The Friulian Front (''Front Furlan'', ''Fronte Friulano'', FF) is a

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 ...

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active in

Friuli Friuli (; ; or ; ; ) is a historical region of northeast Italy. The region is marked by its separate regional and ethnic identity predominantly tied to the Friulians, who speak the Friulian language. It comprises the major part of the autono ...

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. The party was founded in 2006 by dissidents of Lega Nord Friuli–

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, the largest Friulianist party so far. The Front strives for the complete political, cultural and economic autonomy of Friuli in the context of the Mitteleuropean community, and against the "political oppression", the "economic collapse", the "ethnic oppression" and "the devastation of local culture" perpetrated by Italian institutions. In the 2013

Udine Udine ( ; ; ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in northeastern Italy, in the middle of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic Sea and the Carnic Alps. It is the capital of the Province of Udine, Regional decentralization entity ...

provincial election, Simeoni obtained 5.7% of the vote (being elected to the Provincial Council), while the party list 5.4%. After his election, Simeoni stepped down from party spokesperson.

Leadership

*Spokesperson: Federico Simeoni (2006–2013) *President: Claudio Boaro (2006–present)

References

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External links

Official website
Political parties in Friuli-Venezia Giulia Political parties established in 2006