More Tuscany

More Tuscany (Più Toscana, PT) is a regionalist political party in Italy active in Tuscany, Italy.

The party was formed in October 2012 by a group of splinters from Lega Nord Toscana (LNT) led by Antonio Gambetta Vianna, a former president of the party, and Gian Luca Lazzeri, who were supporters of Claudio Morganti, former leader of LNT and MEP. PT, which is defined by its members as a research institute, promotes the knowledge, appreciation and advancement of the "Tuscan people", its culture, heritage and traditions. ^[1]

Morganti's leadership was openly contested by some party members and, between April and December 2011, two of the four LNT regional councillors left in protest, ^{[2] [3]} even though Morganti had resigned from party secretary in September. ^{[4] [5]} In October 2012 the two remaining regional councillors of the party, Vianna and Lazzeri, responded to the emphasis posed by Lega Nord's federal secretary Roberto Maroni on the North and the establishment of a Padanian euroregion by changing the denomination of their group from "Lega Nord Toscana" to "More Tuscany". ^{[6] [7] [8]} Vianna and Lazzeri were soon expelled from the party, which was left without regional councillors. ^{[9] [10]} In April 2013 also Morganti was expelled from the party. ^[11] PT members expressed their support for him. ^{[12] [13]}

In November 2013 PT joined the New Centre-Right, ^{[14] [15] [16]} albeit keeping its own group in the Regional Council. ^{[17] [18]}

In the 2015 regional election a joint list of Lega Toscana and More Tuscany won 0.6% of the vote. ^[19]

References

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3. "E' NATA "IDENTITA' TOSCANA", ORA LE ADESIONI | L'Indipendenza". Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
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5. "Lega Nord Toscana, arrivato il commissario Giovanni Fava | il Toscano - Notizie dalla Toscana". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
6. "Lega Nord cambia nomein Regione è "Più Toscana"". 18 October 2012.
7. "Firenze: La Lega Nord cambia nome in "Più Toscana" | L'Indipendenza". Archived from the original on 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
8. "Home-Page Sito Ufficiale del Consiglio regionale della Toscana, regione toscana, regione, toscana".
9. "Lega Nord senza più consiglieri in Regione: Espulsi Vianna e Lazzeri". 20 October 2012.
10. "Lega: Toscana, in due anni persi tutti e 4 consiglieri regionali - - Libero Quotidiano". www.liberoquotidiano.it. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22.
11. "Morganti espulso dalla Lega Nord: «L'ho saputo da Facebook". 16 April 2013.
12. http://www.centrostudipiutoscana.it/home/lega-nord-gambetta-piu-toscana-renzi-sarebbe-durato-uno-starnuto-solidarieta-a-morganti/ ^{[ dead link ]}
13. "Gambetta Vianna (Più Toscana): "Siamo solidali con l'On Morganti"". 16 April 2013.
14. "In Regione Più Toscana aderisce al Nuovo Centrodestra". 20 November 2013.
15. "POLITICA – Regione, "Più Toscana" aderisce al Nuovo centrodestra | AGIPRESS Agenzia di stampa toscana".
16. "Più Toscana aderisce al nuovo centrodestra di Angelino Alfano". 20 November 2013.
17. "In Toscana il Nuovo centrodestra si è già diviso". 21 November 2013.
18. "Centrodestra in Toscana si moltiplica - Politica". www.stamptoscana.it. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02.
19. "Risultati Regione - la Toscana Vota". Archived from the original on 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2015-09-08.

External links

• Official website