Friulian Front
The Friulian Front (Front Furlan, Fronte Friulano, FF) is a separatist{{Cite web|url=http://bora.la/2013/04/17/i-movimenti-per-lautonomia-e-per-lindipendenza-in-fvg/|title = I movimenti per l'autonomia e per l'indipendenza in FVG|date = 16 April 2013}} political party active in Friuli, Italy.
The party was founded in 2006 by dissidents of Lega Nord Friuli–Lega Nord,{{cite web |url=http://www.lindipendenza.com/fornt-furlan-congresso-e-tanti-iscritti/ |title=Front Furlan, Congresso E Tanti Iscritti | L'Indipendenza |publisher=Lindipendenza.com |date=2011-12-22 |accessdate=2012-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521043426/http://www.lindipendenza.com/fornt-furlan-congresso-e-tanti-iscritti/ |archive-date=2012-05-21 |url-status=dead }} the largest Friulianist party so far.
The Front strives for the complete political, cultural and economic autonomy of Friuli in the context of the Mitteleuropean community, and against the "political oppression", the "economic collapse", the "ethnic oppression" and "the devastation of local culture" perpetrated by Italian institutions.Francesco Jori, Dalla Łiga alla Lega. Storia, movimenti, protagonisti, Marsilio, Venice 2009, p. 31{{Cite web |url=http://www.frontefriulano.org/public/Manifesto%20politico.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716225753/http://www.frontefriulano.org/public/Manifesto%20politico.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-16 |url-status=dead }}
In the 2013 Udine provincial election, Simeoni obtained 5.7% of the vote (being elected to the Provincial Council), while the party list 5.4%.{{Cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/static/speciale/2013/elezioni/provinciali/udine.html|title = Provincia di Udine - Elezioni Regionali e Amministrative del 21 e 22 aprile 2013}} After his election, Simeoni stepped down from party spokesperson.
Leadership
- Spokesperson: Federico Simeoni (2006–2013)
- President: Claudio Boaro (2006–present)
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100809121740/http://www.frontefriulano.org/ Official website]