The League may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Leagues'' (band), an American rock band
* ''The League'', an American sitcom broadcast on FX and FXX about fantasy football
Sports
* Sports league
* Rugby league, full contact footba ...