Lega Romagna ( en, Romagna League), whose complete name is ( en, Romagna League for Salvini Premier), is a regionalist

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active in

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, part of

Emilia-Romagna egl, Emigliàn (man) egl, Emiglièna (woman) rgn, Rumagnòl (man) rgn, Rumagnòla (woman) it, Emiliano (man) it, Emiliana (woman) or it, Romagnolo (man) it, Romagnola (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title ...

region. The party was a "national" section of

Lega Nord Lega Nord (; acronym: LN), whose complete name is (), is a right-wing, federalist, populist and conservative political party in Italy. In the run-up of the 2018 general election, the party was rebranded as (), without changing its official n ...

(LN) from 1991 to 2020, and has been the regional section of

Lega per Salvini Premier Lega ( en, League), whose official name is Lega per Salvini Premier ( en, League for Salvini Premier; abbr. LSP or LpSP), is a right-wing populist political party in Italy, led by Matteo Salvini. The LSP is the informal successor of Lega Nord ( ...

(LSP) in Romagna since 2020. The party's current leader is Andrea Liverani, who succeeded Jacopo Morrone in February 2020.

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, long-time party leader (1991–2015) and member of the

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(2006–2018), is a nostalgic of the LN and a strong critic of the LSP. The party has been a long proponent of the separation of Romagna from

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and, thus, the establishment of the

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of Romagna. For now it has campaigned with some success for the "return" of Romagnol

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of northern

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to Romagna.

Recent history

In May 2012

, who was a staunch supporter of the new federal secretary

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, was re-elected national secretary with the support of 91% of party delegates during a national congress. In the 2014 regional election the joint list of LNE and LNR obtained its best result so far in a regionwide election (19.4%). In October 2015 Jacopo Morrone was elected secretary to succeed to Pini, who was later installed as president. In the

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the party obtained 33.8%, its best result ever. In the

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LNE's

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posed the strongest challenge so far to the dominant PD, but stopped at 43.6% and was defeated, while the League's list obtained 32.0%.

Popular support

Lega Nord was usually stronger in the outer provinces, both in

and

. In the 2019–2020 elections (

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and Regional Council, respectively) it did better in the provinces of

Piacenza Piacenza (; egl, label= Piacentino, Piaṡëinsa ; ) is a city and in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, and the capital of the eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with over ...

(45.3% and 44.0%),

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

(38.8% and 36.5%),

Ferrara Ferrara (, ; egl, Fràra ) is a city and ''comune'' in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital of the Province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream ...

(41.9% and 41.9%) and

Rimini Rimini ( , ; rgn, Rémin; la, Ariminum) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It sprawls along the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient ''Ariminu ...

(36.5% and 34.5%). The combined electoral results of

Lega Nord Emilia Lega Emilia ( en, Emilia League), whose complete name is ( en, Emilia League for Salvini Premier), is a regionalist political party active in Emilia, part of Emilia-Romagna region. Established in 1989, it was one of the founding "national" sec ...

and Lega Nord Romagna in

are shown in the tables below.

Leadership

*Secretary: Corrado Metri (1991–1996), Stefano Fantinelli (1996–1999),

(1999–2015), Jacopo Morrone (2015–2020), Andrea Liverani (commissioner, 2020–present) *President: ''unknown'' (1991–1996), Corrado Metri (1996–1999), Stefano Fantinelli (1999–2007), Mauro Monti (2007–2014), Beatrice Lamio (2014–2015), Marcello Naldini (2015),

(2015–2020)

External links

Official website

References

{{Lega Nord 1991 establishments in Italy Federalist parties in Italy Lega Nord Political parties established in 1991 Political parties in Emilia-Romagna