Several

political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or pol ...

operate in

Veneto Veneto (, ; vec, Vèneto ) or Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fourth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice while the biggest city is Verona. Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...

. The region's five largest parties are

Liga Veneta Liga Veneta ( vec, Łiga Vèneta; en, Venetian League; abbr. LV), whose complete name is ( en, Venetian League for Salvini Premier), is a regionalist political party active in Veneto. The LV, whose ideology combines Venetian nationalism and su ...

–

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 ...

, the

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, the

Brothers of Italy Brothers of Italy ( it, Fratelli d'Italia, FdI) is a national-conservative and right-wing populist political party in Italy. It is led by Giorgia Meloni, the incumbent Prime Minister of Italy and the first woman to serve in the position. Accor ...

Forza Italia Forza ItaliaThe name is not usually translated into English: ''forza'' is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Ital ...

and the

Five Star Movement The Five Star Movement ( it, Movimento 5 Stelle , M5S) is a political party in Italy. Its leader and president is Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy from 2018 until 2021. The M5S was founded on 4 October 2009 by Beppe Grillo, a comedian an ...

. In the latest regional election, held in September 2020, a coalition composed of Liga Veneta (which presented three lists: the official one, "

Zaia ''Zaia'' was a Cirque du Soleil stage production based at The Venetian Macao on the Cotai Strip in Macau. The 90-minute show opened in August 2008, bringing together 75 high-calibre artists from around the world. ''Zaia'' was Cirque du Soleil's ...

for President" and "Venetian Autonomy List"), Forza Italia and the Brothers of Italy won virtually 80% of the vote (with thee three lists sponsored by Liga Veneta alone gaining a two-thirds majority).

Parties

Major parties

More than 20% in the 2015 regional election (or at least 10 regional councillors): * Venetian League– Northern League (''Łiga Vèneta–Lega Nord''), including: **Zaia for President (''Zaia Presidente'') **

Liga Veneta Repubblica Liga Veneta Repubblica (''Łiga Vèneta Republica'', Venetian Republic League, LVR) is a Venetist political party in Veneto, Italy. The party maintains a mildly separatist position and campaigns for the self-government of Veneto. The party's fo ...

(''Łiga Vèneta Republica'')

Medium parties

Between 4% and 20% in the 2015 regional election (or at least 5 regional councillors): *

(''Partito Democratico'') *

(''Fratelli d'Italia'')

Minor parties

Between 1% and 4% in the 2015 regional election (or at least 1 regional councillor): *

(''Movimento Cinque Stelle'') * Forward Italy (''Forza Italia'') ** Union of the Centre (''Unione di Centro'') **

Tosi List for Veneto The Tosi List for Veneto ( it, Lista Tosi per il Veneto, LTV) was a centrist and regionalist political party in Veneto, Italy, named after its leader Flavio Tosi. The party emerged in March 2015 as a split from Liga Veneta– Lega Nord. Its mem ...

(''Lista Tosi per il Veneto'') *Veneto We Want (''Il Veneto che vogliamo'') ** Article One (''Articolo Uno'') **

Italian Left Italian Left ( it, Sinistra Italiana, SI) is a left-wing political party in Italy. SI was launched in November 2015 as a parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies (full name: Italian Left – Left Ecology Freedom), including Left Ecology Fr ...

(''Sinistra Italiana'') ** Possible (''Possibile'') *

Green Europe Green Europe ( it, Europa Verde, EV), officially Green Europe – Greens (''Europa Verde – Verdi''), is a green political party in Italy. Its leaders are Angelo Bonelli, long-time leader of the former Federation of the Greens, and Eleonora Evi, ...

(''Europa Verde'') **

Federation of the Greens The Federation of the Greens ( it, Federazione dei Verdi, FdV), frequently referred to as Greens (''Verdi''), was a green political party in Italy. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the Federation of Green Lists and the Rainbow Greens. T ...

(''Federazione dei Verdi'') **

Solidary Democracy Solidary Democracy ( it, Democrazia Solidale, DemoS) is a Christian-leftist political party in Italy. The party's early leader, Lorenzo Dellai has described it as a " Christian-social" party. DemoS is led by Paolo Ciani; several party members, ...

(''Democrazia Solidale'') * Party of Venetians (''Partito dei Veneti'') **

Venetian Independence Venetian Independence ( it, Indipendenza Veneta, vec, Independensa Vèneta, IV) is a Venetist, liberal and, to some extent, libertarian political party active in Veneto. The party seeks to achieve full political independence for the former terr ...

(''Indipendenza Veneta'') **

We Are Veneto We Are Veneto (''Siamo Veneto'', SV) is a Venetian nationalist and separatist political party in Italy, based in Veneto. History The party was formed in March 2016 when Antonio Guadagnini, leader of Veneto State (VS) and member of the Regional C ...

(''Siamo Veneto'')

Other Venetist parties

Venetian nationalism Venetian nationalism (also Venetism, from the Venetian/Italian name, ''venetismo'') is a nationalist, but primarily regionalist, political movement active mostly in Veneto, Italy, as well as in other parts of the former Republic of Venice. ...

is a regional political movement which arose in

in the 1980s. Minor Venetist parties include: *

North-East Project North-East Project ( it, Progetto NordEst, PNE) is a Venetist, fiscal federalist and libertarian Italian political party based in Veneto, demanding larger autonomy, if not complete independence for the region. History The party was founded ...

(''Progetto NordEst'') *

North-East Union The North-East Union (''Unione Nord-Est'') was a Venetist political party active in Veneto. The party was formed in 1996 by splinters from Liga Veneta–Lega Nord led by Adriano Bertaso, a regional councillor. In the 1996 general election the p ...

(''Unione NordEst'') * Autonomous Veneto League (''Liga Veneto Autonomo'') * Veneto First (''Prima il Veneto'') * Venetian Left (''Sanca Veneta'') A list of former and current Venetist political parties is available at

Parties

Major parties

Medium parties

Minor parties

Other Venetist parties

See also