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Veneto region has an especially strong and growing feeling toward autonomy and independence, because it had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice.

In Italian 2010 regional elections, Lega Nord became the largest party in Veneto with 35. 2 %.

Lega Nord managed the highest swing ever in a regional election in Veneto (+ 20. 5 %), gaining from almost every side of the political spectrum.

The total score of political parties which support Venetian nationalism was 37. 6 %, the highest ever.