# 1998 Acireale municipal election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Acireale](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale.md), May 24, 1998

Turnout: 34,451 of 41,856 registered voters (82.3%).

## [Mayor of Acireale](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1998-06-07-runoff/sindaco.md)

[First round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1998-05-24-local/sindaco.md)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Agostino Pennisi | 16,457 | 62.4% | Elected |
| Niccolò Grassi Bertazzi | 9,900 | 37.6% |  |

## [Acireale Municipal Council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1998-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

CDR won 20 of the 30 seats, with 64.1% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CDR | 18,652 | 64.1% | 20 |
| National Alliance | 4,138 | 14.2% | 4 |
| Forza Italia | 3,132 | 10.8% | 3 |
| Democrats of the Left | 1,686 | 5.8% | 2 |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 784 | 2.7% | 1 |
| Italian Renewal | 719 | 2.5% |  |

## Contests

- [1998 Acireale mayoral election, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1998-05-24-local/sindaco.md)
- [1998 Acireale municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1998-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

## Elections held within this one

- [1998 Acireale municipal election, second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1998-06-07-runoff.md), June 7, 1998

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