Lega Giovani

Youth League
Lega Giovani
ChairpersonLuca Toccalini
Founded1991
IdeologyRight-wing populism
Conservatism
Regionalism
Federalism
Euroscepticism
Mother partyLega per Salvini Premier
Lega Nord
European affiliationIdentity and Democracy Party
Websitewww.giovanipadani.org

Lega Giovani (lit. 'Youth League'), formally known as Movimento Giovani Padani (MGP; lit. 'Young Padanians Movement'), is the youth wing of the League, a right-wing political party in Italy.[1] Its current Chairperson is Luca Toccalini.[2]

Originally launched with a different name in 1991, the MGP was established in all the regions of northern Italy, called "Padania" by the League members, in 1996.[3] Massimiliano Romeo, leader of the MGP in Lombardy since 1994, was the first federal coordinator.

The current leaders of Lega Nord and Lega Lombarda, Matteo Salvini and Paolo Grimoldi, were previously leaders of the MGP. The Movement, which staunchly supports Salvini, is seen by some in the party as a "faction" and, as such, some party bigwigs (including people close to Roberto Maroni and Roberto Calderoli) have proposed to disband it.[4][5]

  1. ^ "(senza titolo)". www.giovanipadani.leganord.org. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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  3. ^ "La nostra storia". 19 July 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Lega, a Salvini sta sfuggendo di mano il partito". 12 October 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Milano, alta tensione in casa Lega sulla rottura con Ncd. Maroni: decide il partito". 7 October 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2018.