Union of the Venetian People explained

Country:Veneto
Union of the Venetian People
Native Name:Union del Popoło Vèneto
Foundation:1987
Dissolution:1995
Leader:Ettore Beggiato
Gianni Butturini
Ideology:Autonomism
Venetian nationalism
Position:Catch-all party
Split:Liga Veneta
Merged:Liga Veneta
Colorcode:Green

The Union of the Venetian People (Union del Popoło Vèneto, UPV) was a Venetist political party active in Veneto.

History

The party was founded in 1987 by splinters from Liga Veneta led by Ettore Beggiato and Gianni Butturini.[1] In the 1990 regional election UPV won 1.9% of the vote (compared to the 5.9% of Liga Veneta) and Beggiato was re-elected to the Regional Council of Veneto.[2] Occasionally the party surpassed Liga Veneta: in 1991 local elections UPV gained 3.5% of the vote against 2.6% of Liga Veneta.[3] The party was merged into Liga Veneta in 1995, after that Franco Rocchetta and Marilena Marin, who expelled Beggiato from that party in 1987, had been expelled too.[4]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Francesco Jori, Dalla Łiga alla Lega. Storia, movimenti, protagonisti, Marsilio, Venice 2009, pp. 63-66
  2. http://elezionistorico.interno.it/liste.php?tp=R&dt=06/05/1990&cta=I&tpEnte=R&tpSeg=C&numEnte=5&sut1=5&sut2=0&sut3=0&descEnte=%20Regione:%20VENETO&descArea=&codTipoSegLeader= Ministry of the Interior – Historical Electoral Archive
  3. Francesco Jori, Dalla Łiga alla Lega. Storia, movimenti, protagonisti, Marsilio, Venice 2009, p. 79
  4. Francesco Jori, Dalla Łiga alla Lega. Storia, movimenti, protagonisti, Marsilio, Venice 2009, pp. 90-91