Sardinian or Sard is a Romance language spoken by the Sardinians on the Western Mediterranean island of Sardinia.
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea,after Sicily,and one of the twenty regions of Italy. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula,north of Tunisia and immediately south of the French island of Corsica.
Sardinia is probably the most culturally distinct of all the regions in Italy and,musically,is best known for the tenore polyphonic singing,sacred chants called gosos,the launeddas,an ancient instrument that consists of a set of three single-reed pipes,all three mouth-blown simultaneously using circular breathing,with two chanters and one drone and the cantu a chiterra,a monodic song that is accompanied by guitar,widespread mainly in the center and north of the island.
The Sardinian Action Party is a Sardinian nationalist,regionalist and separatist political party in Sardinia. While being traditionally part of the Sardinian centre-left,the party has also sided with the centre-right coalition and,more recently,with the League.
Independence Republic of Sardinia is a regionalist,Sardinian nationalist,left-wing nationalist,social-democratic and non-violent separatist political party in Sardinia. The party,whose long-time leader has been Gavino Sale,supports the establishment of a "Republic of Sardinia" and its independence from Italy.
The Sardinian Reformers is a regionalist and liberal-conservative political party in Sardinia,led by Michele Cossa. The party,which has always been part of the centre-right at the Sardinian regional level,is a keen supporter of the free market,competition,globalization and a two-party system.
Fortza Paris is a regionalist,Sardinian nationalist and mainly Christian-democratic political party in Sardinia.
Red Moors is a regionalist,Sardinian nationalist,social-democratic,and separatist political party in Sardinia. The party was founded in 2009 as a left-wing split from the Sardinian Action Party (Psd'Az),after the Psd'Az had signed an electoral pact with The People of Freedom,the main centre-right party in Italy,and would later team up with Lega Nord.
The Goceano is a historical and geographical region of center-north of Sardinia island,Italy. It covers a surface of 480 km2 and has a population of 13,000 inhabitants. It is located inside the Province of Sassari,the main urban centres are Bono,Italy,considered the traditional Goceano's chieftown,Anela,Benetutti,Burgos,Bultei,Nule,Esporlatu,Illorai and Bottidda.
Lega Sardegna,whose complete name is Lega Sardegna per Salvini Premier,is a regionalist and Sardinian nationalist political party active in Sardinia,Italy.
The Christian Popular Union is a regionalist and Christian-democratic political party in Italy.
Project Republic of Sardinia is a regionalist,Sardinian nationalist,social democratic and separatist political party in Sardinia,founded in January 2011 following a split from Independence Republic of Sardinia (iRS).
Sardinian nationalism or also Sardism is a social,cultural and political movement in Sardinia calling for the self-determination of the Sardinian people in a context of national devolution,further autonomy in Italy,or even outright independence from the latter. It also promotes the protection of the island's environment and the preservation of its cultural heritage.
Ottorino Pietro Alberti was an Italian Roman Catholic archbishop who served as Archbishop of Cagliari from 1987 to 2003.
Sardinian Literary Spring is a definition of the whole body of the literature produced in Sardinia from around the 1980s onwards.
The 2019 Sardinian regional election took place on 24 February 2019. The election was for all 59 elected seats of the Regional Council of Sardinia as well as the President of the Region who,along with the second placed presidential candidate,would also become members of the Regional Council.
Mariano Delogu was an Italian politician:mayor of Cagliari from 1994 to 2001 and senator from 2001 to 2013.
The Progressive Party is a progressive political party active in Sardinia,led by Massimo Zedda,a former mayor of Cagliari.
Shared Horizon,previously known as Civic Sardinia,is a regionalist political party active in Sardinia,led by Franco Cuccureddu.
The 2024 Sardinian regional election took place on 25 February 2024. The election was for all 60 elected seats of the Regional Council of Sardinia as well as the President of the Region,who is also a member of the Regional Council.
