Roberto Formigoni is an Italian politician. He was the president of Lombardy from 1995 to 2013. He is the former unofficial political spokesperson of the Communion and Liberation movement. On 21 February 2019,the Supreme Court of Cassation,the highest court in Italy,found him guilty of corruption and sentenced him to a definitive jail term of 5 years and 10 months. As a result,he has been detained in the prison of Bollate,near Milan,Italy,since February 2019.
Lega Nord,whose complete name is Lega Nord per l'Indipendenza della Padania,is a right-wing,federalist,populist and conservative political party in Italy. In the run-up of the 2018 general election,the party was rebranded as Lega,without changing its official name. The party was nonetheless frequently referred to only as "Lega" even before the rebranding,and informally as the Carroccio. The party's latest elected leader was Matteo Salvini.
Forza Italia was a centre-right liberal-conservative political party in Italy,with Christian democratic,liberal,social democratic and populist tendencies. It was founded by Silvio Berlusconi,who served as Prime Minister of Italy four times.
Roberto Ernesto Maroni was an Italian politician from Varese and a past President of Lombardy. He was the leader of the Northern League,a party seeking autonomy or independence for Northern Italy or Padania. From 1992 to 2013 he was a Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic,always elected in Lombard constituencies. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of the Italian Republic in the Berlusconi I executive,from 1994 to 1995. He was Interior Minister of the Italian Republic from 1994 to 1995,and from 2008 to 2011. He was Labour Minister of the Italian Republic from 2001 to 2006.
Liga Veneta,whose complete name is Liga Veneta per Salvini Premier,is a regionalist political party active in Veneto.
Lega Lombarda,whose complete name is Lega Lombarda per Salvini Premier,is a regionalist political party active in Lombardy. Established in 1984,it was one of the founding "national" sections of Lega Nord (LN) in 1991 and has been the regional section of Lega per Salvini Premier (LSP) in Lombardy since 2020. Along with Liga Veneta,the LL has formed the bulk of the federal party (LN/LSP),which has been led by Lombards since its foundation.
The third Berlusconi government was the cabinet of the government of Italy from 23 April 2005 to 17 May 2006. It was the 58th cabinet of the Italian Republic,and the second cabinet of the XIV Legislature.
The Federalist Italian League was a short-lived federalist and liberal political party in Italy.
Raffaele Fitto is an Italian politician and a former member of the European Parliament. He is serving as the Minister for European Affairs in the Meloni Cabinet since 2022.
Ignazio Benito Maria La Russa is an Italian politician who is serving as president of the Senate of the Republic since 13 October 2022. He is the first politician with a neo-fascist background to hold the position of President of the Senate,the second highest-ranking office of the Italian Republic.
Mariastella Gelmini is an Italian politician and attorney. She served as Italian Minister of Education in the Berlusconi IV Cabinet until 16 November 2011. She served as minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomies in the Draghi Cabinet from 2021 to 2022.
Giorgio Clelio Stracquadanio was an Italian politician and journalist.
Lombardy renewed its delegation to the Italian Senate on February 24,2013. This election was a part of national Italian general election of 2013 even if,according to the Italian Constitution,every senatorial challenge in each Region is a single and independent race.
Forza Italia is a centre-right political party in Italy,whose ideology includes elements of liberal conservatism,Christian democracy,liberalism and populism. FI is a member of the European People's Party. Silvio Berlusconi was the party's leader and president until his death in 2023. The party has since been led by Antonio Tajani,who had been vice president and coordinator and now functions as secretary. Other leading members include Elisabetta Casellati.
Guido Crosetto is an Italian businessman and politician,who has been serving as Minister of Defence since 22 October 2022 in the government of Giorgia Meloni.
Giuseppe "Pippo" Civati is an Italian politician and publisher,former leader of Possible and a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2013 to 2018.
Gianfranco Miccichè is an Italian politician.
The Venetian autonomy referendum of 2017 took place on 22 October in Veneto,Italy.
Giovanni Fava is an Italian politician of Lega Nord,MP in the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 28 April 2006 to 4 June 2013 and Mayor of Pomponesco for two consecutive full terms from 22 November 1993 to 13 May 2001.
Massimo Garavaglia is an Italian politician who served as Minister of Tourism in the Draghi Cabinet.
