Lega dei Ticinesi
Exclusive to the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, the League was founded in 1991 by businessman Giuliano Bignasca. It has gathered support by denouncing the vested interests and patronage system of the traditional parties. Left-leaning on some social issues, extremely rightwing on issues of international policy and immigration, the League was highly successful in the early 1990s, becoming the third-largest party in Ticino. In recent years, however, its fortunes have been on the wane and it now has only one representative in the federal parliament.
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