Liga Nathion Veneta
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Liga Nathion Veneta was a short-lived Venetist
political party active in Veneto
.
LNV was founded in 1994 by Franco Rocchetta
and Marilena Marin
, after they had left Liga Veneta
–Lega Nord, a party they were instrumental to establish. Marin had been national secretary of Liga Veneta from 1983 to 1994 (when she was defeated by Fabrizio Comencini
during a party congress), while Rocchetta had been federal president of Lega Nord from 1991 to 1994, after having conceived Liga Veneta in 1978–1980.
The party had no electoral fortune: in 1994 Treviso
municipal election LNV obtained a mere 1.5% of the vote and it failed to present a list in the 1995 regional election
. By that time Rocchetta and Marin had joined the Federalists and Liberal Democrats
, a parliamentary party close to Forza Italia
. Subsequently Rocchetta, who had awkwardly joined National Alliance
in 1995, retired from active politics in 1996, while Marin concluded her term as MEP
in 1999.
Venetism
Venetian nationalism is an ideology and a regionalist movement demanding more autonomy, or even independence from Italy, for Veneto, and promoting the re-discovery the Republic of Venice's heritage, traditions, culture and language...
political party active 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...
.
LNV was founded in 1994 by Franco Rocchetta
Franco Rocchetta
Franco Rocchetta is a Venetist politician.Rocchetta was born in Venice. He was a founding member of Liga Veneta in 1978–1980, and its national president and practical leader...
and Marilena Marin
Marilena Marin
Marilena Marin is an Italian Venetist politician.A native of Conegliano, she was a founding member of Liga Veneta in 1978–1980 and, after a party purge in 1984, she was elected national secretary of the party replacing Achille Tramarin...
, after they had left 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, a party they were instrumental to establish. Marin had been national secretary of Liga Veneta from 1983 to 1994 (when she was defeated by Fabrizio Comencini
Fabrizio Comencini
Fabrizio Comencini is a Venetist politician.Comencini started his political career in the Italian Social Movement , for which he was elected to the Regional Council of Veneto in 1985 and 1990. In the early 1990s, during his second term as regional councillor, he switched to Liga Veneta–Lega Nord...
during a party congress), while Rocchetta had been federal president of Lega Nord from 1991 to 1994, after having conceived Liga Veneta in 1978–1980.
The party had no electoral fortune: in 1994 Treviso
Treviso
Treviso is a city and comune in Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 82,854 inhabitants : some 3,000 live within the Venetian walls or in the historical and monumental center, some 80,000 live in the urban center proper, while the city...
municipal election LNV obtained a mere 1.5% of the vote and it failed to present a list in the 1995 regional election
Venetian regional election, 1995
The Venetian regional election of 1995 took place on 23 April 1995.For the first time the President of the Region was directly elected by the people, although the election was not yet binding and the President-elect could have been replaced during the term....
. By that time Rocchetta and Marin had joined the Federalists and Liberal Democrats
Federalists and Liberal Democrats
The Federalists and Liberal Democrats was a federalist and liberal Italian political party.-History:...
, a parliamentary party close to Forza Italia
Forza Italia
Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy....
. Subsequently Rocchetta, who had awkwardly joined National Alliance
National Alliance (Italy)
National Alliance was a conservative political party in Italy.Gianfranco Fini was the leader of the party since its foundation in 1995, however he stepped down in 2008 after being elected to the nominally non-partisan post of President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and was succeeded by...
in 1995, retired from active politics in 1996, while Marin concluded her term as MEP
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
in 1999.
Sources
- Francesco Jori, Dalla Łiga alla Lega. Storia, movimenti, protagonisti, Marsilio, VeniceVeniceVenice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
2009 - Ezio Toffano, Short History of the Venetian Autonomism, Raixe VeneteRaixe VeneteRaixe Venete is a Venetist cultural association.Every year it organizes the Festa dei Veneti in Cittadella, where Venetists of every political colour, Venetist associations, actors, musicians and rock bands, and many simple citizens gather and whose website is translated in several languages...