Venetian Nationalism - Political Parties

Political Parties

The first Venetist party in Veneto was Lion of Saint Mark, active from 1921 to 1924. It was succeeded by the Venetian Regionalist Autonomist Movement (MARV), a cultural-political association, which was active in the 1960s. The first organized Venetist parties were started only after the institution of Veneto as Region and the direct election of the Regional Council in 1970.

Some Venetian parties campaign for federal reform, others for autonomy or a special statute for Veneto, others for an autonomous North-East region including Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, some others for outright independence.

Since the late 1970s many Venetist parties were founded in Veneto, covering all the ideologic spectrum:

• Liga Veneta (LV – started in 1979, part of Lega Nord since 1991)
• Liga Federativa Veneta (LFV – started in 1983, merged into MVRA in 1987)
• Liga Veneta Serenissima (LVS – started in 1984, merged into UPV in 1987)
• Venetian Most Serene Government (VSG – started in 1987, still active)
• Veneto Autonomous Region Movement (MVRA – started in 1987, merged into LVR/VdE in 2000)
• Union of the Venetian People (UPV – started in 1987, merged into LV in 1995)
• Lega Autonomia Veneta (LAV – started in 1991, merged into MNE in 1997)
• Liga Nathion Veneta (LNV – started in 1994, disbanded soon after)
• North-East Union (UNE – started in 1996, briefly merged into LVR/VdE in 1999)
• North-East Movement (MNE – started in 1997, merged into The Democrats in 1999)
• Liga Veneta Repubblica/Veneti d'Europa (LVR/VdE – started in 1998, merged into LFV in 2002)
• Veneto Padanian Federal Republic (VRFP – started in 1999, disbanded soon after)
• Liga dei Veneti (LdV – started in 1999, merged into PNE in 2004)
• Future Veneto (VF – started in 1999 as part of ApE, merged into LVR/VdE in 2000)
• Fronte Marco Polo (FMP – started in 1999, merged into LFV in 2002)
• Liga Fronte Veneto/Liga Veneta Repubblica (LFV/LVR – started in 2002, merger of LVR/VdE and FMP)
• Bellunese Autonomist Party (PAB – started in 2003, joined PdV in 2009)
• Free Veneto (VL – started in 2004, joined PdV in 2010)
• North-East Project (PNE – started in 2004)
• Venetian Land (TV – started in 2006)
• Venetians Movement (MV, started in 2006, joined PdV in 2009)
• Venetian State (SV, started in 2007, joined PdV in 2009)
• Venetian Agreement (IV – started in 2007)
• Venetian National Party (PNV – started in 2007, joined VS in 2010)
• Independentist Youth (started in 2008)
• Venetian People's Movement (MPV – started in 2008)
• Venetian People's Unity (UPV – started in 2008, joined PdV in 2009)
• Forum of the Venetians (FdV – started in 2008)
• Lega Lombardo Veneta (LLV – started in 2008)
• Venetian National Liberation Movement (MLNV – started in 2009)
• Venetian Independence (IV – started in 2009, joined PdV in 2010)
• Venetie for Self-Government (VpA – started in 2009)
• Veneto Freedom/Party of the Venetians (VF/PdV – coalition, started in 2009, joined VS in 2010)
• Liga Veneto Autonomo (LVA – started in 2010)
• Veneto State (VS – started in 2010)
• Community Democratic League/Venetian Project (LDC/PV – started in 2011)
• Venetian Independence (IV – started in 2012)