Venetian People's Unity
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The Venetian People's Unity (Unitá Popołare Veneta, UPV) is a Venetist
socialist
and separatist
political party.
Founded in 2008, the party seeks to represent the "Venetian left" and takes example from Herri Batasuna. According to its website, the party's goal is to create a "sythesis between socialist ideals, the defense of Venetian national identity and the fight for the self-determination of Venetian lands": in this respect, UPV seeks to "spread Venetism within the left-wing and the left-wing within Venetism, in order to form a Venetian independentist and identitarian left".
In November 2009 UPV joined other separatist parties, including the more mainstream Liga Veneta Repubblica and grassroots Venetians Movement, to form Veneto Freedom
. However, as soon as in January 2010, the coalition was disbanded and its independentist core formed a more coherent outfit, the Party of the Venetians
(PdV). In September 2010 the PdV was merged into Veneto State
, but the UPV retained its identity within the new party.
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...
socialist
Socialism
Socialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy; or a political philosophy advocating such a system. "Social ownership" may refer to any one of, or a combination of, the following: cooperative enterprises,...
and separatist
Separatism
Separatism is the advocacy of a state of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group. While it often refers to full political secession, separatist groups may seek nothing more than greater autonomy...
political party.
Founded in 2008, the party seeks to represent the "Venetian left" and takes example from Herri Batasuna. According to its website, the party's goal is to create a "sythesis between socialist ideals, the defense of Venetian national identity and the fight for the self-determination of Venetian lands": in this respect, UPV seeks to "spread Venetism within the left-wing and the left-wing within Venetism, in order to form a Venetian independentist and identitarian left".
In November 2009 UPV joined other separatist parties, including the more mainstream Liga Veneta Repubblica and grassroots Venetians Movement, to form 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...
. However, as soon as in January 2010, the coalition was disbanded and its independentist core formed a more coherent outfit, the 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). In September 2010 the PdV was merged into Veneto State
Veneto State
Veneto State is a Venetist independentist political party active in Veneto and eastern Lombardy. The party seeks to achieve full political independence for the former territories of the Venetian Republic from Italy through a referendum...
, but the UPV retained its identity within the new party.