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. Its current leader is Matteo Salvini.
The Union of the Centre,whose complete name is "Union of Christian and Centre Democrats",is a Christian-democratic political party in Italy. Lorenzo Cesa is the party's current secretary;Pier Ferdinando Casini was for years the most recognisable figure and de facto leader of the party,before eventually distancing from it in 2016. The UdC is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and the Centrist Democrat International (CDI),of which Casini was president from 2004 to 2015.
Lamberto Dini CGMG is an Italian politician and economist. He was the 51st prime minister of Italy from 1995 to 1996 and Foreign Minister from 1996 to 2001.
Enrico Letta is an Italian politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy from April 2013 to February 2014,leading a grand coalition of centre-left and centre-right parties. Since March 2021,Letta has been secretary of the Democratic Party (PD).
Pier Ferdinando Casini is an Italian politician. He served as President of the Chamber of Deputies from 2001 to 2006.
Roberto Castelli is an Italian politician. He was the Minister of Justice in the second and third governments of Silvio Berlusconi. He has been one of the main representatives of the Northern League.
The Movement for the Autonomies is a regionalist,Christian-democratic political party in Italy,based in Sicily. The MpA,whose founder and leader is Raffaele Lombardo,demands economic development,greater autonomy and legislative powers for Sicily and the other regions of southern Italy.
Liga Veneta,whose complete name is Liga Veneta per Salvini Premier,is a regionalist political party active in Veneto.
Angelino Alfano is an Italian politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 12 December 2016 to 1 June 2018.
Giancarlo Galan is an Italian politician.
Stefano Stefani is an Italian politician and leading member of the regional secessionist Liga Veneta–Lega Nord.
Giancarlo Giorgetti is an Italian politician and prominent member of the League,of which he became deputy secretary in 2016. Since February 2021,Giorgetti is serving as Minister of Economic Development in the government of Mario Draghi. Previously,he was Secretary of the Council of Ministers from June 2018 until September 2019,in the government of Giuseppe Conte.
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 was led by Lombards since its foundation.
The People of Freedom was a centre-right political party in Italy. The PdL,launched by Silvio Berlusconi on 18 November 2007,was initially a federation of political parties,notably including Forza Italia and National Alliance,which participated as a joint election list in the 2008 general election. The federation was later transformed into a party during a party congress on 27–29 March 2009. The party's leading members included Angelino Alfano,Renato Schifani,Renato Brunetta,Roberto Formigoni,Maurizio Sacconi,Maurizio Gasparri,Mariastella Gelmini,Antonio Martino,Giancarlo Galan,Maurizio Lupi,Gaetano Quagliariello,Daniela Santanchè,Sandro Bondi,and Raffaele Fitto.
Lega Piemonte,whose complete name is Lega Piemonte per Salvini Premier,is a regionalist political party active in Piedmont. Established in 1987,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 Piedmont since 2020.
The Politics of Lombardy,Italy,takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democracy,whereby the President of the Region is the head of government,and of a pluriform multi-party system. Legislative power is vested in the Regional Council of Lombardy,while executive power is exercised by the Regional Government led by the President,who is directly elected by the people. The current Statute,which regulates the functioning of the regional institutions,has been in force since 2008.
The Piedmontese regional election of 2010 took place on 28–29 March 2010,as part of Italy's round of regional elections.
The political career of Silvio Berlusconi began in 1994,when Berlusconi entered politics for the first time serving intermittent terms as Prime Minister of Italy from 1994 to 1995,2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011,his career was racked with controversies and trials;amongst these was his failure to honour his promise to sell his personal assets in Mediaset,the largest television broadcaster network in Italy,in order to dispel any perceived conflicts of interest.
Guido Crosetto is an Italian businessman and politician,co-founder of Brothers of Italy party. He became internationally famous as an anti-EU austerity and pro-Italexit politician because he strongly opposed the Monti Cabinet since November 2011 when at that time almost all politicians,journalists,economists and public opinion were in favor of EU austerity and strongly against Italexit. Crosetto was President of the Brothers of Italy (FdI) from 21 December 2012 to 4 April 2013.
Umberto Bossi is an Italian politician and former leader of the Lega Nord,a party seeking autonomy or independence for Northern Italy or Padania. He is married to the Sicilian Manuela Marrone and has four sons.
