Editing Secession (section)

===Italy===
The [[Movement for the Independence of Sicily]] (Movimento Indipendentista Siciliano, MIS) has its roots in the [[Sicilian Independence Movement]] of the late 1940s; it was active for around 60 years. Today, the MIS no longer exists, though many other parties have emerged. One is [[Nation Sicily]] (Sicilia Nazione), which still believes in the idea that Sicily, due to its deeply personal and ancient history, should be a sovereign country. Moreover, a common ideology shared by all the [[Sicilian Independentist Movement|Sicilian independentist movements]] is to fight against [[Cosa Nostra]] and all the other [[Sicilian Mafia|Mafia]] organizations, which have a very deep influence over Sicily's public and private institutions. The Sicilian branch of the [[Five Star Movement]], which polls show is Sicily's most popular party, has also publicly expressed the intention to start working for a possible secession from Italy if the [[Government of Italy|central government]] would not collaborate in shifting the nation's administrative organization from a unitary country to a [[federal state]].

In Southern Italy, several movements have expressed a will to secede from Italy. This newborn ideology is called [[neo-Bourbonism]], because the [[Kingdom of the Two Sicilies]] was under the control of the House of Bourbon. The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was created in 1816 after the [[Congress of Vienna]], and it comprised both Sicily and continental Southern Italy. The Kingdom came to an end in 1861, being annexed to the newborn Kingdom of Italy. However, the patriotic feelings shared among the southern Italian population is more ancient, starting in 1130 with the Kingdom of Sicily, which was composed by both the island and south Italy. According to the neo-Bourbonic movements the Italian regions which should secede are [[Sicily]], [[Calabria]], [[Basilicata]], [[Apulia]], [[Molise]], [[Campania]], [[Abruzzo]], and [[Latio]]'s provinces of [[Province of Rieti|Rieti]], [[Province of Latina|Latina]] and [[Province of Frosinone|Frosinone]]. The major movements and parties which believe in this ideology are [[Unione Mediterranea]], [[Mo!]] and [[Brigandage in Southern Italy after 1861|Briganti]].

[[Lega Nord]] has been seeking the independence of the region known to separatists as [[Padania]], which includes lands along the [[Po Valley]] in [[northern Italy]]. Some organizations separately work for the [[Venetian nationalism|independence of Venetia]] or Veneto and the [[South Tyrolean secessionist movement|secession or reunification]] of [[South Tyrol]] with Austria. Lega Nord governing [[Lombardy]] has expressed a will to turn the region into a sovereign country. Also, the island of [[Sardinia]] is home to a notable [[Sardinian nationalism|nationalist movement]].