The Autonomist Democrats (Democratici Autonomisti) were a social-democratic

Social democracy

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 and liberal

Liberalism

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 electoral list for the 2008 Sicilian regional election

Sicilian regional election, 2008

The Sicilian regional election of 2008 for the renewal of the Regional Assembly and the election of the Presidency of Sicily was held on 13 -14 April 2008....

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Its leading members included Maurizio Ballistreri, a former regional deputy for the Italian Democratic Socialists

Italian Democratic Socialists

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 now leading member of the social-democratic faction within the Movement for Autonomy

Movement for Autonomy

The Movement for Autonomies is a regionalist Christian democratic political party in Italy. It demands economic development and greater autonomy for Sicily, mainly, and for other regions of Southern Italy...

, and Salvatore Grillo, deputy secretary of the Italian Liberal Party (2004).

The list won 3.8% of the vote, thus failing to surpass the 5% electoral threshold.

In May 2009 the party joined the Union of the Centre.