Pro Lombardy Independence Pro Lombardia Indipendenza | |
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| Leader | Alfredo Gatta |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Ideology | Separatism Lombard nationalism Direct democracy |
| National affiliation | Autonomies and Environment Pact |
| European affiliation | European Free Alliance (Observer) |
| Slogan | Lombardy next state in Europe |
| Website | |
| www.prolombardia.eu | |
Pro Lombardy Independence (Pro Lombardia Indipendenza) was anindependentist party active inLombardy,Italy.[1]
The party, which was launched in 2011,[2] was led by Alfredo Gatta; the spokesman is Alessandro Ceresoli.
The first objective of the party was the independence of the present-dayLombardy region, but it hopes for a unification of the 'Historical Lombardy', which in its eyes includesEmilia (part of theEmilia-Romagna region), the provinces ofNovara andVerbano-Cusio-Ossola and the commune ofTortona (all three part of thePiedmont Region), and the 'Swiss Lombardia' (the Canton ofTicino andparts of the Canton of Graubünden).[3]
According to its former president Giovanni Roversi, 'We don't want independence to build walls nor in opposition to other peoples: for us, a Sicilian is a European brother as is a citizen from Bavaria or from Galicia. We have an inclusive speech”.[4]
The party was a member of theEuropean Free Alliance.[5]
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