Independence We Veneto

Independent Venetians ({{langx|it|Veneti Indipendenti}}) emerged in February 2014 as a split from Venetian Independence (IV),{{cite web|url=http://www.lintraprendente.it/2014/02/e-salvini-fece-sua-la-lotta-per-lindipendenza-veneta/|title=E Salvini fece sua la lotta per l'indipendenza veneta|date=February 21, 2014}} the most established separatist party in Veneto at the time. After an internal struggle and a congress, during which his role of president was cancelled from the party's constitution,{{cite web|url=https://www.pnveneto.org/2014/01/rottura-tra-morosin-e-cantarutti-vittoria-di-pirro-per-lavvocato-di-noale/|title=Rottura tra Morosin e Cantarutti, vittoria di Pirro per l'avvocato di Noale | PLEBISCITO.EU | PNV. Press News Veneto|date=January 26, 2014|website=www.pnveneto.org}}{{cite web |url=http://www.lindipendenza.com/indipendenza-veneta-si-spacca-polemiche-fra-cantarutti-e-morosin/ |title=Indipendenza Veneta si spacca, polemiche fra Cantarutti e Morosin | L'Indipendenza |access-date=2014-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226004002/http://www.lindipendenza.com/indipendenza-veneta-si-spacca-polemiche-fra-cantarutti-e-morosin/ |archive-date=2014-02-26 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.lindipendenza.com/la-maledizione-degli-indipendentisti-veneti-ancora-una-rottura/ |title=La "maledizione" degli indipendentisti Veneti: Che ne sarà del referendum? | L'Indipendenza |access-date=2014-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201004848/http://www.lindipendenza.com/la-maledizione-degli-indipendentisti-veneti-ancora-una-rottura/ |archive-date=2014-02-01 |url-status=dead }} Luca Azzano Cantarutti had left the party in January, after a power struggle with Alessio Morosin. The Independent Venetians' party was instrumental in the foundation of "United for Independent Veneto", along with other parties.

United for Independent Veneto (Uniti per il Veneto Indipendente) was a coalition of parties launched in Venice on 5 March 2014. Its founding members were:{{cite web|url=http://www.consiglioveneto.it/crvportal/pageContainer.jsp?p=84&n=81&c=5&e=91&t=0&idEvento=6494|title=Consiglio Regionale Veneto - Sala stampa|website=www.consiglioveneto.it}}{{cite web|url=http://www.liberoquotidiano.it/news/politica/11561958/Autonomie--Movimenti-presentano--Uniti.html|title=Autonomie: Movimenti presentano 'Uniti per il Veneto Indipendente'|publisher=|access-date=2014-03-07|archive-date=2015-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716180552/http://www.liberoquotidiano.it/news/politica/11561958/Autonomie--Movimenti-presentano--Uniti.html|url-status=dead}}

• Independent Venetians, led by Luca Azzano Cantarutti;
• Veneto State, led by Antonio Guadagnini;
• Liga Veneta Repubblica, led by Fabrizio Comencini;
• Popular Future, led by Stefano Valdegamberi.

In July 2014 the coalition gave birth to We Independent Veneto (Noi Veneto Indipendente), as a joint list for the 2015 regional election:{{Cite web |url=http://ligavenetarepubblica.org/360/ |title=INDIPENDENTISTI INSIEME PER IL VENETO LIBERO. | Liga Veneta Repubblica |access-date=2014-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310015638/http://ligavenetarepubblica.org/360/ |archive-date=2015-03-10 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.noivenetoindipendente.org/chisiamo/ |title=Chi Siamo – Indipendenza Noi Veneto |access-date=2014-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228131118/http://www.noivenetoindipendente.org/chisiamo/ |archive-date=2017-12-28 |url-status=dead }}

• Independent Venetians, led by Luca Azzano Cantarutti;
• Veneto State, led by Antonio Guadagnini;
• Liga Veneta Repubblica, led by Fabrizio Comencini;
• Chiavegato for Independence,{{cite web|url=http://www.lindipendenzanuova.com/nasce-chiavegato-per-lindipendenza-movimento-che-punta-al-veneto/|title=Nasce "Chiavegato per l'Indipendenza", movimento che punta al Veneto libero|publisher=}} led by Lucio Chiavegato;
• North-East Project, led by Mariangelo Foggiato;
• Tea Party Veneto, led by Carlo Sandrin and Michele Varini;
• Pro Veneto, led by Roberto Agirmo.

After the exit of Chiavegato and his group from the alliance{{cite web|url=http://www.noivenetoindipendente.org/wordpress/comunicato-di-noi-veneto-indipendente/|title=COMUNICATO DI NOI VENETO INDIPENDENTE|date=9 March 2015|publisher=}} and their alignment with Alessio Morosin's Venetian Independence, the remaining six parties of NVI formed a joint list for the 2015 regional election named Independence We Veneto with Zaia, a sort of re-edition of 2010's North-East Union, but with a separatist platform and in support of Luca Zaia, incumbent President of Veneto and candidate of Liga Veneta–Lega Nord.{{cite web|url=http://www.ilgazzettino.it/NORDEST/TREVISO/elezioni_regione_veneto_zaia_comencini_foggiato/notizie/1312771.shtml|title=Foggiato e Comencini con Zaia: gli autonomisti tornano a casa Lega|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.venetouno.it/notizia/44153/comencini-e-foggiato-ancora-insieme-a-luca-zaia|title=COMENCINI E FOGGIATO ANCORA INSIEME A LUCA ZAIA|website=www.venetouno.it}}{{cite web|url=http://www.miglioverde.eu/noi-veneto-indipendente-ufficializza-lalleanza-con-zaia/|title=NOI VENETO INDIPENDENTE UFFICIALIZZA L'ALLEANZA CON ZAIA - MiglioVerde|website=www.miglioverde.eu}}

In the election, the list won 2.7% of the vote (0.2pp more than Venetian Independence) and Antonio Guadagnini of Veneto State was elected regional councillor in the provincial constituency of Vicenza. Soon after being installed, Guadagnini, who was elected vice president of the Regional Council of Veneto, formed a pro-independence "inter-group", which was joined from the start by Stefano Valdegamberi, re-elected councillor in Zaia's personal list, and Massimiliano Barison of Forza Italia.{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.gelocal.it/tribunatreviso/archivio/tribunatreviso/2015/06/28/treviso-indipendenza-i-veneti-diranno-la-loro-11.html|title="Indipendenza, i veneti diranno la loro" - la tribuna di Treviso|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://vivereveneto.com/2015/07/02/consiglieri-regionali-e-referendum-veneto/|title=Consiglieri regionali e Referendum Veneto|date=2 July 2015|publisher=|access-date=15 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715220805/http://vivereveneto.com/2015/07/02/consiglieri-regionali-e-referendum-veneto/|archive-date=15 July 2015|url-status=dead}}

In March 2016, Guadagnini severed his ties with INV and changed his affiliation in the Council to We Are Veneto,{{cite web|url=http://www.antonioguadagnini.eu/siamo-veneto-regione/|title=Siamo Veneto: il gruppo indipendentista in Regione Veneto - Antonio Guadagnini|website=www.antonioguadagnini.eu|access-date=2016-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814232841/http://www.antonioguadagnini.eu/siamo-veneto-regione/|archive-date=2018-08-14|url-status=dead}} causing a strong reaction by INV leaders.{{cite web|url=http://www.noivenetoindipendente.org/wordpress/comunicato-stampa-3/|title=COMUNICATO STAMPA|date=31 March 2016|publisher=|access-date=4 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331153323/http://www.noivenetoindipendente.org/wordpress/comunicato-stampa-3/|archive-date=31 March 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://corrieredelveneto.corriere.it/veneto/notizie/politica/2016/2-aprile-2016/venetisti-contro-ribelle-ha-firmato-patto-paghi-200-mila-euro-240254175954.shtml|title=Venetisti contro il ribelle: "Ha firmato un patto, paghi 200 mila euro"|first=Monica|last=Zicchiero|publisher=}}

In May 2017, the party was a founding member of Great North (GN), a liberal and federalist party.{{cite web|url=http://www.affaritaliani.it/milano/partiti-costitutito-movimento-grande-nord-486161.html|title=Milano, si è costituito ufficialmente "Grande Nord"|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lindipendenzanuova.com/e-nato-grande-nord-con-bernardelli-bossi-se-non-serve-piu-la-lega-puo-anche-chiudere|title=E' nato GRANDE NORD con Bernardelli. Bossi: Se non serve più, la Lega può anche chiudere|publisher=}} This alignment would be short-lived: in November 2017 INV broke with GN, after the latter had welcomed Veneto First and former members of Veneto State, without consulting and/or engaging INV. Moreover, INV criticised GN's anti-Lega Nord stance: while differing from that party on several issues, INV wanted to continue to cooperate with it.{{cite web|url=http://www.ilsestantenews.it/triveneto/grande-nord-piccolo-nord|title=Grande Nord o Piccolo Nord? - Il Sestante News - Giornale online|first=Gian Nicola|last=Pittalis|website=www.ilsestantenews.it}}

In the 2017 local elections, the party fielded lists only in a few places, including Belluno (3.8% under the "Bellunese Civilisation" banner){{cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/static/speciale/2017/elezioni/comunali/belluno.html|title=Comune di Belluno - Veneto - Elezioni Comunali Italia - Risultati - 11-25 giugno 2017 - la Repubblica.it|publisher=}} and Marcon (3.0%).{{cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/static/speciale/2017/elezioni/comunali/marcon.html|title=Comune di Marcon - Veneto - Elezioni Comunali Italia - Risultati - 11-25 giugno 2017 - la Repubblica.it|publisher=}}

After having officially presented its symbol for the 2018 general election,{{cite web|url=https://www.rischiocalcolato.it/blogosfera/indipendenza-noi-veneto-partecipa-alle-elezioni-del-4-marzo-333909.html|title=INDIPENDENZA NOI VENETO PARTECIPA ALLE ELEZIONI DEL 4 MARZO - Rischio Calcolato|date=25 January 2018|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.miglioverde.eu/indipendenza-veneto-partecipa-alle-elezioni-del-4-marzo|title=INDIPENDENZA NOI VENETO PARTECIPA ALLE ELEZIONI DEL 4 MARZO - MiglioVerde|website=www.miglioverde.eu}} INV chose not to participate.

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• [http://www.noivenetoindipendente.org/ Official website]

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