Lega Nord Umbria
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Regionalism (politics)
Regionalism is a term used in international relations. Regionalism also constitutes one of the three constituents of the international commercial system...
political party in Italy which is the regional section of Lega Nord in Umbria
Umbria
Umbria is a region of modern central Italy. It is one of the smallest Italian regions and the only peninsular region that is landlocked.Its capital is Perugia.Assisi and Norcia are historical towns associated with St. Francis of Assisi, and St...
. The party is provisionally directed by Luca Rodolfo Paolini, national secretary of Lega Nord Marche
Lega Nord Marche
Lega Nord Marche is a regionalist political party in Italy which is the regional section of Lega Nord in the Marche. The current national secretary is Luca Rodolfo Paolini, who was elected deputy in the 2008 general election in Tuscany: it was the first time ever that Lega Nord Marche was...
.
2010 was a historic year for the party which entered the Regional Council of Umbria for the first time.
Popular support
The party is a tiny one compared to other "national" sections of Lega Nord. In the 2010 regional electionUmbrian regional election, 2010
The Umbrian regional election of 2010 took place on 28–29 March 2010.The three main candidates were Catiuscia Marini of the Democratic Party, Fiammetta Modena of The People of Freedom and Paola Binetti of the Union of the Centre....
it won a mere 4.3% of the vote, which was however its best result ever. The party has no real strongholds in the Region, but it is generally stronger in northern Province of Perugia
Province of Perugia
The Province of Perugia is the larger of the two provinces in the Umbria region of Italy, comprising two-thirds of both the area and population of the region. Its capital is the city of Perugia...
(4.7%) than in southern Province of Terni
Province of Terni
The Province of Terni is the smaller of the two provinces in the Umbria region of Italy, comprising one-third of both the area and population of the region. Its capital is the city of Terni...
(3.4%).
The electoral results of Lega Nord Umbria in Umbria
Umbria
Umbria is a region of modern central Italy. It is one of the smallest Italian regions and the only peninsular region that is landlocked.Its capital is Perugia.Assisi and Norcia are historical towns associated with St. Francis of Assisi, and St...
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 |
| 0.2 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||
| 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||||||||||
| 0.6 | |||||||||||||
| 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
Leadership
- National Secretary: Alessandro Salvaneschi (1995–1999), Francesco Miroballo (1999–2009), Luca Rodolfo Paolini (2009–present)
- National President: unknown (1995–present)