Lega Sardegna Explained

Lega Sardegna
Leader1 Title:Secretary
Leader1 Name:Dario Giagoni
(coordinator)
Foundation:2010
Headquarters:Cagliari
Newspaper:none
Membership:unknown
Ideology:Sardinian nationalism
Regionalism
Populism
National:Lega
Seats1 Title:Regional Council
Website:www.leganord.org
Colorcode:darkblue
Country:Sardinia

Lega Sardegna (English: Sardinia League; abbr. LS), whose complete name is Italian: Lega Sardegna per Salvini Premier (English: Sardinia League for Salvini Premier), is a regionalist and Sardinian nationalist political party active in Sardinia, Italy.

History

The party was established as Italian: Lega Nord Sardinia (English: Northern League Sardinia; abbr. LNS) in 2010, but, despite being loosely affiliated with Lega Nord (LS) through Roberto Mura (a Lombard senator of Sardinian descent), it was never recognised among the LN's "national" sections. At its beginnings, LNS's main local leader was Giorgio Ladu, a former national secretary of the social-democratic Sardinian Action Party (PSd'Az).[1] The party became the regional section of Lega per Salvini Premier (LSP) in Sardinia in 2020.

In the 2009 European Parliament election, LN won 0.7% in the region. The party was strongest in the province of Ogliastra (5.1%), Ladu's political base, and in the province of Olbia-Tempio (1.9%).[2] In the 2010 provincial elections, the party won 2.9% in Ogliastra (where Ladu won 3.0% as candidate for President), 1.5% in Olbia-Tempio, 0.8% in Sassari and 0.4% in Cagliari.[3]

In the 2014 European Parliament election, LN won 1.4% in the region, doing better in the Province of Olbia-Tempio (2.4%) than anywhere else.[4]

In the 2018 general election, candidates of the PSd'Az ran within the "Lega - Salvini Premier" list, as the LN and the PSd'Az had formed an alliance.[5] [6] [7] [8] The alliance managed to get 10.8% of the vote and Christian Solinas, leader of the PSd'Az, was elected to the Senate,[9] while Guido De Martini, a local activist of the LN,[10] was elected to the Chamber.[11]

In the 2019 regional election the League successfully supported Solinas for President. Solinas won 47.8% of the vote. The League was the leading force of the local centre-right coalition, gaining 11.4% and 8 seats (out of 60) in the regional council.[12]

In 2020, the LS became the regional section of Lega per Salvini Premier. Since 2021, it has been led by Dario Giagoni.[13]

In the 2024 regional election the party obtained 3.8% of the vote and two regional councillors.

Popular support

The electoral results of Lega Nord Sardinia and Lega Sardegna in the region are shown in the table below. In general and European elections since 2006 the party has usually included the Sardinian Action Party.

1987 general1989 European1992 general1994 European1999 European2004 European2006 general2009 European2013 general2014 European
0.40.10.30.20.10.20.40.70.11.4
2018 general2019 regional2019 European2022 general2024 regional
10.811.427.76.33.8

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Provincia Ogliastra - Giorgio Ladu e la Lega: Â"Obiettivo zona francaÂ" . 2010-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140502033608/http://www.provincia.ogliastra.it/notizia.php?tipo=rassegna&id=13100 . 2014-05-02 . dead .
  2. http://elezionistorico.interno.it/index.php?tpel=E&dtel=07/06/2009&tpa=I&tpe=R&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=5&levsut1=1&lev2=20&levsut2=2&ne1=5&ne2=20&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&ms=S Ministry of the Interior – Historical Electoral Archive
  3. http://provinciali.interno.it/provinciali/P000.htm Ministry of the Interior
  4. Web site: Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali.
  5. Web site: Lega-Psd'Az, arriva l'accordo: Salvini a Cagliari - Politica. 24 January 2018. L'Unione Sarda.it. 14 February 2019.
  6. Web site: LEGA - PSD'AZ, I NOSTRI OBIETTIVI: 10 PUNTI PER LA SARDEGNA. Sito Ufficiale del Partidu Sardu - Partito Sardo d'Azione. 14 February 2019.
  7. http://www.affaritaliani.it/politica/salvini-nel-2018-italia-diventera-finalmente-una-repubblica-federale-521060.html?refresh_ce Salvini: "Nel 2018 Italia federale". Accordo Lega-Partito Sardo d'Azione, Affaritaliani.it
  8. Web site: Psd'Az: "Noi e la Lega? Giusto così. Proteste insignificanti" - Cronaca. Luca. Rojch. 23 January 2018. la Nuova Sardegna. 14 February 2019.
  9. Web site: Parlamentari al primo mandato e uscenti che tornano a Roma: i 25 eletti. 5 March 2018. Sardiniapost.it. 14 February 2019.
  10. Web site: Sardegna Reporter - Ultime Notizie Sardegna. Sardegna Reporter. 14 February 2019.
  11. Web site: Psd'Az di nuovo in Parlamento dopo 22 anni grazie a Salvini: eletti Solinas e De Martini. 5 March 2018. Sardiniapost.it. 14 February 2019.
  12. Web site: Risultati riassuntivi. Regionesardegna.it. 11 March 2019. 8 April 2019.
  13. Web site: La Lega Sardegna si rinnova: Dario Giagoni nuovo coordinatore regionale, Pierluigi Saiu nuovo capogruppo in Regione. 19 December 2021.