Independence Republic of Sardinia
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Independence Republic of Sardinia
Indipendèntzia Repùbrica de Sardigna |
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| Secretary | vacant |
| President | Gavino Sale |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Sassari, Sardinia, Italy |
| Newspaper | Repubrica de Sardigna |
| Ideology | Sardinian nationalism Left-wing nationalism Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | The Other Europe |
| European affiliation | None |
| International affiliation | None |
| European Parliament group | No MEPs |
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Independence Republic of Sardinia (Sardinian: Indipendèntzia Repùbrica de Sardigna, iRS) is a Sardist, left-wing nationalist and social-democratic and non-violent separatist political party in Sardinia. The party, whose long-time leader is Gavino Sale, supports the establishment of a "Republic of Sardinia" and its independence from Italy.
The party emerged in 2001–2002 by the merger of Su Cuncordu, a separatist platform animated by three Sardinian intellectuals living in Rome (Franciscu Sedda, Frantziscu Sanna and Franciscu Pala), and a splinter group from Sardinia Nation (SN) led by Gavino Sale. The latter and his followers left SN because of its alliance with the Sardinian Action Party (PSd'Az), which did not support independentism fully at the time and was engaged in alliances with Italian parties.
As soon as in 2004 (when Sale won 1.9% of the vote in the regional election) iRS absorbed virtually all the voters of Sardinia Nation, thanks to the charismatic leadership of Sale, a more coherent and instransigent secessionist platform and a more centrist political position. In the 2006 general election iRS won 1.1% of the vote in Sardinia, while it chose to boycott the 2008 general election in order not to be partner in crime with the Italian political system.
At the 2009 regional election Gavino Sale won 3.1% of the vote (4.2% in the Province of Oristano and 3.3% in the Province of Sassari, where the party had its early strongholds) as candidate for President of the Region, while the party stopped at 2.1%, short of the 3% threshold needed to enter the Regional Council.
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