Lega Alpina Lumbarda (Lombard Alpine League, LAL) was a

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regionalist

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, based in

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. The party, an alternative to

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–

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, was led by Elidio De Paoli throughout its existence.

History

The party was founded in 1992 by De Paoli, a former blue-collar worker, local leader of the Marxist-Leninist League, and municipal councillor for the Greens in

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. De Paoli was elected senator both in the 1992 general election (when the party won 2.1% in Lombardy) and the 1994 general election (4.3%). For the 1996 general election the party joined forces with Alleanza Lombarda Autonomia (a 1989 split from Lega Lombarda, led by Angela Bossi and Pierangelo Brivio, sister and brother-in-law of

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respectively), forming Lega per l'Autonomia – Alleanza Lombarda. In 2009, Lega Alpina Lumbarda, led by De Paoli, filed lists in some Lombard provincial elections. The list gained everywhere less than 1%.

Popular support

The electoral results of the party in Lombardy are shown in the table below. For general elections the results always refer to the Senate.

References

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