Venetians Movement

The movement demands independence for the so-called Venetia, a country that would be composed of all the territories of the historical Republic of Venice, covering the current Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, some Provinces of Lombardy (Brescia, Bergamo, Cremona and Mantova), a portion of Trentino (see chart).

Moreover, the movement did not recognize the inclusion of Veneto in Italy in 1866 by a possibly rigged referendum, as claimed by some Venetist historians such as Ettore Beggiato and Gianpaolo Borsetto.

Second, the annexation of the Venetian land was not legitimized by any military conquest: «Italy did not win, its allied won».

Shortly after in fact, in November 2009 the movement joined other Venetist parties, including Venetian Agreement and Liga Veneta Repubblica, in forming Veneto Freedom.

[11] The Minor Conséjo, named after one of the institutions of the late Republic of Venice and also known as National Council, functions as executive secretariat of the party.