Lega Nord Piemont
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Lega Nord Piemont (North League Piedmont, LNP) is a regionalist Italian political party active in Piedmont.
It was founded in April 1987 by spliters from Piedmontese Union (Union Piemontèisa, UP), led by Gipo Farassino. This group, which took the name of Piedmontese Autonomist Movement (Moviment Autonomista Piemontèis, MAP) and soon later Autonomist Piedmont (Piemont Autonomista, PA), wanted to make an alliance with Lega Lombarda of Umberto Bossi, in contrast with UP leader Roberto Gremmo.
PA participated to the 1989 European Parliament election as part of the coalition Lega Lombarda – Alleanza Nord. In 1989-1990 it took part in the process of federating the Northern regionalist parties, ahead of the regional elections. In February 1991 it merged into Lega Nord, taking the current name, and since then it is the regional section of that party in Piedmont.
The current national secretary is Roberto Cota, while Mario Borghezio is national president. Cota is also floor leader of Lega Nord in the Chamber of Deputies. The party is represented in the Italian Parliament by 8 deputies (including Cota) and three senators, in the Regional Council of Piedmont by three regional deputies and in the European Parliament by Borghezio. Michelino Davico, a senator from Cuneo, is Under-Secretary of the Interior in Berlusconi IV Cabinet.
[edit] Popular support
The party has its stongholds in the outer provinces of Piedmont, in rural and mountain areas. In the 2008 general election it won 19.7% in Cuneo, 19.7% in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, 19.6% in Vercelli, 17.1% in Novara and 16.4% in Biella.
The electoral results of Lega Nord Piemont in the Region are shown in the table below.
| 1990 regional | 1992 general | 1994 general | 1995 regional | 1996 general | 1999 European | 2000 regional | 2001 general | 2004 European | 2005 regional | 2006 general | 2008 general |
| 5.1 | 16.3 | 15.7 | 9.9 | 18.2 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 12.6 |
[edit] Leadership
- National Secretary: Giuseppe Farassino (1987–1996), Domenico Comino (1996–1999), Bernardino Bosio (1999–2001), Roberto Cota (2001–...)
- National President: Bernardino Bosio (1991–1999), Matteo Brigandì (1999–2001), Oreste Rossi (2001–2004), Mario Borghezio (2004–...)
[edit] External links
| National sections of Lega Nord | ||
| Lega Lombarda – Liga Veneta – Lega Nord Piemont – Lega Nord Emilia – Lega Nord Friuli-Venezia Giulia Lega Nord Liguria – Lega Nord Trentino – Lega Nord Toscana – Lega Nord Romagna – Lega Nord Marche – Lega Nord Umbria – Lega Nord Sud Tirolo – Lega Nord Valle d'Aosta |
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