A report on Venetian nationalism, Veneto and Liga Veneta Repubblica
Venetian nationalism (also Venetism, from the Venetian/Italian name, venetismo) is a nationalist, but primarily regionalist, political movement active mostly in Veneto, Italy, as well as in other parts of the former Republic of Venice.
- Venetian nationalismLiga Veneta Repubblica (Łiga Vèneta Republica, Venetian Republic League, LVR) is a Venetist political party in Veneto, Italy.
- Liga Veneta RepubblicaThe party maintains a mildly separatist position and campaigns for the self-government of Veneto.
- Liga Veneta RepubblicaVeneto is home to a notable nationalist movement, known as Venetian nationalism or Venetism.
- VenetoHowever, clashes between Bossi and hardcore Venetists led to several splits; in 1994, Rocchetta left in protest, but more damaging was the 1998 split led by Fabrizio Comencini and Alessio Morosin, who launched Liga Veneta Repubblica (LVR).
- Venetian nationalismOther regionalist/nationalist groupings, including Liga Veneta Repubblica, North-East Project and the avowed separatist Veneto State, Venetian Independence and Plebiscito.eu, emerged but they have never touched the popularity of Liga Veneta, which was a founding member of Lega Nord in 1991.
- Veneto5 related topics with Alpha
Liga Veneta
2 linksLiga Veneta (Łiga Vèneta; Venetian League; abbr.
Liga Veneta (Łiga Vèneta; Venetian League; abbr.
LV), whose complete name is Liga Veneta per Salvini Premier (Venetian League for Salvini Premier), is a regionalist political party active in Veneto.
The LV, whose ideology combines Venetian nationalism and support for fiscal federalism, was established in 1979 and was the first party of its kind in northern Italy, predating Umberto Bossi's Lega Lombarda by five years.
In 1998 Comencini left the party over disagreements with Bossi and formed a brand-new Venetist party named Liga Veneta Repubblica (then Veneti d'Europa).
North-East Project
2 links
North-East Project (Progetto NordEst, PNE) is a Venetist, fiscal federalist and libertarian Italian political party based in Veneto, demanding larger autonomy, if not complete independence for the region.
The party was founded in June 2004 by Giorgio Panto, along with former members of the Liga Veneta–Lega Nord (LV–LN) and former members of Liga Fronte Veneto, notably Mariangelo Foggiato and Ettore Beggiato.
Veneto State
2 links
Veneto State (Veneto Stato, VS) was a Venetist political party active in Veneto and eastern Lombardy.
In June 2013, having reconciled with IV, Guadagnini formed a joint separatist cartel with Lodovico Pizzati of IV, Fabrizio Comencini of Liga Veneta Repubblica (LVR), Stefano Valdegamberi of Popular Future (FP), other Venetist groups, associations and individuals.
Lega Nord
1 linksLega Nord (Northern League; abbr.
Lega Nord (Northern League; abbr.
At the 1983 general election, Liga Veneta (based in Veneto) elected a deputy, Achille Tramarin; and a senator, Graziano Girardi.
Comencini left in 1998 to launch Liga Veneta Repubblica with the mid-term goal of joining forces with FI in Veneto.
At the beginning of June, after having secured the leadership of several national sections of the party, Maroni and his followers scored two big victories at the congresses of the two largest "nations", Lombardy and Veneto: Matteo Salvini was elected secretary of Lega Lombarda with 74% of the votes while Flavio Tosi fended off a challenge by the Venetists' and Bossi's loyalists' standard-bearer Massimo Bitonci, defeating him 57%–43%.
Venetian Independence
1 linksVenetian Independence (Indipendenza Veneta, Independensa Vèneta, IV) is a Venetist, liberal and, to some extent, libertarian political party active in Veneto.
In June 2013, having reconciled with Veneto State (VS), Pizzati formed a joint separatist cartel with Stefano Valdegamberi, VS leader Guadagnini, Fabrizio Comencini of Liga Veneta Repubblica (LVR), other Venetist groups, associations and individuals.