Member of the 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, Fabio Padovan was deputy at the Italian Chamber of Deputies

Italian Chamber of Deputies

The Italian Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a plurality of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A...

 from 1992 to 1994 and leader of the European Federalist Free Entrepreneurs

European Federalist Free Entrepreneurs

The European Federalist Free Entrepreneurs - Entrepreneurs' Trade Union is an association of entrepreneurs based in Veneto, one of the regions of Italy....

 (LIFE), an organization defending the little and medium-sized industries 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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In 2000 he launched a strongly federalist

Federalist

The term federalist describes several political beliefs around the world. Also, it may refer to the concept of federalism or the type of government called a federation...

, independentist and venetist party, called 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...

, for the 2000 regional elections. In the 2001 he participated to the merge between his party (led by 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....

 and the Veneti d'Europa

Liga Fronte Veneto

Liga Veneta Repubblica is a Venetist political party. The party maintains a mildly independentist position and campaingns the self-government of Veneto....

 to form the Liga Fronte Veneto

Liga Fronte Veneto

Liga Veneta Repubblica is a Venetist political party. The party maintains a mildly independentist position and campaingns the self-government of Veneto....

).