(), formally known as ''Movimento Giovani Padani'' (MGP; ), is the youth wing of the

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, a right-wing

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. Its current Chairperson is Luca Toccalini. Originally launched with a different name in 1991, the MGP was established in all the regions of

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, called "

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" by the League members, in 1996.

Massimiliano Romeo Massimiliano Romeo (born 22 January 1971) is an Italian politician. He is the group leader of Lega Nord in the Italian Senate. He is also known to the Italian masses for being the older brother of Filippo (born 1975) otherwise known infamously a ...

, leader of the MGP in Lombardy since 1994, was the first federal coordinator. The current leaders of

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and

Lega Lombarda Lega Lombarda (; abbr. LL), whose complete name is (), is a regionalism (politics), regionalist List of political parties in Italy, political party active in Lombardy. Established in 1984, it was one of the founding "national" sections of Lega ...

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and

Paolo Grimoldi Paolo is a masculine given name, the Italian form of the name Paul. It may refer to: People Art * Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American sculptor * Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter * Paolo Antonio Barbieri (1603–1649), Ital ...

, were previously leaders of the MGP. The Movement, which staunchly supports Salvini, is seen by some in the party as a "faction" and, as such, some party bigwigs (including people close to

Roberto Maroni Roberto Ernesto Maroni (; 15 March 1955 – 22 November 2022) was an Italian politician from Varese and a past President of Lombardy. He was the leader of the Northern League, a party seeking autonomy or independence for Northern Italy or Pa ...

and

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) have proposed to disband it.

Leadership

*Federal coordinator:

(1996–1997),

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(1997),

(1998–2002),

(2002–2011),

Lucio Brignoli 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 ...

(2011–2013),

Matteo Mognaschi Matteo is the Italian form of the given name Matthew. Another form is Mattia. The Hebrew meaning of Matteo is "gift of god". Matteo can also be used as a patronymic surname, often in the forms of de Matteo, De Matteo or DeMatteo, meaning " escend ...

(2013–2015),

Andrea Crippa Andrea Crippa (born 10 May 1986) is an Italian politician of Lega. Since 2018, he has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral ...

(2015–2019),

Luca Toccalini Luca Toccalini (born 18 May 1990) is an Italian politician of Lega. Since 2018, he has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies. In 2019, he was elected leader of Lega Giovani. From 2015 to 2019, he was the leader of Lega Giovani in Lombardy ...

(2019-present).

References

External links

Official Website
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