▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁most ▁voted ▁leg h ista ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁( 5 1 . 9 % ), ▁who ▁was ▁elected ▁with ▁a ▁mere ▁ 4 4 . 2 %. ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁general ▁election ▁the ▁party ▁was ▁affili ated ▁to ▁The ▁Union , ▁the ▁centre - left ▁coal ition ▁led ▁by ▁Rom ano ▁Pro di , ▁and ▁its ▁ 0 . 1 % ▁( 1 . 6 % ▁in ▁Lomb ard y ) ▁was ▁decis ive ▁for ▁the ▁coal ition ' s ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁centre - right ▁House ▁of ▁Fre ed oms ▁coal ition . ▁Sub sequently ▁De ▁Pa oli ▁was ▁appointed ▁under secret ary ▁in ▁Pro di ▁II ▁Cab inet . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁general ▁election ▁the ▁L AL ▁won ▁a ▁mere ▁ 0 . 8 % ▁for ▁the ▁Senate ▁in ▁Lomb ard y . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁assigned ▁the ▁party ' s ▁symbol ▁to ▁Mat te o ▁B riv io , ▁son ▁of ▁Ang ela ▁Bos si ▁and ▁Pier ang elo ▁B riv io . ▁Con sequently , ▁De ▁Pa oli ▁returned ▁to ▁use ▁L ega ▁Al p ina ▁L umb arda ' s ▁symbol , ▁with ▁disappoint ing ▁results . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁L AL ▁did ▁not ▁particip ate ▁in ▁any ▁major ▁elect oral ▁competition ▁and ▁B riv io ▁joined ▁L ega ▁Nord . ▁ ▁Popular ▁support ▁The