The Community Democratic League (''Lega Democratica Comunitaria'', LDC) was a
Venetist and
Christian-socialist
Christian socialism is a religious and political philosophy that blends Christianity and socialism, endorsing left-wing politics and socialist economics on the basis of the Bible and the teachings of Jesus. Many Christian socialists believe capi ...
political party active in
Veneto.
The party was founded in July 2011 by some splinters of
Liga Veneta–
Lega Nord
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(LV–LN) led by
Davide Lovat Davide is an Italian given name (common) and an Italian/ Filipino surname (relatively rare), and may refer to:
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. Lovat had been an activist of Liga Veneta in the
province of Vicenza for 18 years before becoming a leading voice against the party leadership. A keen Venetist and left-winger, in February 2011 he was expelled from the party. Some months on, along with other splinters from LV–LN, Lovat started organizing the LDC.
The name "Community Democratic League" was chosen by Lovat, who has studied
political science and
theology, as a reference both to the "National Democratic League" of
Romolo Murri, a radical priest, and the
National League for Democracy of
Nobel Peace Prize Aung San Suu Kyi. Lovat set the party in the tradition of
Christian socialism
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and early Venetian nationalism. According to its manifesto, the LDC supported
regionalism
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* Regionalism (art), an American realist modern art movement that was popular during the 1930s
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, the reform of the
Italian Constitution following the
German model, restrictions to
immigration on economic grounds, and
European integration
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in the form of the
Gaullist "Europe of Peoples and Nations". The party opposed
xenophobia,
neo-liberalism, the exploitation of
religions for political purposes, and the influence of the
United States over
Europe.
As soon as in September the LDC became an associate party of
Magdi Allam's
I Love Italy
I Love Italy (''Io amo l'Italia'', ALI), originally Protagonists for Christian Europe (''Protagonisti per l'Europa Cristiana''), was a Christian-democratic, national-conservative and Eurosceptic political party in Italy. Its leader and founder wa ...
party, while in October the party was integrated in the larger
Venetian Project
Venetian often means from or related to:
* Venice, a city in Italy
* Veneto, a region of Italy
* Republic of Venice (697–1797), a historical nation in that area
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, including other small Venetist, autonomist, independentist and traditionalist parties and cultural associations.
In December 2012 the LDC was integrated into
Veneto State (VS) and Lovat was chosen as the party's candidate for mayor of
Vicenza.
References
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External links
Venetian Project
Christian socialist organizations
Political parties established in 2011
Political parties in Veneto
Venetian nationalism