Lega Lombarda – Alleanza Nord (Lombard League – North Alliance) was an electoral alliance for the 1989 European Parliament election

European Parliament election, 1989

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 in Italy

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It was composed by six regionalist

Regionalism (politics)

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 parties representative of six Northern regions

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• Lega Lombarda
  Lega Lombarda
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• Liga Veneta
  Liga Veneta
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• Piemont Autonomista
  Lega Nord Piemont
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• Uniun Ligure
  Lega Nord Liguria
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• Lega Emiliano-Romagnola
  Lega Nord Emilia
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• Alleanza Toscana

The alliance won 1.8% of the votes and two MEPs

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: Francesco Speroni

Francesco Speroni

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 and Luigi Moretti

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, both of Lega Lombarda. The six parties started a founding process which led to the birth of Lega Nord in February 1991. In three years Alleanza Nord/Lega Nord quintupled its share of vote, reaching 8.7% in the 1992 general election

Italian general election, 1992

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