Autonomism (political doctrine)
Acquiring or preserving political autonomy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Autonomism, a left-wing political philosophy (also known as Autonomist Marxism).
Autonomism is a political doctrine which supports acquiring or preserving political autonomy of a nation or a region. It is not necessarily opposed to federalism, and souverainism necessarily implies autonomism, but not vice versa.
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Examples of autonomist parties include Union Nationale, Action démocratique du Québec and its successor Coalition Avenir Québec (Quebec) and recent (2018) Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta (Alberta) in Canada, New Macau Association in China (Macau), Parti progressiste martiniquais (Martinique) in France, Lega Nord in Italy (Northern Italy) and Popular Democratic Party in the United States (Puerto Rico).