Lega Lombarda – Alleanza Nord (''Lombard League – Northern Alliance'') was an

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for the

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. It was composed of six

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parties of six Northern regions ( Italian league movement): *

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* Piemont Autonomista * Union Ligure * Lega Emiliano-Romagnola * Alleanza Toscana The alliance won 636,242, or 1.8% of the votes and two

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and

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, both of Lega Lombarda. In the next three years, the parties united and formed the

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on 10 February 1991. It was able to nearly quintuple its share of votes, reaching 8.6% in the 1992 general election.

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