Piedmontese Union
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Piedmontese Union was a regionalist
political party active in Piedmont
.
It was founded in 1981 by Roberto Gremmo, a former member of the Italian Communist Party
. The party was soon joined by well-known folk-singer Gipo Farassino, a former Communist too. In the 1985 regional election
UP won 1.1% of the vote under the banner of Liga Veneta
. In the 1987 general election
Gremmo formed an alliance with Umberto Bossi
's Lega Lombarda
, but was damaged by the split led by Farassino, Mario Borghezio
and Renzo Rabellino
, who formed Autonomist Piedmont (PA).
In 1989 Bossi welcomed both UP and PA into his Lega Lombarda – Alleanza Nord
coalition for the European Parliament election
. Gremmo refused to join forces again with Farassino and Borghezio, who were separatists while he was a federalist, and resigned from editor of Lombardia Autonomista, the official publication of Lega Lombarda. Subsequently, he refused to participate to the founding process of Lega Nord and UP begun its decline.
In the 1990 regional election
, UP won 2.3% of the vote and Gremmo was elected to the Regional Council, while PA gained 5.1% and two regional councillors. For the 1992 general election
, Gremmo transformed the party into Lega Alpina Piemont (LAP), sister-party of the Lega Alpina Lumbarda: PA, now part of Lega Nord, won 16.3% in Piedmont, LAP just 2.2%. The party has since then disappeared. Among its successors one can count Lega Padana Piemont
of Rabellino.
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 active in Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
.
It was founded in 1981 by Roberto Gremmo, a former member of the Italian Communist Party
Italian Communist Party
The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played...
. The party was soon joined by well-known folk-singer Gipo Farassino, a former Communist too. In the 1985 regional election
Piedmontese regional election, 1985
The Piedmontese regional election of 1985 took place on 12 May 1985.Christian Democracy resulted narrowly ahead of the Italian Communist Party, which had been ousted from the regional government by the Italian Socialist Party in 1983....
UP won 1.1% of the vote under the banner of 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...
. In the 1987 general election
Italian general election, 1987
The Italian election of 1987 was held on June 14. Italian citizens chose the tenth Parliament of the Italian Republic.This election marked the final inversion of the trend of the entire republican history of Italy: for the first time, the distance between the Christian Democrats and the Communists...
Gremmo formed an alliance with Umberto Bossi
Umberto Bossi
Umberto Bossi is an Italian politician, leader of the Northern League, a party seeking autonomy or independence for Northern Italy. He is married to Manuela Marrone and has four sons ....
's Lega Lombarda
Lega Lombarda
Lega Lombarda is a regionalist political party active in Lombardy. Led by Giancarlo Giorgetti, the party is the second largest in the region....
, but was damaged by the split led by Farassino, Mario Borghezio
Mario Borghezio
Mario Borghezio is an Italian politician from the Northern League. He is a Member of the European Parliament, and sits with the eurosceptic Europe of Freedom and Democracy group. He is a member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairsand of the Committee on Petitions...
and Renzo Rabellino
Renzo Rabellino
Renzo Rabellino is the leader of the No Euro Movement, a political party in Italy that advocates the return of the Italian lira for the Italian currency and government control of the central bank....
, who formed Autonomist Piedmont (PA).
In 1989 Bossi welcomed both UP and PA into his Lega Lombarda – Alleanza Nord
Lega Lombarda – Alleanza Nord
Lega Lombarda – Alleanza Nord was an electoral alliance for the 1989 European Parliament election in Italy.It was composed by six regionalist parties representative of six Northern regions:*Lega Lombarda*Liga Veneta...
coalition for the European Parliament election
European Parliament election, 1989 (Italy)
The third elections for the European Parliament in Italy were held on 18 June 1989.The election was paired with a non-binding referendum about the devolution of powers to the European Economic Community.-Electoral system:...
. Gremmo refused to join forces again with Farassino and Borghezio, who were separatists while he was a federalist, and resigned from editor of Lombardia Autonomista, the official publication of Lega Lombarda. Subsequently, he refused to participate to the founding process of Lega Nord and UP begun its decline.
In the 1990 regional election
Piedmontese regional election, 1990
The Piedmontese regional election of 1990 took place on 6 May 1990.Christian Democracy and the Italian Communist Party lost many votes, especially to the regionalist parties and the Greens...
, UP won 2.3% of the vote and Gremmo was elected to the Regional Council, while PA gained 5.1% and two regional councillors. For the 1992 general election
Italian general election, 1992
The Italian general elections of 1992 were held on the 5 April 1992.The 1992 elections were the first without the traditionally second most important political force in Italy, the Italian Communist Party , which had been disbanded in 1991...
, Gremmo transformed the party into Lega Alpina Piemont (LAP), sister-party of the Lega Alpina Lumbarda: PA, now part of Lega Nord, won 16.3% in Piedmont, LAP just 2.2%. The party has since then disappeared. Among its successors one can count Lega Padana Piemont
Lega Padana
Lega Padana is a Padanist and separatist political party active mainly in Piedmont.In the 2009 provincial elections, led by Renzo Rabellino, Lega Padana Piemont obtained 1.1% of the vote in the Province of Alessandria and 1.0% in the Province of Turin...
of Rabellino.