''La Padania'' was an Italian daily

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, and the official press organ of the political party

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History and profile

''La Padania'' was the official newspaper of Northern League of

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founded in 1997 by Davide Caparini and directed by Gianluca Marchi (both coming from 'L'Indipendente' of

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and Daniele Vimercati). It was delivered daily to newsstands and homes in Northern Italy since 8 January 1997. The paper was the official organ of the

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party Lega Nord. The 2009 circulation of ''La Padania'' was 60,000 copies.La Padania
Affari Italiani. Due to financial difficulties, publication of the daily newspaper was suspended on 1 December 2014.

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