Pè a Corsica () was a Corsican nationalist political alliance in

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, which was calling for more autonomy for

Corsica Corsica ( , , ; ; ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the Regions of France, 18 regions of France. It is the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the Metro ...

. More specifically, it was a coalition of the two Corsican nationalist parties active on the island; that is, the moderately

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Femu a Corsica and the strongly committed

separatist Separatism is the advocacy of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, regional, governmental, or gender separation from the larger group. As with secession, separatism conventionally refers to full political separation. Groups simply seekin ...

'' Corsica Libera'' (which won respectively 17.62% and 7.73% of the vote in the first round of the

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). The party was led by the autonomist Gilles Simeoni.Gilles Simeoni vainqueur des territoriales 2015 : liesse à Ajaccio - Corse Matin
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/ref> The alliance was renewed for the 2017 territorial election. However, the alliance was dissolved for the 2021 territorial election.

Background

Corsican nationalism calls for the island's autonomy in France, if not outright independence, following a movement developed since the 1920s with the establishment of the regionalist Corsican Action Party (''Partitu Corsu d'Azzione''/''Parti Corse d'Action'') in the town of

Bastia Bastia ( , , , ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It also has the second-highest popu ...

. The 2003 Corsican referendum on increased devolution failed by a narrow majority. From the 1970s up until 2014, there have also been many bombings and aggravated assaults claimed by a militant group going by the name of FLNC. By 2012, polls showed more support for increased devolution within France (51%) than for outright independence (stuck at 10–15%).

Electoral performance

In the December

in Corsica, Pè a Corsica won 24 of 51 seats.

Gilles Simeoni Gilles Simeoni (, ; born 20 April 1967) is a lawyer and politician in Corsica, France. He was mayor of Bastia from 2014 to 2016 and has been president of the executive council of Corsica since 2015. Notably, Simeoni served as the Corsican natio ...

won the election for the position of Mayor of

with 35.34% of the vote. Jean-Guy Talamoni, leader of Corsica Libera, said: "It’s been a 40-year-long march to arrive here. Corsica is not just a French administrative constituency – it’s a country, a nation, a people."

References

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