Lega Nord Romagna
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Regionalism (politics)
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political party in Italy active in the Romagna
Romagna
Romagna is an Italian historical region that approximately corresponds to the south-eastern portion of present-day Emilia-Romagna. Traditionally, it is limited by the Apennines to the south-west, the Adriatic to the east, and the rivers Reno and Sillaro to the north and west...
, part of Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna
Emilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....
. It is one of the two regional sections of Lega Nord in Emilia-Romagna, the other being Lega Nord Emilia
Lega Nord Emilia
Lega Nord Emilia is a regionalist political party in Italy active in the Emilian part of Emilia-Romagna. It is one of the 13 "national" sections forming Lega Nord.-History:...
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The party proposes the creation of the Romagna Region
Regions of Italy
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and campaigns with some success for the "return" of some comuni
Comune
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from Marche
Marche
The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...
to Romagna.
The current party national secretary is Gianluca Pini, deputy since 2006, who replaced Stefano Fantinelli.
Popular support
Lega Nord is less strong in RomagnaRomagna
Romagna is an Italian historical region that approximately corresponds to the south-eastern portion of present-day Emilia-Romagna. Traditionally, it is limited by the Apennines to the south-west, the Adriatic to the east, and the rivers Reno and Sillaro to the north and west...
than in Emilia
Emilia (region of Italy)
Emilia is a historical region of northern Italy which approximately corresponds to the western and north-eastern portions of today’s Emilia-Romagna region...
. In the 2010 regional election
Emilia-Romagna regional election, 2010
The Emilia-Romagna regional election of 2010 took place on 28–29 March 2010.The two-term incumbent President of the Region, Vasco Errani of the centre-left Democratic Party defeated Anna Maria Bernini and Gian Luca Galletti .Errani and the Democrats lost ground to the...
Lega Nord Romagna had its best result ever, gaining well above 10% of the vote in the three provinces of Romagna: 13.4% in Forlì-Cesena
Province of Forlì-Cesena
The Province of Forlì-Cesena is a province in the Emilia–Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Forlì.It has an area of 2,377 km², and a total population of 371,318 . There are 30 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Forlì-Cesena...
, 12.4% in Ravenna
Province of Ravenna
The Province of Ravenna is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Ravenna.It has an area of 1,858 km², and a total population of 365,369 . There are 18 comuni in the province , Comuni of the Province of Ravenna. As of May 31, 2005, the main comuni by...
and 10.5% in Rimini
Province of Rimini
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The combined electoral results of Lega Nord Emilia
Lega Nord Emilia
Lega Nord Emilia is a regionalist political party in Italy active in the Emilian part of Emilia-Romagna. It is one of the 13 "national" sections forming Lega Nord.-History:...
and Lega Nord Romagna in Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna
Emilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....
are shown in the table below.
| 1990 regional | 1992 general | 1994 general | 1995 regional | 1996 general | 1999 European | 2000 regional | 2001 general | 2004 European | 2005 regional | 2006 general | 2008 general | 2009 European | 2010 regional |
| 2.9 | 9.6 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 7.8 | 11.1 | 13.7 |
Leadership
- National Secretary: Corrado Metri (1991–1996), Stefano Fantinelli (1996–1999), Gianluca Pini (1999–present)
- National President: unknown (1991–present)