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by Marcus Schmöger, 10 August 2002
by Marcus Schmöger, 10 August 2002
by Marcus Schmöger, 10 August 2002
by Marcus Schmöger, 10 August 2002
by Marcus Schmöger, 10 August 2002
"Forza Nuova" (New Force <http://www.forzanuova.org>)
- This seems to be the most radical of the right-extremist
parties currently, and especially the most attractive for younger
people. It was founded 1997 in London by two right-extremists
presumably involved in the 1980 bomb attempt in Bologna. The
"Forza Nuova" maintains good contacts to other
right-extremist parties in Europe, including the British
"National Front" and the German NPD. Similar to the
latter the "Forza Nuova" attracts not only former
members of right-extremist groups banned in the 1990ies, but also
many of the Italian skinheads. In the 2001 elections the party
got 0,04% and 0,12% of the votes (Camera and Senato,
respectively).
The logo shows on a blue field the Italian cockade together with
the inscriptions "FN" (black) and "FORZA
NUOVA" (white). Logo at <cedweb.mininterno.it:8890>.
The flag is similar to the logo, but the field is either blue or
black, and all inscriptions are white. There exists another type
of flag (unofficial or former flag?) reminiscent of the NSDAP
flag: on a red field a white circle with the black letters
"F" and "N". Furthermore, followers of the
party use flags with a Celtic cross, either with white cross on
black or with black cross on a white disk on a red field. A
variant shows a red Celtic cross on the white stripe of a
Tricolore.
Fotos of the flags at <www.naziwatch.net>,
<www.graffitipress.it>,
<www.forzanuova.org/foto/30apr1.jpg>
, <30apr2.jpg>,
<4t.jpg>,
<5bt.jpg>,
<bari2.jpg>,
<cagliari.jpg>,
<lanciano2.jpg>,
<manif2.jpg>,
<lanciano1.jpg>,
<5a.jpg>,
<bari3b.jpg>,
<www.jn-buvo.de/images/aktionen/italien/italien10.jpg>,
<italien01.jpg>,
<italien02.jpg>,
<utenti.lycos.it/libertaemiliana/referendum.jpg>,
<www.graffitipress.it/AttPol/20011117Forza%20Nuova/FN003.jpg>,
<FN008.jpg>,
<FN001.jpg>,
<www.amnistia.net/news/articles/fascdoss/romlondr/forznuo1.jpg>
and <forznuo2.jpg>.
Sources (additional to the ones already mentioned): <www.italiapatrianostra.it>
and <www.idgr.de>.
Marcus Schmöger, 10 August 2002
from: <www.racine.ra.it/partiti/nuovarep>
I located a site of what looks like an Italian party
Dov Gutterman, 9 January 1999
I think the image found on the webpage of "Nuova
Repubblica" is not a flag. The "Nuova Repubblica"
seems to be a merely local list (Ravenna area) now belonging to
Berlusconi's Forza Italia. I have not found any traces of this
party elsewhere.
Marcus Schmöger, 3 August 2002
by Marcus Schmöger, 12 July 2002
NPSI or Nuovo PSI ("Nuovo Partito Socialista
Italiano" = New Italian Socialist Party <http://www.socialisti.net>)
- The NPSI is the more right-wing part of the former PSI (Partito
Socialista Italiano). The current leaders are Gianni de Michelis
and Bobo Craxi. It currently forms a parliamentary group with 6
out of 630 seats in the Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei
Deputati), called "Liberal-Democratici, Repubblicani, Nuovo
PSI" (formed 14 May 2002 from three NPSI deputies and three
other deputies); there is also one deputy in the Senate (Senato).
The statute describes the symbol (logo) of the party at <www.socialisti.net>:
"Art. 2 - Il simbolo nazionale, regionale, provinciale e
comunale è rappresentato: da un cerchio con bordo rosso, bianco,
corona circolare verde sulla quale, nella parte superiore, è la
scritta "Partito Socialista" e , nella parte inferiore,
la scritta "Nuovo PSI"; al centro del cerchio, su fondo
bianco è raffigurato un garofano con la corolla rossa e il gambo
verde."
(The national, regional, provincial and communal symbol is
represented: by a circle with red and white border, a circular
ring therein, in the upper part the inscription "Partito
Socialista" and, in the lower part the inscription
"Nuovo PSI"; in the center of the circle, on a white
field is shown a carnation with red flower and green stalk.)
The logo can be found at <cedweb.mininterno.it:8890>
and <www.socialisti.net/>.
The flag shows the logo on a red field; see fotos at <www.socialisti.net/martell-o.jpg>,
<berl-o.jpg>,
<bob-ber-o.jpg>,
<www.nuovopsi.com/Dsc00044.jpg>
and <Dsc00002.jpg>.
Marcus Schmöger, 23 July 2002
by Marcus Schmöger, 15 July 2002
by Marcus Schmöger, 24 July 2002
The flag of Lega Nord is a white flag with a red cross; over
it a Medieval blue warrior. The flag (without the warrior) is the
flag of Milano, the main city of Lombardia (even if the
"capital of Padania" is Mantua, according Lega Nord),
while the blue warrior is Alberto da Giussano, the leader of
Lombardian revolt against the German Emperor. This flag is often
fluttering together with the Venetian flag (a red and gold flag
one with the St. Marc gold lion) to represent the
"other" Padan people apart form Lombardians, that is
Venetians.
giuseppe bottasini, 13 May 1996
"LEGA NORD" is the federation of "LEGA
LOMBARDA", "LIGA VENETA" and other regional
movements of Northern Italy. As LEGA LOMBARDA is (was ?) the
biggest of them, LEGA NORD uses its flag, with the only change of
the name.
giuseppe bottasini, 13 May 1996
Whilst watching the Austrian Grand Prix on the TV last Sunday,
I noticed a group of tifosi (supporters of the Ferrari Formula
One team) flying a "Padania" flag (white with the
"green flower(?)" symbol from the Lega nord badge)
above a Ferrari flag. This is the first time I've seen the
"Padania" flag being used outside the immediate context
of separatist political activity. Is it being used much by
separatist supporters in northern Italy?
Roy Stilling, 24 September 1997
Note that nowadays the official name is "Lega Nord per
l'Indipendenza della Padania" (Northern League for the
Indipendence of Padania).
Matteo Colaone, 20 October 2000
"Lega Nord" (Northern League <http://www.leganord.org>) -
The Lega Nord is a right-populist (with some racist tendencies)
and autonomist-to-secessionist party in the richer Northern half
of Italy. Different regional leagues had been founded in the
period of 1979-1984, the most important one being the Lega
Lombarda (led by Umberto Bossi, founded in 1984). The different
regional leagues joined together in 1989-1991 to form the Lega
Nord (led by Bossi). Although part of the first Berlusconi
government in 1994, the coalition was an uneasy one and the Lega
Nord brought about the fall of the Berlusconi government after
only seven months in office. In 1996, the Lega Nord proclaimed
the "independence" of the Northern part of Italy under
the name "Padania". For the 2001 elections, however,
the Lega Nord again became part of the coalition led by
Berlusconi, the "Casa delle Libertà". The Lega Nord
currently holds 30 out of 630 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
(Camera dei Deputati) and 17 out of 325 in the Senato.
The youth organization is the Movimento
Giovani Padani (Movement of Young Padanians), that have their
own flag.
The symbols of the Lega Nord are described in their statute <http://www.leganord.org/a_2_entrainl_statuto.htm#03>:
"Art. 3 - Simbolo - Il simbolo della LEGA NORD - PER
L'INDIPENDENZA DELLA PADANIA è costituito da un cerchio
con all'interno il Sole delle Alpi, rappresentato da sei petali
disposti all'interno di un secondo cerchio e la figura di
Alberto da Giussano, così come rappresentato nel monumento
di Legnano; sullo scudo è disegnata la figura del leone
alato con spada e libro chiuso, nella parte inferiore è la
parola Padania; il tutto contornato, nella parte superiore,
dalla scritta Lega Nord. Tale simbolo è anche contrassegno
elettorale per le elezioni politiche ed europee, mentre per le
elezioni amministrative, ciascuna Sezione Nazionale può
inserire, alternativamente, in basso o sul lato sinistro
del guerriero ed in orizzontale, il nome della rispettiva Sezione
Nazionale. (...).
(The symbol of the Northern League - for the independence of
Padania consists of a circle, therein the "Sun of the
Alps", represented by six petals in a second circle, and t
he figure of Alberto da Giussano, as shown on the monument in
Legnano; on the shield is drawn the figure of the winged lion
with sword and closed book, in the lower part is the word
Padania; everything surrounded by the inscription Lega Nord in
the upper part. This symbol is also the emblem for national and
European elections, whereas for the regional elections, any
National Section can add the name of the respective National
Section horizontally, alternatively in the lower part or on the
left side of the warrior.) The symbol of the Lega Nord can be
found (for instance) at <cedweb.mininterno.it:8890>.
The flag shows a red cross on white, in the center of the cross a
blue medieval warrior with sword and shield and a St Mark's lion,
the blue inscription "LEGA NORD" and the green
"Sun of the Alps", the symbol of Padania. The position
of the "Sun of the Alps" seems to differ somewhat: in
one variant of the flag it is in a small angle between sword and
inscription, in a second variant it is bigger in the lower hoist
canton. The flag comes in two sizes (100x150 cm and 70x100 cm),
see <www.legabg.org>.
Fotos of the flag at <www.giovanipadani.leganord.org/00032.jpg>,
<00033.jpg>,
<00109.jpg>,
<00200.jpg>,
<web.tiscali.it>,
<ndex.hu/roma>
and <www.merateonline.it>.
Marcus Schmöger, 24 July 2002
Today the party Lega Nord (Northern League) doesn't want the
independence of Northern Italy (Padania), but more autonomy for
the Regions of Italy. The leader of that party is the
Italian vice-prime minister and some ministers of the
Italian Government are members of Northern League.
Guido Abate, 6 November 2002
by Matteo Colaone and Marcus Schmoger, 23 July
2002
by Matteo Colaone and Marcus Schmoger, 23 July
2002
The official flag of "MOVIMENTO GIOVANI PADANI"
(Young Padanian Movement), the movement of young supporters of
Lega Nord-Padania. Official site at <www.giovanipadani.leganord.org>
Matteo Colaone, 6 October 2000
Flag of the "Movimento Giovani Padani" (Movement of
Young Padanians), the Youth Organization of the Lega Nord. It
obviously comes in two different ratios (4:3 and 5:4). The flag
shows on a white background a medieval warrior and the Padanian
symbol, the green "sun of the Alps", as well as
the green inscription "Giovani Padani". Fotos of this
flag in use (and of course other Lega Nord flags as well) can be
found at <www.giovanipadani.leganord.org>
especially <00066.jpg>,
<00111.jpg>
and <00050.jpg>.
The latter one shows the flag of the Muggio' local branch of the
MGP (called "I Sgurbat Vert").
Marcus Schmoger, 23 July 2002
see also: Padania
