La Padania

la Padania

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)	Lega Nord
Founded	8 January 1997 (1997-01-08)
Political alignment	Pro-Lega Nord
Language	Italian
Ceased publication	1 December 2014 (2014-12-01)
Headquarters	Milan, Italy
Circulation	60,000 (2009)

La Padania was an Italian daily newspaper, and the official press organ of the political party Lega Nord.

History and profile

La Padania was the official newspaper of Northern League of Umberto Bossi founded in 1997 by Davide Caparini and directed by Gianluca Marchi (both coming from 'L'Indipendente' of Vittorio Feltri and Daniele Vimercati).[1] It was delivered daily to newsstands and homes in Northern Italy since 8 January 1997.[2][3] The paper was the official organ of the right-wing party Lega Nord.[4]

The 2009 circulation of La Padania was 60,000 copies.[5]

Due to financial difficulties, publication of the daily newspaper was suspended on 1 December 2014.

References

1. Stefano Fella; Carlo Ruzza (26 June 2009). The New Right in Italy – Berlusconi, Territorial Politics, Populism and 'post-fascism'. Routledge. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-134-28634-8. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
2. Oggi edicola Padania con editoriale Corriere.
3. Padania edicola Roma fini Corriere
4. Nick Squires (16 January 2014). "Italian MP 'blacks up' in Parliament in anti-immigration tirade". The Telegraph. Rome. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
5. La Padania Affari Italiani.

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