Lega Piemonte | |
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Secretary | Riccardo Molinari |
Founded | 1987 (as MAP/AP) 1991 (as LNP) 2020 (as LP) |
Ideology | Regionalism Federalism Populism |
National affiliation | Lega Nord (1991–2020) Lega per Salvini Premier (2020–present) |
Regional Council of Piedmont | 23 / 51 |
Chamber of Deputies (Piedmont seats) | 13 / 45 |
Senate (Piedmont seats) | 5 / 22 |
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Website | |
https://legapiemonte.org | |
Lega Piemonte (English: Piedmont League), whose complete name is Lega Piemonte per Salvini Premier (English: Piedmont League for 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.
Its leader is Riccardo Molinari, who is also LSP leader in the Chamber of Deputies.
Roberto Cota, who led the party from 2001 to 2016, was President of Piedmont from 2010 to 2014.