Liga dei Veneti
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Liga dei Veneti was a short-lived Venetist
political party active in Veneto
.
LdV was founded in 1999 by a group of splinters of Liga Veneta Repubblica (and, before, of Liga Veneta
) led by Mariangelo Foggiato
, regional councillor and party president, and Antonio Serena, senator. They dissented on the alliance with Forza Italia
prospected by Fabrizio Comencini
, LVR national secretary.
The party did not qualify for the 2000 regional election
and by 2001 it was abandoned by Serena, who wanted to retain his Parliament seat and joined National Alliance
, an Italian conservative party, in order to do that (successfully).
Foggiato, for his part, was one of the promoters of North-East Project
in 2004 and was elected again to the Regional Council of Veneto
in the 2005 regional election
. In that occasion he obtained more than 10,000 preference votes, trailing the party to a resounding 15.6% of the vote in the Province of Treviso
.
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...
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LdV was founded in 1999 by a group of splinters of Liga Veneta Repubblica (and, before, 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...
) led by Mariangelo Foggiato
Mariangelo Foggiato
Mariangelo Foggiato is a Venetist politician.Having joined Liga Veneta-Lega Nord, he was elected to the Regional Council of Veneto in 1995. He however left that party in 1998, when he founded Liga Veneta Repubblica along with Fabrizio Comencini...
, regional councillor and party president, and Antonio Serena, senator. They dissented on the alliance with Forza Italia
Forza Italia
Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy....
prospected by Fabrizio Comencini
Fabrizio Comencini
Fabrizio Comencini is a Venetist politician.Comencini started his political career in the Italian Social Movement , for which he was elected to the Regional Council of Veneto in 1985 and 1990. In the early 1990s, during his second term as regional councillor, he switched to Liga Veneta–Lega Nord...
, LVR national secretary.
The party did not qualify for 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 ....
and by 2001 it was abandoned by Serena, who wanted to retain his Parliament seat and joined National Alliance
National Alliance (Italy)
National Alliance was a conservative political party in Italy.Gianfranco Fini was the leader of the party since its foundation in 1995, however he stepped down in 2008 after being elected to the nominally non-partisan post of President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and was succeeded by...
, an Italian conservative party, in order to do that (successfully).
Foggiato, for his part, was one of the promoters of North-East Project
North-East Project
North-East Project is a Venetist, fiscal federalist and libertarian Italian political party based in Veneto, demanding larger autonomy, if not complete independence for the region.-History:...
in 2004 and was elected again to the Regional Council of Veneto
Regional Council of Veneto
The Regional Council of Veneto is the regional parliament of Veneto.It was first elected in 1970, when the ordinary Regions were instituted, on the basis of the Constitution of Italy of 1948.-Composition:...
in the 2005 regional election
Venetian regional election, 2005
The Venetian regional election of 2005 took place on 3-4 April 2005.Giancarlo Galan was re-elected for the third time in a row President of the Region, but the support for him was diminished by the presence of a third candidate, Giorgio Panto, who picked votes both from the centre-right and the...
. In that occasion he obtained more than 10,000 preference votes, trailing the party to a resounding 15.6% of the vote in the Province of Treviso
Province of Treviso
The Province of Treviso is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Treviso.The province has an area of 2,477 km², and a total population of 886.886 . There are 95 municipalities in the province .-Municipalities:-External links:*...
.
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...