Savoyard League
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The Savoyan League is a French regionalist
political party based in Savoy
.
The party supports the independence of Savoy
from France
. The two departments of Savoy, named Savoie
and Haute-Savoie
have belonged to France
since the Treaty of Turin
in 1860. It co-operates with the Savoy Region Movement, which does not support independence but rather federalism
and Savoyard autonomism
.
In the 1998 regional elections
, the League won 5.39% in Savoy (4.42% in Savoie and 6.05% in Haute-Savoie) and therefore won a seat in the Rhône-Alpes Regional Council
. It did not participate in the 2004 elections. The party, however, holds one city, Margencel
.
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 based in Savoy
Savoy
Savoy is a region of France. It comprises roughly the territory of the Western Alps situated between Lake Geneva in the north and Monaco and the Mediterranean coast in the south....
.
The party supports the independence of Savoy
Savoy
Savoy is a region of France. It comprises roughly the territory of the Western Alps situated between Lake Geneva in the north and Monaco and the Mediterranean coast in the south....
from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The two departments of Savoy, named Savoie
Savoie
Savoie is a French department located in the Rhône-Alpes region in the French Alps.Together with the Haute-Savoie, Savoie is one of the two departments of the historic region of Savoy that was annexed by France on June 14, 1860, following the signature of the Treaty of Turin on March 24, 1860...
and Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie is a French department in the Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. It borders both Switzerland and Italy. The capital is Annecy. To the north is Lake Geneva and Switzerland; to the south and southeast are the Mont Blanc and Aravis mountain ranges and the French entrance to the Mont...
have belonged to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
since the Treaty of Turin
Treaty of Turin
The Treaty of Turin concluded on March 24, 1860 is the instrument by which the Duchy of Savoy and the County of Nice were annexed to France.-Background:...
in 1860. It co-operates with the Savoy Region Movement, which does not support independence but rather federalism
Federalism
Federalism is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant with a governing representative head. The term "federalism" is also used to describe a system of the government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and...
and Savoyard autonomism
Autonomism
Autonomism refers to a set of left-wing political and social movements and theories close to the socialist movement. As an identifiable theoretical system it first emerged in Italy in the 1960s from workerist communism...
.
In the 1998 regional elections
French regional elections, 1998
Regional elections were held in France on 15 March 1998. At stake were the presidencies of each of France's 26 régions, which, though they don't have legislative autonomy, manage sizeable budgets...
, the League won 5.39% in Savoy (4.42% in Savoie and 6.05% in Haute-Savoie) and therefore won a seat in the Rhône-Alpes Regional Council
Rhône-Alpes Regional Council
The Rhône-Alpes Regional Council is the Conseil régional of Rhône-Alpes Regional Council . It is chaired by Jean-Jack Queyranne . It includes 157 members.-By party:-2004:-1998:-1992:-1986:-Past Presidents:...
. It did not participate in the 2004 elections. The party, however, holds one city, Margencel
Margencel
Margencel is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...
.