Free Sicilians took part in the local elections for the first time in the spring of 2017, presenting its own mayoral candidate and its own electoral list in Palermo, capital of Sicily. Ciro Lomonte, an architect and scholar of the Salingaros Group,Official website of the Salingaros Group. was chosen as mayoral candidate. During his electoral campaign, Lomonte focused on the issues of the urban renewal, the identity revival of Palermo and the violations of the Statute of Sicily by the Italian Government.Lomonte, il sindaco indipendentista: "Palermitani svegliatevi, cambiamo insieme la storia", Palermo Today, 2 May 2017. Lomonte gained 4787 votes (1,76%), while the list gained 4041 votes (1,71%).2017 Palermo electoral results – Mayoral candidates.2017 Palermo electoral results – City Council.
