# 1997 Palermo municipal election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Palermo](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/palermo.md), November 30, 1997

Turnout: 399,844 of 577,920 registered voters (69.2%).

## [Mayor of Palermo](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/palermo/1997-11-30-local/sindaco.md)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Leoluca Orlando | 207,448 | 58.6% | Elected |
| Giovanni Detto "Gianfranco" Miccichè | 124,670 | 35.2% |  |
| Pietro Di Marco | 8,835 | 2.5% |  |
| Filippo Fiuseppe Cucina | 4,869 | 1.4% |  |
| Raffaele Detto "Sindaco Isidoro" Sabato | 2,305 | 0.7% |  |
| Matteo Scognamiglio | 1,879 | 0.5% |  |
| Antonino Macaluso | 1,720 | 0.5% |  |
| Antonio Di Ianni | 1,344 | 0.4% |  |
| Salvatore Di Filippo | 634 | 0.2% |  |
| Giovanni Profeta | 462 | 0.1% |  |

## [Palermo Municipal Council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/palermo/1997-11-30-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

LA RETE-MOV.DEM. won 34 of the 50 seats, with 69.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LA RETE-MOV.DEM. | 210,529 | 69.2% | 34 |
| Forza Italia | 42,959 | 14.1% | 7 |
| National Alliance | 28,758 | 9.5% | 5 |
| Italian Renewal | 12,408 | 4.1% | 2 |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 9,379 | 3.1% | 2 |

## Contests

- [1997 Palermo mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/palermo/1997-11-30-local/sindaco.md)
- [1997 Palermo municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/palermo/1997-11-30-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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