Editing Sicily (section)

==Politics==
{{Main|Politics of Sicily}}
The politics of Sicily takes place in a framework of a [[presidential system|presidential]] [[representative democracy]], whereby the President of Regional Government is the [[head of government]], and of a pluriform [[multi-party system]]. [[Executive power]] is exercised by the Regional Government. [[Legislative power]] is vested in both the government and the [[Sicilian Regional Assembly]]. The capital of Sicily is [[Palermo]].

Traditionally, Sicily votes for centre-right parties during elections.<ref>Peppe Cuva (12 May 2012). [https://archive.today/20130419105715/http://www.latestatanews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=333:sicilia-lex-roccaforte-del-centro-destra&catid=8:politica&Itemid=11 Sicilia, l'ex roccaforte del centro-destra]. Latestatanews.it. Retrieved on 18 December 2012.</ref> From 1943 to 1951, there was also a [[separatism|separatist]] political party called [[Sicilian Independence Movement]] (''Movimento Indipendentista Siciliano'', MIS). Their most successful result was at the [[Italian general election, 1946|1946 general election]], when MIS obtained 0.7% of national votes (8.8% of votes in Sicily), and four seats. However, the movement lost all their seats following the [[Italian general election, 1948|1948 general election]] and the 1951 regional election. Even though it has never been formally disbanded, today the movement is no longer part of the [[politics of Sicily]]. After [[World War II]], Sicily became a stronghold of the [[Christian Democracy (Italy)|Christian Democracy]]. Sicily is now governed by a centre-right coalition. [[Renato Schifani]] is the current President and has served since 2022.

===Administrative divisions===
[[File:Provinces of Sicily map.png|upright=1.35|thumb|Provinces of Sicily]]
Administratively, Sicily is divided into nine provinces, each with a capital city of the same name as the province. Small surrounding islands are also part of various Sicilian provinces: the [[Aeolian Islands]] (Messina), isle of [[Ustica]] (Palermo), [[Aegadian Islands]] (Trapani), isle of [[Pantelleria]] (Trapani) and [[Pelagian Islands]] (Agrigento).
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|-
!Province
!Area<br />(km<sup>2</sup>)
!Population<ref>[http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2011gen/index.html Population May 2011, data from Demo Istat] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701194349/http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2011gen/index.html |date=1 July 2011}}. Demo.istat.it. Retrieved on 18 December 2012.</ref>
!Density<br />(Pop. per km<sup>2</sup>)
!Number of communes
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Province of Agrigento|Agrigento]]
|3,042
|453,594
|149.1
|43
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Province of Caltanissetta|Caltanissetta]]
|2,128
|271,168
|127.4
|22
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Province of Catania|Catania]]
|3,552
|1,090,620
|307.0
|58
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Province of Enna|Enna]]
|2,562
|172,159
|67.2
|20
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Province of Messina|Messina]]
|3,247
|652,742
|201.0
|108
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Province of Palermo|Palermo]]
|4,992
|1,249,744
|250.3
|82
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Province of Ragusa|Ragusa]]
|1,614
|318,980
|197.6
|12
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Province of Siracusa|Siracusa]]
|2,109
|403,559
|191.3
|21
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Province of Trapani|Trapani]]
|2,460
|436,240
|177.3
|24
|}