Conte launched Veneto for Autonomy, explaining that "Tosi has always been a friend, but at this time clarity is needed with regard to political goals. I believe that there has been too much uncertainty and little clarity over the positions to take on state reform", (Tosi and Act! had campaigned for the "yes" in the 2016 constitutional referendum over a centralising constitutional reformed proposed by the centre-left), and effectively disbanding the LTV. Along with Conte, the two most leading founding members of the new party were Luca Baggio, a former regional councillor and national president of Liga Veneta, and Roberto Caon, a member of the Chamber of Deputies who chose to sit with Forza Italia (FI). The three had all been long-time members of Liga Veneta–Lega Nord and had followed Tosi out of the party in the spring of 2015.