Autonomists for Europe Autonomisti per l'Europa | |
|---|---|
| President | Domenico Comino |
| Coordinator | Vito Gnutti |
| Founded | 23 January 2000 |
| Ideology | Federalism Autonomism Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| Website | |
| http://web.tiscali.it/federalisti/statuto.htm | |
Autonomists for Europe (Italian: Autonomisti per l'Europa, ApE) was a minor regionalist, Christian-democratic and liberal Italian political party. Founded in 2000 by splinters of Northern League[1] as a potentially dangerous competitor, it became a rather marginal force.[2][3]
The party was mainly composed by moderate members of the Northern League who wanted to join forces with Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia, at a time when the League was perceived to be closer to the centre-left. Its leading members were Vito Gnutti and Domenico Comino, both former Ministers for Northern League in the Berlusconi I Cabinet.