Lega Sud Ausonia
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Lega Sud Ausonia is a minor independentist
political party in Italy.
The party was founded in 1991, as the sister-party of Lega Nord in Southern Italy, and is led by Gianfranco Vestuto. Similarly to Lega Nord's goal of establishing an independent Padania
, Lega Sud wants to establish an independent Ausonia
. The party is not represented in the Italian Parliament, the European Parliament
, nor in any regional or provincial assemblies.
In the 2001 general election
Vestuto was a candidate of Lega Nord in Campania
, but after that the two parties distanced themselves and Lega Sud chose to follow an anti-Northern
line. In 2010 the party signed a federation pact with the newly formed We the South
party. Under this agreement the group of NS in the Chamber of Deputies
took the name of Noi Sud/Lega Sud Ausonia.
Independence
Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state in which its residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory....
political party in Italy.
The party was founded in 1991, as the sister-party of Lega Nord in Southern Italy, and is led by Gianfranco Vestuto. Similarly to Lega Nord's goal of establishing an independent Padania
Padania
Padania is an alternative name for the Po Valley in Italy. The term was sparingly used until the early 1990s, when Lega Nord, a political party in Italy, proposed Padania as a possible denomination for an autonomous Northern Italy...
, Lega Sud wants to establish an independent Ausonia
Ausonia
-Places:Argentina* Ausonia, Argentina, a community in General San Martín Department, CórdobaItaly* Ausonia, Lazio, a comune in the Province of Frosinone-Ships:* German aircraft carrier I , a German aircraft carrier...
. The party is not represented in the Italian Parliament, the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
, nor in any regional or provincial assemblies.
In the 2001 general election
Italian general election, 2001
A national general election was held in Italy on May 13, 2001 to elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic. The 14th Parliament of the Italian republic was chosen....
Vestuto was a candidate of Lega Nord in Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
, but after that the two parties distanced themselves and Lega Sud chose to follow an anti-Northern
Northern Italy
Northern Italy is a wide cultural, historical and geographical definition, without any administrative usage, used to indicate the northern part of the Italian state, also referred as Settentrione or Alta Italia...
line. In 2010 the party signed a federation pact with the newly formed We the South
We the South
We the South , in full We the South – Freedom and Autonomy , is a regionalist-centrist political party in Italy based in the South.-History:...
party. Under this agreement the group of NS in the 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...
took the name of Noi Sud/Lega Sud Ausonia.
Leadership
- Federal Secretary: Gianfranco Vestuto
- Honorary President: Yasmin von Hoenstaufen