Roberto Visentin

Roberto Visentin (born 30 October 1953) is an Italian politician from Friuli-Venezia Giulia devoted to Friulian nationalism and green politics.

In 1990 Visentin, who had been a member of the Friuli Movement,^[1] was a founding member of Lega Nord Friuli, of which he served as secretary until 1999. Visentin was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the 1992 general election^[2] and was later elected to the Senate in the 1994^[3] and 1996 general elections.^[4]

In 2001 Visentin left the party^[5] and became one of its strongest critics.^[6]

In 2015–2017 Visentin was one of the founding members of the Pact for Autonomy, a centre-left regionalist party.^[7][8] In 2020 he was instrumental in the formation of the Autonomies and Environment Pact, a network of regionalist and green political parties, and became its president.^[9][10][11] He also serves as vice president of the European Free Alliance.^[12]