Lega Nord

A political association headed by Umberto Bossi, and comprising the regional movements that had emerged in N Italy during the 1970s, such as Lega Lombarda (Lombard League) and Liga Veneta (Venetian League). It was born from general dissatisfaction with the central government's inefficiency and corruption, and advocated a federalist solution. It formed an alliance with Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia (Come on Italy) in 1994 when it obtained considerable success at the polls and joined Berlusconi's government. It withdrew its support later that year, and towards the end of the 1990s its support of secessionism had weakened its position.

Northern League can mean:

Northern League (baseball) for minor league baseball in the United States and Canada Northern League (baseball, 1902-71) for the original baseball league. Northern League (football) (Albany Northern League) for the association football league in North East England Northern League (ice hockey, 1967) which existed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United Kingdom. Northern Premier League (UniBond League) for the association football league covering the whole of the north of England Northern League (New Zealand) for the association football league covering the northern part of the North Island, New Zealand Northern Cricket League for the cricket league in England Northern League (Italy) for the Italian political party Northern League (neo-Nazi) eugenics group active in the United Kingdom in the mid-20th century.