ˈæftɚ bˌiːɪŋ ɐ lˈɔŋtˈaɪm səpˈoːɹɾɚɹ ʌvðə lˈiːɡə vˈɛnɛɾə lˈɛɡə nˈoːɹd, ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ hiː fˈaʊndᵻd ɐ nˈuː vˈɛnɪtˌɪst ænd fˈɪskəl fˈɛdɚɹəlˌɪst pˈɑːɹɾi kˈɔːld nˈɔːɹθˈiːst pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt pɹoʊdʒˈɛɾoʊ nˈoːɹd ˌiːˌɛstˈiː, pˌiːˌɛnˈiː, ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː wˈɛlkʌmd mˈɛni fˈɔːɹmɚ lɛɡhˈɪsti æz ˈɛɾɚ bˌɛɡɪˈɑːɾoʊ, mˌæɹiəndʒˈiːloʊ fˌɑːɡɪˈɑːɾoʊ ænd dɪˈeɪɡoʊ kˈænʃiən.
After being a long-time supporter of the Liga Veneta–Lega Nord, in 2004 he founded a new Venetist and fiscal federalist party called North-East Project (Progetto NordEst, PNE), in which he welcomed many former Leghisti as Ettore Beggiato, Mariangelo Foggiato and Diego Cancian.