Corsica Nazione () was a

Corsican nationalist Corsican nationalism is a nationalist movement in Corsica that advocates more autonomy for the island, if not outright independence from France. Political support The main separatist party, Corsica Libera, achieved 9.85% of votes in the ...

party which aimed to gain control over Corsica from

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, regain national rights, and promote the Corsican national identity. Corsica has been French since the

Treaty of Versailles (1768) The Treaty of Versailles was a treaty concluded on 15 May 1768 at Versailles between the Republic of Genoa and France, in which Genoa ceded Corsica to France. Corsica had been ruled by Genoa since 1284. In the 18th century Corsicans started to ...

when they were

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ed and claim to be repressed

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, and

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ly.

History

The party, first received electoral recognition in 1992, when it received 20% of the votes for seats in the Corsican Assembly. Corsica requested state recognition from France in 1988, but was refused. France refuses to recognize the Corsican people as members of a Corsican state. Corsica Nazione is committed to furthering a

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process of negotiations with France, stating that the process will be "an end for good of political violence" as Corsica has a history of

violent Violence is the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy. Other definitions are also used, such as the World Health Organization's definition of violence as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened o ...

uprisings and suppressions. However, France has imposed unwanted

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s upon Corsica, making it difficult for Corsica Nazione to further their goal to negotiate with France and secure peace. Besides an end to political violence, the nationalist party also aims to have native Corsicans from all over the world return to Corsica, where they will be given job placement preference. In 2004, the party leader

Jean-Guy Talamoni Jean-Guy Talamoni (; born 6 May 1960) is a French politician and Corsican nationalist, who was President of the Corsican Assembly The Corsican Assembly ( co, Assemblea di Corsica; french: L'Assemblée de Corse) is the unicameral legislativ ...

joined with the leader of Unita Naziunale, Dr. Edmond Simeoni, to create a coalition between 9 nationalist parties in Corsica. As of 2005, the Corsica Nazione must rely on its Assembly members, party affiliates, and

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officials to push the party's issues into the realm of public awareness. The party merged into

Corsica Libera ''Corsica Libera'' (, en, Free Corsica) is a Left-wing politics, left-wing separatism, separatist political party active in Corsica. It was founded in Corte, Haute-Corse, Corte in February 2009 by members of three nationalist parties, ''Corsica Na ...

in 2009.

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