Lega Nord
Political party in Italy
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| August 2020 | Lega Nord completed its membership drive, expanding the Lega Sud Piemonte (LSP) from a central-southern Italian party to a nationwide political organization. |
| January 31 2020 | The party was managed by commissioner Igor Iezzi through a mandate given by the federal council, effectively being eclipsed by Lega per Salvini Premier (LSP). |
| 2019 | Won the European Parliament election in Italy with 34.3% of the vote, becoming the first party to win a plurality of the electorate. |
| 2019 | After the European Parliament election, Lega Nord co-founded the Identity and Democracy (ID) group with several other nationalist parties. |
| 2019 | Won the Umbrian regional election with 37.0% of the vote, with Donatella Tesei elected President with 57.6% of the vote. |
| December 21 2019 | During the federal congress, Lega Nord underwent significant constitutional changes, including reducing federal president powers, extending federal secretary and council terms to five years, introducing 'dual membership', and allowing the federal council to grant party symbol usage to other political movements. |
| October 2019 | In Trentino-Alto Adige provincial elections, Maurizio Fugatti was elected President with 46.7% of the vote, and the League scored 27.1%. |
| August 8 2019 | Salvini announced his intention to leave the coalition with Five Stars and call for a snap general election. |
| August 7 2019 | Italy's highest court sentences Lega Nord to repay 49 million euros as a result of the Bossi-Belsito corruption scandal. |
| July 2019 | A case of attempted Russia-linked corruption was revealed, involving Gianluca Savoini meeting with Russian agents to discuss potential illegal party funding. |
| 2018 | The party proposed mandatory display of crucifixes in public spaces, including schools and prisons, with potential fines up to €1,000 for non-compliance. |
| 2018 | Lega Nord achieved its best results in the general election, winning 17.4% nationally, with exceptional regional performances including 32.2% in Veneto and 28.0% in Lombardy. |
| 2018 | Toni Iwobi, a Nigerian-born party member, became the first person of color elected as a senator of Italy. |
| 2018 | Attilio Fontana was elected President of Lombardy with 49.8% of the vote, with the League scoring 29.4%. |
| 2018 | Roberto Maroni decides not to run for a second term as President of Lombardy, intensifying tensions with Salvini and leading to limited representation of Maroni's supporters in the general election. |
| 2018 | Lega Nord ran in the general election as part of a four-party centre-right coalition, obtaining 17.4% of the vote and becoming the third largest party in Italy. |
| 2018 | Matteo Salvini leads Lega Nord to a significant electoral breakthrough, winning 17.4% of votes in the Chamber of Deputies and 17.6% in the Senate, marking the party's strongest performance. |
| June 1 2018 | Formed a government with M5S under Giuseppe Conte, with Salvini becoming Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior. |
| April 2018 | Massimiliano Fedriga was elected in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election with 57.1% of the vote, with the League scoring 34.9%. |
| 2017 | Salvini is re-elected party leader with 82.7% of the vote, launching a campaign to become Prime Minister. |
| 2017 | Salvini wins the leadership election, easily defeating Gianni Fava, who represented the party's traditional federalist and autonomist wing. |
| October 22 2017 | Autonomy referendums are held in Veneto and Lombardy, with Veneto showing 98.1% voting 'yes' with 57.2% turnout, and Lombardy showing 95.3% voting 'yes' with 38.3% turnout. |
| March 2017 | Lega Nord signed a cooperation protocol with United Russia. |
| 2015 | Lega Nord achieves significant regional election successes, with Luca Zaia re-elected in Veneto with 50.1% of the vote and strong performances in multiple regions. |
| March 2015 | Matteo Tosi is removed from the national secretary position of Liga Veneta and expelled from the party following a leadership struggle with Luca Zaia. |
| March 2015 | Alessandra Tosi is ejected from Lega Nord, highlighting internal party divisions between the populist and more centrist factions. |
| 2014 | One year after the European Parliament election, Lega Nord became a founding member of the Europe of Nations and Freedom (ENL) group. |
| 2014 | Matteo Salvini becomes Party Leader in the European Parliament, marking a significant moment in the party's European political representation. |
| 2014 | Sandy Cane left the Lega Nord party. |
| 2014 | Lega Nord opposed economic sanctions on Russia, citing economic partnerships and potential alliance against Islamic terrorism. |
| November 2014 | In the Emilia-Romagna regional election, Lega Nord becomes the second-largest party with 19.4% of the vote, positioning itself for a potential leadership of the centre-right. |
| July 2014 | The party's federal congress in Padua approves Salvini's political line, including plans for a flat tax and creating a sister party in central-southern Italy. |
| May 2014 | Lega Nord participates in the European Parliament election, running on a 'Stop the Euro' platform and obtaining 6.2% of the vote and five MEPs. |
| 2013 | The party experienced a decline in the general election, obtaining modest results such as 12.9% in Lombardy and 10.5% in Veneto. |
| 2013 | In the general election, the League won 4.1% of the vote, but Maroni was elected President of Lombardy, defeating his Democratic opponent 42.8% to 38.2%. |
| December 7 2013 | Matteo Salvini wins the party's primary election with 82% of the vote, defeating Umberto Bossi and gaining endorsement from Roberto Maroni and other leading party members. |
| September 2013 | Maroni announced he would soon leave the party's leadership, with a congress scheduled for mid-December. |
| July 1 2013 | Roberto Maroni was virtually unanimously elected federal secretary. The party's constitution was changed to make Umberto Bossi federal president for life and restructure the party's organization. |
| June 2013 | Matteo Salvini was elected secretary of Lega Lombarda with 74% of the votes, securing leadership in the Lombardy national section of the party. |
| 2012 | Roberto Maroni advocated for a 'new Europeanism', positioning Lega Nord as pro-European with a focus on a 'Europe of regions' during a public speech to party activists. |
| October 2012 | Matteo Salvini stated in an interview that the Euro works for Milan, but the South of Italy needs a different currency, suggesting a nuanced stance on monetary policy. |
| May 6 2012 | In local elections, Lega Nord suffers significant losses, retaining only a few strongholds, including Verona where Flavio Tosi is re-elected as mayor. |
| April 12 2012 | The party's federal council expels Francesco Belsito and Rosi Mauro, and decides to hold a federal congress by the end of June. |
| April 5 2012 | Umberto Bossi resigns as federal secretary. A triumvirate of Roberto Maroni, Calderoli, and Manuela Dal Lago is appointed to lead the party, with Bossi elected as federal president. |
| April 3 2012 | A corruption scandal emerges involving party treasurer Francesco Belsito, who is charged with money-laundering, embezzlement, and fraud of the party's expenses. |
| February 2012 | The internal party conflicts culminate in Bossi's political downfall, marking the end of the long-standing factional struggles within Lega Nord. |
| January 2012 | Roberto Maroni gains political advantage within Lega Nord after being temporarily forbidden from speaking at party public meetings, launching direct attacks on Marco Reguzzoni and Rosi Mauro during a factional rally in Varese. |
| January 22 2012 | The party's federal council schedules provincial congresses by April and national regional congresses by June. |
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