Ticino League
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The Ticino League (Italian: Lega dei Ticinesi) is a regionalist,[8] national-conservative political party in Switzerland active in the canton of Ticino.
The party was founded in 1991 by entrepreneur Giuliano Bignasca and journalist Flavio Maspoli.[5] After some public campaigning in the Sunday newspaper Il Mattino della Domenica against political power and use of public money, Bignasca and Maspoli founded the Ticino League to continue the fight at the political level. Bignasca (1945–2013) was the League's "president for life".
The League is one of four major parties in the canton, alongside the
At the
The 2019 Swiss federal election cost the League one of its representatives in the National Council as Roberta Pantani was unable to hold her seat. Lorenzo Quadri was re-elected as the League’s sole representative in the Parliament.[11] The League formed an electoral list with the SVP for the 2023 Swiss federal election;[12] the SVP was seen as gaining support at the League's expense.[13][14]
Ideology
In the
The League defines itself as neither a left or a right-wing party but is generally characterised as
Although ideologically close to the UDC, the League has taken a more moderate posture on gay rights and voted in favour of the Marriage For All bill which open the process for legalization of same-sex marriage in Switzerland. The party took a neutral stance during the 2021 Swiss same-sex marriage referendum.[19]
The League supports continued Ticino membership in Switzerland.
Election results
National Council
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
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1991 | 28,290 | 1.4% (#11) | 2 / 200
|
New |
1995 | 17,940 | 0.9% (#14) | 1 / 200
|
1 |
1999 | 17,118 | 0.9% (#11) | 2 / 200
|
1 |
2003 | 7,304 | 0.4% (#14) | 1 / 200
|
1 |
2007 | 13,031 | 0.6% (#11) | 1 / 200
|
0 |
2011 | 19,657 | 0.8% (#9) | 2 / 200
|
1 |
2015 | 24,713 | 1.0% (#10) | 2 / 200
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0 |
2019 | 18,187 | 0.8% (#12) | 1 / 200
|
1 |
2023 | 14,160 | 0.6% (#10) | 1 / 200
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0 |
Literature
- Mazzoleni, Oscar (2005). Multi-Level Populism and Centre-Periphery Cleavage in Switzerland: The Case of the Lega dei Ticinesi. Vol. Challenges to Consensual Politics: Democracy, Identity, and Populist Protest in the Alpine Region. Brussels: P.I.E.-Peter Lang. pp. 209–228.
See also
Notes
- ^ Total number of seats represents the Ticino Council of State, not the total number of cantonal executive seats in Switzerland.
- ^ Total number of seats represents the Grand Council of Ticino, not the total number of cantonal parliament seats in Switzerland.
References
- ^ https://www.laregione.ch/cantone/ticino/1724921/norman-antonella-boglia-bignasca-attil Lega, Norman Gobbi svela i suoi quattro vicecoordinatori
- ^ The Swiss Confederation — A Brief Guide. Federal Chancellery. 2015. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Switzerland". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Nationales Forschungsprogramm 40+".
- ^ a b c d Ghiringhelli, Andrea: Ticino League in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 10 March 2017.
- ISBN 978-3-662-13000-1.
- ^ The Swiss Confederation – a brief guide. Switzerland: Federal Chancellery, Communication Support, Swiss Confederation. 2016. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ISBN 978-1-84545-580-4.
- ^ "Nationalrat 2007".
- ^ Bundesamt für Statistik. "Nationalratswahlen: Übersicht Schweiz". Retrieved 2015-10-19.
- ^ "La Lega si lecca le ferite, Quadri in lacrime". Corriere del Ticino (in Italian). 2019-10-20.
- ^ Niedermann, Marcel (10 August 2023). "Tessiner SVP mischt den Status quo auf". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Thürkauf, Karoline (27 October 2023). "Die SVP gräbt der einst stolzen Lega dei Ticinesi das Wasser ab". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Thürkauf, Karoline (7 June 2022). "Die rechtspopulistische Lega dei Ticinesi ist in der Krise". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ a b Schindler, John R. (July 12, 2016). "Swiss Italians Say No to the Burqa". Observer Media. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Arroque, Stefano (June 1, 2016). "A Restive Canton: The Rise of Ticino's Own Lega". nationalia.info. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- Swissinfo. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "Our guidelines – The Decalogue of the Lega dei Ticinesi". Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ "Schlussabstimmung" (PDF) (in German and French). Parliament of Switzerland. 18 December 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Italian)