Sicily Nation ( it, Sicilia Nazione, SN) is a

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Italian political party active in

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. The party was founded in January 2015 by Gaetano Armao, a former regional minister of Economy under President

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, and Rino Piscitello, a long-time politician ( Proletarian Unity Party,

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, The Democrats,

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) who had lately been the secretary of Lombardo's

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. The party aimed at the transformation of Sicily into a nation confederated to Italy or an independent country. In January 2017 SN was a founding member of the

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(MNS), along with the

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(re-edition of the separatist party which was active after

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) and the Sicilian National Front. The MNS supported Armao for

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in the 2017 regional election.

Leadership

*Coordinator: Gaetano Armao (2015–present) *Members of the National Committee: Gaetano Armao (2015–present), Massimo Costa (2015), Rino Piscitello (2015–present)

References

External links

Official website
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