Liga Veneto Autonomo (Autonomous Veneto League, LVA) was a Venetist

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active in

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. LFV was formed in early 2010 by senior members of Liga Veneta Repubblica (LVR), notably including Giorgio Vido and Bortolino Sartore, in the run up of the 2010 Venetian regional election. They disagreed with Fabrizio Comencini's decision to support Antonio De Poli of the

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(UDC) as president and wanted to support Giuseppe Bortolussi of the Democratic Party (PD) instead. A leading member of the UDC, Antonio Guadagnini, chose to enter the new party, that received also the support of

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, founder of

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in 1978–1980. However, Guadagnini later withdrew from the race and the LVA was able to file a list only in the

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, where it gained 1.1% of the vote, retaining the majority of the votes LVR gained in

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(1.6%). In November Guadagnini finally joined Veneto State. The party was officially founded on 18 August 2010 and Sartore was appointed spokesperson. Five years later, the LVA participated in the 2015 regional election as part of a larger list, named ''Autonomous Veneto Project'', in support of Alessandra Moretti of the PD. Other than the LVA, the list notably included Santino Bozza, a dissident from

–

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and more recently affiliated with Veneto First, and a group of splinters from '' Plebiscito.eu'' led by Gianluca Panto. In the election the list obtained 0.3% of the vote and no seats in the council.

Leadership

*Spokesperson: Bortolino Sartore (2010–present)

References

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External links

Official website
Political parties in Veneto Venetian nationalism Political parties established in 2010 2010 establishments in Italy Italian leagues