Liga Fronte Veneto
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Liga Veneta Repubblica is a Venetist
political party. The party maintains a mildly independentist position and campaingns the self-government of Veneto
.
LVR emerged in 1998 as a split from Liga Veneta
, the "national section" of Lega Nord in Veneto. Originally named Liga Veneta Repubblica, it changed its name to Veneti d'Europa (after the merger with Future Veneto
in 2000) and Liga Fronte Veneto (after the merger with Fronte Marco Polo
in 2001). It finally assumed again the original title in 2007. The party's founder and long-time leader is Fabrizio Comencini
.
In its heyday the party included eight regional councillors, three deputies and four senators.
, Fabrizio Comencini
, national secretary of Liga Veneta
since 1994, tried to lead the party out of the Lega Nord federation. This move was opposed by Bossi's loyalists and he was finally expelled from the party and replaced by Gian Paolo Gobbo as leader of Liga Veneta.
Subsequently seven out of eight members of the Liga Veneta–Lega Nord's group in the Regional Council of Veneto
(Fabrizio Comencini, Ettore Beggiato
, Alessio Morosin
, Mariangelo Foggiato
, Alberto Poirè, Michele Munaretto and Franco Roccon) left the party and launched Liga Veneta Repubblica (LVR), which was initially intended to be the legal continuation and legitimate heir of Liga Veneta. Another councillor, Adriano Bertaso of North-East Union
, who had earlier left Lega Nord, joined the party for a while.
Comencini's followers represented the more Venetist and independentist wing of Liga Veneta, while the people who remained in Lega Nord were mainly fiscal federalists
and Padanists
. The former were also keen on an alliance with the centre-right Pole of Freedoms
in Veneto in support of President
Giancarlo Galan
.
Although at the beginning many people thought that it was the end of Lega Nord in Veneto, as soon as in June 1999 it was clear that most voters of Liga Veneta had remained loyal to Gobbo and Bossi. In the 1999 European Parliament election
LVR won 3.5% of the vote in Veneto: a good result for a new party, but far less than Liga Veneta and far less than expected.
For the 2000 regional election
Liga Veneta made an alliance with the Pole of Freedoms that excluded LVR. The party, whose name was changed to Veneti d'Europa, won 2.4% (0.6% under the threshold needed), due to the presence of another Venetist party, Fronte Marco Polo
(1.2%), and an electoral recovery of the Liga Veneta (12.0%). The name Veneti d'Europa (Venetians for Europe) was chosen as LVR merged with Future Veneto
, member of the Autonomists for Europe
, a federation of splinter groups from Lega Nord.
was elected national secretary and Fabrizio Comencini national president.
In 2001 general election
Giuseppe Segato, an independentist activist in jail for having opposed Italian national unity, was a party candidate for the Italian Senate
. Despite gaining more than 5.6% of the votes in Veneto (mainly disgruntled voters of Lega Nord, after the alliance with Silvio Berlusconi
's Forza Italia
) and more than 10% in several single-seat constituencies, the party was not able to elect any representative to the Italian Parliament.
In 2003 Ettore Beggiato
succeeded to Vido as national secretary in a difficult time for the party, that was not represented in the institutions and that was shrinking in opinion polls. In 2004 he tried to lead the party into the recent-born North-East Project
(PNE), even if the PNE leader Giorgio Panto
wanted LFV to join not as a party, but as a collection of single members.
Fabrizio Comencini ruled out the idea, that would have meant "the end to the party's autonomy". After a tumultuous congress, a group led by Ettore Beggiato, Mariangelo Foggiato and Michele Munaretto switched to North-East Project, while Fabrizio Comencini was elected national secretary and Alessio Morosin (who later would have joined PNE too) national president.
the party supported the centre-left candidate for President, Massimo Carraro
, winning only 1.2% of the vote, while PNE won 5.4% (16.1% in the Province of Treviso
), and being excluded again from the Regional Council. For the 2006 general election
Comencini forged an alliance with The Union
coalition led by Romano Prodi
, but voters seemed to not like the idea and the party stopped at 0.7%.
In the 2007 provincial election of Vicenza
LFV supported Giorgio Carollo
, along with parties both from the centre-left and the centre-right: Veneto for the EPP
, Italy of Values
, UDEUR Populars, Christian Democracy. Carollo scored 9.9%, while LFV took only 1.6%, compared with 2.3% of PNE and 19.0% of Liga Veneta, whose candidate Attilio Schneck
was elected President by a landslide. Soon after the election the party returned to its original name, Liga Veneta Repubblica, under which it ran in the 2008 general election
.
In October 2008 LVR signed a coalition pact with North-East Project
(PNE) and Venetian Agreement
(IV) for the next municipal, provincial and regional elections "in order to provide an adequate representation to the Venetian people, in line with what happens in Europe
, from Scotland
to Catalonia
, from Wales
to Brittany
, where federalist, autonomist and independentist parties, who respond uniquely to their territory, see their popular support increasing." However in 2009 provincial and municipal election LVR chose to support the candidates of the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (UDC), having its best result in the Province of Padua
(1.6%).
For the 2010 regional election
, after having formed Veneto Freedom
(VL) with other Venetist parties, the party finally chose to support Antonio De Poli
(UDC) for President under the banner of North-East Union
(UNE), along with UNE, PNE and IV. This decision caused two splits: the more independentist wing, led by Silvano Polo, joined the new Party of the Venetians
(PdV) and the left-wing minority faction, led by Bortolino Sartore and Giorgio Vido
, formed a new party called Liga Veneto Autonomo
(LVA) in support of Giuseppe Bortolussi
, the centre-left candidate.
In the election the list won 1.5% of vote, with peaks of 1.9% and 1.8% in the provinces of Treviso
and Belluno
, and Mariangelo Foggiato
(PNE) was elected to the Council. LVA, which was able to present its list only in the Province of Vicenza
, one of the strongholds of LVR, won 1.1% of the vote there, that is to say a big part of the votes (1.6%) LVR gained in 2005
.
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. The party maintains a mildly independentist position and campaingns the self-government of 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...
.
LVR emerged in 1998 as a split from 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...
, the "national section" of Lega Nord in Veneto. Originally named Liga Veneta Repubblica, it changed its name to Veneti d'Europa (after the merger with Future Veneto
Future Veneto
Future Veneto was a short-lived Venetist political party active in Veneto.In 1999 Giuseppe Ceccato, national president of Liga Veneta and senator, was expelled from Lega Nord...
in 2000) and Liga Fronte Veneto (after the merger with Fronte Marco Polo
Fronte Marco Polo
Fronte Marco Polo was a Venetist political party active in Veneto, named after Marco Polo.Fabio Padovan, leader of the European Federalist Free Entrepreneurs 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...
in 2001). It finally assumed again the original title in 2007. The party's founder and long-time leader is 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...
.
In its heyday the party included eight regional councillors, three deputies and four senators.
Early years
In September 1998, after some clashes with Umberto BossiUmberto Bossi
Umberto Bossi is an Italian politician, leader of the Northern League, a party seeking autonomy or independence for Northern Italy. He is married to Manuela Marrone and has four sons ....
, 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...
, national secretary 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...
since 1994, tried to lead the party out of the Lega Nord federation. This move was opposed by Bossi's loyalists and he was finally expelled from the party and replaced by Gian Paolo Gobbo as leader of Liga Veneta.
Subsequently seven out of eight members of the Liga Veneta–Lega Nord's group in 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:...
(Fabrizio Comencini, Ettore Beggiato
Ettore Beggiato
Ettore Beggiato is a Venetist historian and politician.As member of several Venetist political parties , he was member of the Regional Council of Veneto from 1985 to 2000...
, Alessio Morosin
Alessio Morosin
Alessio Morosin is a Venetian independentist, Venetist politician and lawyer.He joined Liga Veneta–Lega Nord in the early 1990s and was elected to the Regional Council of Veneto at the 1995 regional election. A fiery Venetist, he is known in Venetist circles as the author of resolution 42/1998...
, 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...
, Alberto Poirè, Michele Munaretto and Franco Roccon) left the party and launched Liga Veneta Repubblica (LVR), which was initially intended to be the legal continuation and legitimate heir of Liga Veneta. Another councillor, Adriano Bertaso of North-East Union
North-East Union
The North-East Union is a Venetist political party active in Veneto.The party was formed in 1996 by splinters from Liga Veneta–Lega Nord led by Adriano Bertaso. In the 1996 general election the party won 2.0% of the vote in the region , having run only in the Verona–Padua–Vicenza–Rovigo constituency...
, who had earlier left Lega Nord, joined the party for a while.
Comencini's followers represented the more Venetist and independentist wing of Liga Veneta, while the people who remained in Lega Nord were mainly fiscal federalists
Fiscal federalism
As a subfield of public economics, fiscal federalism is concerned with "understanding which functions and instruments are best centralized and which are best placed in the sphere of decentralized levels of government"...
and Padanists
Padanism
Padanian nationalism is an ideology and a regionalist movement demanding more autonomy, or even independence from Italy, for Padania.Its main proponent is the Lega Nord, a federation of regional parties of Northern Italy, although there are some other minor Padanian nationalist parties and some...
. The former were also keen on an alliance with the centre-right Pole of Freedoms
Pole of Freedoms
The Pole of Freedoms was a centre-right electoral alliance in Italy, launched at the 1994 general election by Silvio Berlusconi.The alliance was composed primarily of Forza Italia and the Lega Nord, but also included Christian Democratic Centre and the Union of the Centre...
in Veneto in support of President
President of Veneto
The President of Veneto is the supreme authority of Veneto, a Region of Italy.-Election:Originally appointed by the Regional Council of Veneto, since 1995 de facto and 2000 de jure, the President is elected by popular vote every five years under universal suffrage: in regional elections the...
Giancarlo Galan
Giancarlo Galan
Giancarlo Galan is an Italian politician.After having been a Liberal activist in the Seventies and the Eighties, he was not active in politics until he joined Forza Italia since its foundation in 1994. In the same year he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies.In 1995 he ran successfully...
.
Although at the beginning many people thought that it was the end of Lega Nord in Veneto, as soon as in June 1999 it was clear that most voters of Liga Veneta had remained loyal to Gobbo and Bossi. In the 1999 European Parliament election
European Parliament election, 1999 (Veneto)
The European Parliament election of 1999 took place on 13 June 1999.Forza Italia was by far the largest party in Veneto with 26.0%, while the Bonino List came surprisingly second with 11.9% .-Results:...
LVR won 3.5% of the vote in Veneto: a good result for a new party, but far less than Liga Veneta and far less than expected.
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 ....
Liga Veneta made an alliance with the Pole of Freedoms that excluded LVR. The party, whose name was changed to Veneti d'Europa, won 2.4% (0.6% under the threshold needed), due to the presence of another Venetist party, Fronte Marco Polo
Fronte Marco Polo
Fronte Marco Polo was a Venetist political party active in Veneto, named after Marco Polo.Fabio Padovan, leader of the European Federalist Free Entrepreneurs 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...
(1.2%), and an electoral recovery of the Liga Veneta (12.0%). The name Veneti d'Europa (Venetians for Europe) was chosen as LVR merged with Future Veneto
Future Veneto
Future Veneto was a short-lived Venetist political party active in Veneto.In 1999 Giuseppe Ceccato, national president of Liga Veneta and senator, was expelled from Lega Nord...
, member of the Autonomists for Europe
Autonomists for Europe
Autonomists for Europe is a minor regionalist, Christian-democratic and liberal Italian political party. Founded in 2000 by splinters of Lega Nord as a potentially dangerous competitor, is now a rather marginal force...
, a federation of splinter groups from Lega Nord.
Liga Fronte Veneto
In 2001 the party, at the time led by the Venetist historian Ettore Beggiato, was merged with Fronte Marco Polo into the new Liga Fronte Veneto. Giorgio VidoGiorgio 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....
was elected national secretary and Fabrizio Comencini national president.
In 2001 general election
Italian general election, 2001 (Veneto)
The Italian general election of 2001 took place on 13 May 2001. The election was won in Veneto by the centre-right House of Freedoms coalition, which won also nationally, by a landslide...
Giuseppe Segato, an independentist activist in jail for having opposed Italian national unity, was a party candidate for the Italian Senate
Italian Senate
The Senate of the Republic is the upper house of the Italian Parliament. It was established in its current form on 8 May 1948, but previously existed during the Kingdom of Italy as Senato del Regno , itself a continuation of the Senato Subalpino of Sardinia-Piedmont established on 8 May 1848...
. Despite gaining more than 5.6% of the votes in Veneto (mainly disgruntled voters of Lega Nord, after the alliance with Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...
's 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....
) and more than 10% in several single-seat constituencies, the party was not able to elect any representative to the Italian Parliament.
In 2003 Ettore Beggiato
Ettore Beggiato
Ettore Beggiato is a Venetist historian and politician.As member of several Venetist political parties , he was member of the Regional Council of Veneto from 1985 to 2000...
succeeded to Vido as national secretary in a difficult time for the party, that was not represented in the institutions and that was shrinking in opinion polls. In 2004 he tried to lead the party into the recent-born 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:...
(PNE), even if the PNE leader Giorgio Panto
Giorgio Panto
Giorgio Panto was an Italian Venetist entrepreneur and politician.Panto was born at Meolo, in the Province of Venice...
wanted LFV to join not as a party, but as a collection of single members.
Fabrizio Comencini ruled out the idea, that would have meant "the end to the party's autonomy". After a tumultuous congress, a group led by Ettore Beggiato, Mariangelo Foggiato and Michele Munaretto switched to North-East Project, while Fabrizio Comencini was elected national secretary and Alessio Morosin (who later would have joined PNE too) national president.
Decline
In the 2005 regional electionVenetian 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...
the party supported the centre-left candidate for President, Massimo Carraro
Massimo Carraro
Massimo Carraro is an Italian university professor, entrepreneur and politician from Veneto.From 1999 to 2004 he was a member of the European Parliament for the social-democratic Democrats of the Left, despite not being a member of the party...
, winning only 1.2% of the vote, while PNE won 5.4% (16.1% 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:*...
), and being excluded again from the Regional Council. For the 2006 general election
Italian general election, 2006 (Veneto)
The Italian general election of 2006 took place on 10–11 April 2006. The election was won in Veneto by the centre-right House of Freedoms coalition by a landslide in an election narrowly won by the centre-left The Union at the national level....
Comencini forged an alliance with The Union
The Union (political coalition)
The Union was an centre-left coalition of political parties in Italy. It was led by Romano Prodi, Prime Minister of Italy from April 2006 to April 2008, and former President of the European Commission.-Parties:...
coalition led by Romano Prodi
Romano Prodi
Romano Prodi is an Italian politician and statesman. He served as the Prime Minister of Italy, from 17 May 1996 to 21 October 1998 and from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008...
, but voters seemed to not like the idea and the party stopped at 0.7%.
In the 2007 provincial election of Vicenza
Province of Vicenza
The Province of Vicenza is a province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Its capital city is Vicenza.The province has an area of 2,723 km², and a total population of 840,000 . There are 121 comuni in the province...
LFV supported Giorgio Carollo
Giorgio Carollo
Giorgio Carollo is an Italian politician.He is a Member of the European Parliament for North-East, elected with the Forza Italia, part of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries and its Committee on Legal Affairs...
, along with parties both from the centre-left and the centre-right: Veneto for the EPP
Veneto for the European People's Party
Veneto for the European People's Party is a regional christian-democratic party based in Veneto.-History:...
, Italy of Values
Italy of Values
Italy of Values is a centrist, populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party, which is affiliated to the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party , is headed by former Mani pulite prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996.The party aims to gather and give...
, UDEUR Populars, Christian Democracy. Carollo scored 9.9%, while LFV took only 1.6%, compared with 2.3% of PNE and 19.0% of Liga Veneta, whose candidate Attilio Schneck
Attilio Schneck
Attilio Schneck is an Italian Venetist politician. He is member of the Liga Veneta-Lega Nord.He joined Liga Veneta in the early 1990s and was Mayor of Thiene from 1997 to 2007, when he was elected President of the Province of Vicenza by a landslide: in the election he obtained 60.0% of the vote...
was elected President by a landslide. Soon after the election the party returned to its original name, Liga Veneta Repubblica, under which it ran in the 2008 general election
Italian general election, 2008 (Veneto)
The Italian general election of 2008 took place on 13–14 April 2008. The election was won in Veneto by the centre-right coalition between The People of Freedom and Lega Nord, as it happened at the national level...
.
In October 2008 LVR signed a coalition pact with 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:...
(PNE) and Venetian Agreement
Venetian Agreement
Venetian Agreement is a centrist social-democratic Italian political party active in Veneto.It emerged in 2006 as a regional split from the Italian Democratic Socialists and it is led by Carlo Covi, regional deputy, and Monica Balbinot, minister of Culture of Padova...
(IV) for the next municipal, provincial and regional elections "in order to provide an adequate representation to the Venetian people, in line with what happens in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, from Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
to Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, from Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
to Brittany
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
, where federalist, autonomist and independentist parties, who respond uniquely to their territory, see their popular support increasing." However in 2009 provincial and municipal election LVR chose to support the candidates of the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (UDC), having its best result in the Province of Padua
Province of Padua
The Province of Padua is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Padua.-History and territory:...
(1.6%).
For the 2010 regional election
Venetian regional election, 2010
The Venetian regional election of 2010 took place on 28–29 March 2010, as part of Italy's big round of regional elections.Luca Zaia, rising star of Liga Veneta–Lega Nord, was elected President by a landslide. With the support of 60.2% of Venetians, he was the most voted President of Veneto since...
, after having formed Veneto Freedom
Veneto Freedom
Veneto Freedom was a Venetist-separatist coalition of parties active in Veneto.Talks between several Venetist parties over the formation of a united party as a reliable competitor of Liga Veneta–Lega Nord started in February 2008 during a meeting in Pastrengo, Verona.The alliance, promoted by...
(VL) with other Venetist parties, the party finally chose to support Antonio De Poli
Antonio De Poli
Antonio De Poli is an Italian politician and former Member of the European Parliament for North-East with the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats, part of the European People's Party...
(UDC) for President under the banner of North-East Union
North-East Union
The North-East Union is a Venetist political party active in Veneto.The party was formed in 1996 by splinters from Liga Veneta–Lega Nord led by Adriano Bertaso. In the 1996 general election the party won 2.0% of the vote in the region , having run only in the Verona–Padua–Vicenza–Rovigo constituency...
(UNE), along with UNE, PNE and IV. This decision caused two splits: the more independentist wing, led by Silvano Polo, joined the new Party of the Venetians
Party of the Venetians
The Party of the Venetians was a Venetist-separatist coalition of parties active in Veneto.The alliance, which was formed in January 2010, after the disbandment of Veneto Freedom, was composed of five groups, which continued to be active as factions of Veneto State, since when the PdV was merged...
(PdV) and the left-wing minority faction, led by Bortolino Sartore 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....
, formed a new party called Liga Veneto Autonomo
Liga Veneto Autonomo
Liga Veneto Autonomo is a Venetist political party active in Veneto.LFV was formed in early 2010 by senior members of Liga Veneta Repubblica , notably including Giorgio Vido and Bortolino Sartore, in the run up of the 2010 Venetian regional election...
(LVA) in support of Giuseppe Bortolussi
Giuseppe Bortolussi
Giuseppe Bortolussi is an Italian politician from Veneto.In 1980 Bortolussi became director of the Mestre section of Confartigianato, the largest Italian organization representing artisans and small entrepreneurs. He later became president of the section...
, the centre-left candidate.
In the election the list won 1.5% of vote, with peaks of 1.9% and 1.8% in the provinces 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:*...
and Belluno
Province of Belluno
TheThe Province of Belluno is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Belluno.It has an area of 3,678 km², and a total population of 214,026 .-Geography:...
, and 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...
(PNE) was elected to the Council. LVA, which was able to present its list only in the Province of Vicenza
Province of Vicenza
The Province of Vicenza is a province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Its capital city is Vicenza.The province has an area of 2,723 km², and a total population of 840,000 . There are 121 comuni in the province...
, one of the strongholds of LVR, won 1.1% of the vote there, that is to say a big part of the votes (1.6%) LVR gained in 2005
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...
.
Popular support
The electoral results of the party in Veneto since 1999 are shown in the table below.| 1999 European | 2000 regional | 2001 general | 2004 European | 2005 regional | 2006 general | 2008 general | 2010 regional |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 1.5% |
Leadership
- National Secretary: Fabrizio ComenciniFabrizio ComenciniFabrizio 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...
(1998–2000), Ettore BeggiatoEttore BeggiatoEttore Beggiato is a Venetist historian and politician.As member of several Venetist political parties , he was member of the Regional Council of Veneto from 1985 to 2000...
(2000–2001), Giorgio VidoGiorgio VidoGiorgio 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....
(2001–2003), Ettore BeggiatoEttore BeggiatoEttore Beggiato is a Venetist historian and politician.As member of several Venetist political parties , he was member of the Regional Council of Veneto from 1985 to 2000...
(2003–2004), Fabrizio ComenciniFabrizio ComenciniFabrizio 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...
(2004–present) - National President: Mariangelo FoggiatoMariangelo FoggiatoMariangelo 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...
(1998–1999), Donato Manfroi (1999–2000), Fabrizio ComenciniFabrizio ComenciniFabrizio 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...
(2000–2004), Alessio MorosinAlessio MorosinAlessio Morosin is a Venetian independentist, Venetist politician and lawyer.He joined Liga Veneta–Lega Nord in the early 1990s and was elected to the Regional Council of Veneto at the 1995 regional election. A fiery Venetist, he is known in Venetist circles as the author of resolution 42/1998...
(2004–2007), Gian Pietro Piotto (2009–present)
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- 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...