# 1998 Siracusa municipal council election

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

PPI (POP) won 20 of the 40 seats, with 53.2% of the vote.

> Results are by municipality, from the Interior Ministry's open data file for this round of municipal elections; where the file reports polling sections, they are summed by municipality. Seats are the council seats the open data gives each list. They do not include the mayor, or defeated candidates for mayor who took a seat on the council.

Seats: PPI (POP) 20, FI 6, DS 5, Italian Renewal 4, AN 3, PRC 1, and Greens 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Forza Italia | 9,452 | 15.0% | 6 | Won |
| Democrats of the Left | 6,187 | 9.8% | 5 | Won |
| National Alliance | 5,736 | 9.1% | 3 | Won |
| Italian Renewal | 5,185 | 8.2% | 4 | Won |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 1,560 | 2.5% | 1 | Won |
| Federation of the Greens | 1,467 | 2.3% | 1 | Won |
| PPI (POP) | 33,576 | 53.2% | 20 | Won |

Valid votes: 63,163

Turnout: 75.7% (78,008 of 103,102 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/siracusa/2004-06-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Forza Italia, Union of the Centre, National Alliance, Democrats of the Left, LISTA DEL SINDACO, DEM.CRIST., POPOLARI, A.P. UDEUR, CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), DL.LA MARGHERITA, NOI SIRACUSANI, FEDERAZIONE DEI VERDI-ALTRI, SDI, NUOVA SICILIA
- May 24, 1998: Forza Italia, PPI (POP), Democrats of the Left, CDR, Italian Renewal, National Alliance, LISTA FRANCO GRECO, LA RETE-ALTRI, CDU, FED.COM.NOI SIC, SOCIALISTI DEM., CENTRO CRIST.DEM., CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), Communist Refoundation Party, Federation of the Greens
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/siracusa/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, MSI-DN, LISTA CIVICA, L.VERDE-VERDI ARC., Italian Liberal Party
- [May 12, 1985](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/siracusa/1985-05-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Liberal Party
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/siracusa/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, MSI DN, Italian Liberal Party
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/siracusa/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, Italian Liberal Party
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/siracusa/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, PSU, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Liberal Party, PSI UP, MSI, Italian Republican Party
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/siracusa/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI, PSIUP, Italian Socialist Party

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 24, 1998

- [1998 Siracusa mayoral election, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/siracusa/1998-05-24-local/sindaco.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1998-05-24-local.md) (1,036)

## Sources

- [Eligendo: archivio storico delle elezioni, open data](https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/eligendo/opendata.php), Ministero dell'Interno. License: No license stated. Data that Italian public bodies publish without a license are open by default (art. 52 of the Codice dell'amministrazione digitale).

## On the ballot in Siracusa

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

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