Antonio Borghesi is an Italian

Italy

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 politician from 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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Borghesi, a university professor of economics, entered politics in 1995, when he was elected President of the Province of Verona

Province of Verona

The Province of Verona is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Verona.-Overview:The province has an area of 3,109 km², and a total population of 912,981...

 supported by a coalition comprising 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, the Italian People's Party, Patto Segni

Patto Segni

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 and the Federation of the Greens

Federation of the Greens

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. Having joined Liga Veneta–Lega Nord, he left the party in 1998 over the Venetist–Padanist controversy which led to the foundation of Liga Veneta Repubblica. Borghesi was a member of that party before switching to 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...

 in 2000. Since 2006 he has been a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies

Italian Chamber of Deputies

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for Veneto.