Fronte Marco Polo
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Fronte Marco Polo was a Venetist
political party active in Veneto
, named after Marco Polo
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Fabio Padovan
, leader of the European Federalist Free Entrepreneurs
(LIFE) and former deputy of Liga Veneta
–Lega Nord, and Giorgio Vido
, another former deputy of LV–LN, formed FMP in 1999 in view of the 2000 regional election
. Padovan gained 1.7% of the vote in the election, while FMP stopped at 1.3%. In 2001 the party was merged into Liga Fronte Veneto
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Venetism
Venetian nationalism is an ideology and a regionalist movement demanding more autonomy, or even independence from Italy, for Veneto, and promoting the re-discovery the Republic of Venice's heritage, traditions, culture and language...
political party active in Veneto
Veneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
, named after Marco Polo
Marco Polo
Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant traveler from the Venetian Republic whose travels are recorded in Il Milione, a book which did much to introduce Europeans to Central Asia and China. He learned about trading whilst his father and uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo, travelled through Asia and apparently...
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Fabio Padovan
Fabio Padovan
Member of the Liga Veneta-Lega Nord, Fabio Padovan was deputy at the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 1992 to 1994 and leader of the European Federalist Free Entrepreneurs , an organization defending the little and medium-sized industries in Veneto....
, leader of the European Federalist Free Entrepreneurs
European Federalist Free Entrepreneurs
The European Federalist Free Entrepreneurs - Entrepreneurs' Trade Union is an association of entrepreneurs based in Veneto, one of the regions of Italy....
(LIFE) and former deputy of Liga Veneta
Liga Veneta
Liga Veneta is a regionalist political party based in Veneto, combining Venetism and fiscal federalism. Liga Veneta is by far the largest party in Veneto and the party of Luca Zaia, President of Veneto since March 2010.It was the first party of its kind in Northern Italy, predating Umberto...
–Lega Nord, and Giorgio Vido
Giorgio Vido
Giorgio Vido is an Italian Venetist politician. Elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies for the Liga Veneta-Lega Nord, Link title he left the party in 1994....
, another former deputy of LV–LN, formed FMP in 1999 in view of the 2000 regional election
Venetian regional election, 2000
The Venetian regional election of 2000 took place on 16 April 2000.Giancarlo Galan was re-elected for the third time President of the Region by a landslide over the centre-left candidate Massimo Cacciari ....
. Padovan gained 1.7% of the vote in the election, while FMP stopped at 1.3%. In 2001 the party was merged into Liga Fronte Veneto
Liga Fronte Veneto
Liga Veneta Repubblica is a Venetist political party. The party maintains a mildly independentist position and campaingns the self-government of Veneto....
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Sources
- Francesco Jori, Dalla Łiga alla Lega. Storia, movimenti, protagonisti, Marsilio, VeniceVeniceVenice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
2009 - Ezio Toffano, Short History of the Venetian Autonomism, Raixe VeneteRaixe VeneteRaixe Venete is a Venetist cultural association.Every year it organizes the Festa dei Veneti in Cittadella, where Venetists of every political colour, Venetist associations, actors, musicians and rock bands, and many simple citizens gather and whose website is translated in several languages...