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Independence We Veneto (, INV) was a Venetist and
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 ...
political party based in
Veneto Veneto, officially the Region of Veneto, is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the Northeast Italy, north-east of the country. It is the fourth most populous region in Italy, with a population of 4,851,851 as of 2025. Venice is t ...
,
Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
. INV, which was represented in the
Regional Council of Veneto The Regional Council of Veneto () is the parliament, legislative assembly of Veneto, Italy. The council, which has its seat at Palazzo Ferro Fini, located along the Grand Canal (Venice), Grand Canal in Venice. was first elected in 1970, when Re ...
by
Antonio Guadagnini Antonio Guadagnini (Bassano del Grappa, 25 August 1966) is an Italian politician. Guadagnini joined Christian Democracy (DC) in the late 1980s and, after that party's dissolution in 1994, he joined a score of centre-right Christian-democratic part ...
from June 2015 to March 2016, is part of the larger coalition led by
Liga Veneta Liga Veneta (; ; abbr. LV), whose complete name is (), is a regionalist political party active in Veneto. The LV, whose ideology combines Venetian nationalism and support for fiscal federalism, was established in 1979 under the slogan "farthe ...
Lega Nord Lega Nord (LN; ), whose complete name is (), is a right-wing politics, right-wing, federalism, federalist, populism, populist and conservatism, conservative list of political parties in Italy, political party in Italy. In the run-up to the 201 ...
and supports
Luca Zaia Luca Zaia (born 27 March 1968) is an Italian politician, who has been President of Veneto since 2010, and a historical member of Lega Nord, other than being the most Progressivism in the United States, progressive member of his own party. Suppor ...
's second government.


History


Independent Venetians

Independent Venetians () emerged in February 2014 as a split from
Venetian Independence Venetian Independence (, , IV) is a Venetist, liberal and, to some extent, libertarian political party active in Veneto. The party seeks to achieve full political independence for the former territories of the Venetian Republic from Italy th ...
(IV), the most established separatist party in Veneto at the time. After an internal struggle and a congress, during which his role of president was cancelled from the party's constitution,
Luca Azzano Cantarutti Luca Azzano Cantarutti (born 18 December 1963 in Pordenone) is a Veneto, Venetian separatism, independentist, Venetian nationalism, Venetist politician and lawyer. In the early 1990s Azzano Cantarutti joined Liga Veneta–Lega Nord in the provin ...
had left the party in January, after a power struggle with
Alessio Morosin Alessio Morosin (born 20 June 1955 in Noale) is an Italian lawyer and politician. He joined Liga Veneta–Lega Nord in the early 1990s and was elected to the Regional Council of Veneto at the 1995 Venetian regional election, 1995 regional electi ...
. The Independent Venetians' party was instrumental in the foundation of "United for Independent Veneto", along with other parties.


United for Independent Veneto

United for Independent Veneto (''Uniti per il Veneto Indipendente'') was a coalition of parties launched in
Venice Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are li ...
on 5 March 2014. Its founding members were: * Independent Venetians, led by
Luca Azzano Cantarutti Luca Azzano Cantarutti (born 18 December 1963 in Pordenone) is a Veneto, Venetian separatism, independentist, Venetian nationalism, Venetist politician and lawyer. In the early 1990s Azzano Cantarutti joined Liga Veneta–Lega Nord in the provin ...
; *
Veneto State Veneto State (''Veneto Stato'', VS) was a Venetian nationalism, Venetist List of political parties in Veneto, political party active in Veneto and eastern Lombardy. The party's goal to achieve full political separatism, independence for the former ...
, led by
Antonio Guadagnini Antonio Guadagnini (Bassano del Grappa, 25 August 1966) is an Italian politician. Guadagnini joined Christian Democracy (DC) in the late 1980s and, after that party's dissolution in 1994, he joined a score of centre-right Christian-democratic part ...
; *
Liga Veneta Repubblica Liga Veneta Repubblica (''Łiga Vèneta Republica'', Venetian Republic League, LVR) is a Venetist political party in Veneto, Italy. The party maintains a mildly separatist position and campaigns for the self-government of Veneto. The party's fo ...
, led by
Fabrizio Comencini Fabrizio Comencini (born 6 November 1953, in Garda) is an Italian politician. Comencini started his political career in the Italian Social Movement (MSI), for which he was elected to the Regional Council of Veneto in 1985 and 1990. In the early 1 ...
; * Popular Future, led by Stefano Valdegamberi.


We Independent Veneto

In July 2014 the coalition gave birth to We Independent Veneto (''Noi Veneto Indipendente''), as a joint list for the 2015 regional election: * Independent Venetians, led by Luca Azzano Cantarutti; *
Veneto State Veneto State (''Veneto Stato'', VS) was a Venetian nationalism, Venetist List of political parties in Veneto, political party active in Veneto and eastern Lombardy. The party's goal to achieve full political separatism, independence for the former ...
, led by Antonio Guadagnini; *
Liga Veneta Repubblica Liga Veneta Repubblica (''Łiga Vèneta Republica'', Venetian Republic League, LVR) is a Venetist political party in Veneto, Italy. The party maintains a mildly separatist position and campaigns for the self-government of Veneto. The party's fo ...
, led by Fabrizio Comencini; * Chiavegato for Independence, led by
Lucio Chiavegato Lucio is an Italian and Spanish male given name derived from the Latin name ''Lucius''. In Portuguese, the given name is accented Lúcio. Lucio is also an Italian surname. Given name * Lúcio (Lucimar Ferreira da Silva) (born 1978), Brazilian ...
; *
North-East Project North-East Project (, PNE) was a Venetist, fiscal federalist and libertarian Italian political party based in Veneto, demanding larger autonomy, if not complete independence for the region. History The party was founded in June 2004 by G ...
, led by
Mariangelo Foggiato Mariangelo Foggiato (Possagno, 19 April 1954) is a Venetist politician. Having joined Liga Veneta–Lega Nord, he was elected to the Regional Council of Veneto in 1995. However, he left the party in 1998, when he founded Liga Veneta Repubblica ...
; * Tea Party Veneto, led by Carlo Sandrin and Michele Varini; * Pro Veneto, led by
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.


2015 regional election

After the exit of Chiavegato and his group from the alliance and their alignment with
Alessio Morosin Alessio Morosin (born 20 June 1955 in Noale) is an Italian lawyer and politician. He joined Liga Veneta–Lega Nord in the early 1990s and was elected to the Regional Council of Veneto at the 1995 Venetian regional election, 1995 regional electi ...
's
Venetian Independence Venetian Independence (, , IV) is a Venetist, liberal and, to some extent, libertarian political party active in Veneto. The party seeks to achieve full political independence for the former territories of the Venetian Republic from Italy th ...
, the remaining six parties of NVI formed a joint list for the 2015 regional election named Independence We Veneto with Zaia, a sort of re-edition of
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's
North-East Union The North-East Union (''Unione Nord-Est'') was a Venetian nationalism, Venetist list of political parties in Italy, political party active in Veneto. The party was formed in 1996 by splinters from Liga Veneta–Lega Nord led by Adriano Bertaso, a ...
, but with a separatist platform and in support of
Luca Zaia Luca Zaia (born 27 March 1968) is an Italian politician, who has been President of Veneto since 2010, and a historical member of Lega Nord, other than being the most Progressivism in the United States, progressive member of his own party. Suppor ...
, incumbent
President of Veneto President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsidente ...
and candidate of
Liga Veneta Liga Veneta (; ; abbr. LV), whose complete name is (), is a regionalist political party active in Veneto. The LV, whose ideology combines Venetian nationalism and support for fiscal federalism, was established in 1979 under the slogan "farthe ...
Lega Nord Lega Nord (LN; ), whose complete name is (), is a right-wing politics, right-wing, federalism, federalist, populism, populist and conservatism, conservative list of political parties in Italy, political party in Italy. In the run-up to the 201 ...
. In the election, the list won 2.7% of the vote (0.2pp more than Venetian Independence) and Antonio Guadagnini of Veneto State was elected regional councillor in the provincial constituency of
Vicenza Vicenza ( , ; or , archaically ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, where it straddles the Bacchiglione, River Bacchiglione. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and e ...
. Soon after being installed, Guadagnini, who was elected vice president of the
Regional Council of Veneto The Regional Council of Veneto () is the parliament, legislative assembly of Veneto, Italy. The council, which has its seat at Palazzo Ferro Fini, located along the Grand Canal (Venice), Grand Canal in Venice. was first elected in 1970, when Re ...
, formed a pro-independence "inter-group", which was joined from the start by Stefano Valdegamberi, re-elected councillor in Zaia's personal list, and
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of
Forza Italia (FI; ) was a centre-right liberal-conservative political party in Italy, with Christian democratic,Chiara Moroni, , Carocci, Rome 2008 liberalOreste Massari, ''I partiti politici nelle democrazie contempoiranee'', Laterza, Rome-Bari 2004 (esp ...
.


Recent events

In March 2016, Guadagnini severed his ties with INV and changed his affiliation in the Council to
We Are Veneto We Are Veneto (''Siamo Veneto'', SV) is a Venetian nationalist and separatist political party in Italy, based in Veneto. History The party was formed in March 2016 when Antonio Guadagnini, leader of Veneto State (VS) and member of the Regional C ...
, causing a strong reaction by INV leaders. In May 2017, the party was a founding member of
Great North Great North (''Grande Nord'', GN) is a liberal, regionalist, federalist, and somewhat separatist political party based in Northern Italy. The party proposes federalism and liberal economics, aimed at reducing "the size of the state in order t ...
(GN), a liberal and federalist party. This alignment would be short-lived: in November 2017 INV broke with GN, after the latter had welcomed
Veneto First Veneto First (''Prima il Veneto'', PiV) was a Venetist and separatist political party active in Veneto. The party was formed in August 2013 as a faction within Liga Veneta–Lega Nord (LV–LN) by some Venetists and old-guard '' Bossiani'' who op ...
and former members of Veneto State, without consulting and/or engaging INV. Moreover, INV criticised GN's anti-Lega Nord stance: while differing from that party on several issues, INV wanted to continue to cooperate with it. In the 2017 local elections, the party fielded lists only in a few places, including
Belluno Belluno (; ; ) is a town and province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Located about north of Venice, Belluno is the Capital (political), capital of the province of Belluno and the most important city in the Eastern Dolomites region. W ...
(3.8% under the "Bellunese Civilisation" banner) and Marcon (3.0%). After having officially presented its symbol for the 2018 general election, INV chose not to participate.


References

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External links


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Political parties in Veneto Separatism in Italy Secessionist organizations in Europe Venetian nationalism