The count of the votes cast in
Sunday's elections to appoint a new governor and regional
assembly in Sicily started early on Monday.
The turnout was 46.76%, meaning 2,179,474 of 4,661,111 people
with the right to vote in the southern region did so between
8:00 and 22:00 on Sunday, compared to 2,203,165 votes in the
regional elections five years ago.
The turnout was higher than in 2012 in just three provinces
out of nine - Messina 51.69% (compared to 51.24% last time),
Catania 51.58% (51.09%) and Palermo 46.4% (46.28%).
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