Editing Friuli (section)

===Autonomist movements===
After World War II, the pro-devolution movement gained momentum in 1945. Friuli got entangled in the maze of opposing forces acting in the territory. Yugoslavian Titoists pursued an annexation of Friuli to the rising communist Yugoslavia. By contrast, in 1945, the traditionalist association Patrie tal Friul was founded by Tiziano Tessitori with a view to establishing an autonomous Friuli within Italy.<ref>{{cite book |last=Siciliano|first=Enzo|date=2014|title=Pasolini; Una vida tormentosa|publisher=Torres de Papel|page=111|isbn=978-84-943726-4-3}}</ref> The draft autonomic project was launched with the support of the [[Christian Democracy (Italy)|Christian Democratic Party]].

In January 1947, the poet and filmmaker [[Pier Paolo Pasolini]] went on to found the party Movimiento Popolari Friulano, with the same purpose of devolution. Pasolini opposed a possible Yugoslavian annexation, but at the same time lashed out at those who aimed at using regionalism for their immobilist, "backwards Conservatism".<ref>Siciliano, Enzo. 2014, p. 112</ref> Pasolini dropped membership in his party after the Christian Democrats came to pull its strings. The Communist Party of Italy opposed devolution, sticking to an Italian centralist agenda.<ref>Pasolini held this move to be tactic, just a way of opposing the Christian Democratic stance.</ref>

Around 350,000 people claim Friulan as their native language, though it is sparsely used in public life.<ref>Data sourced from the website of Italian publisher "Treccani": http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/identita-regionali-e-varieta-linguistiche-friuli-venezia-giulia-e-sardegna_%28L%27Italia-e-le-sue-Regioni%29/</ref> There are some movements and political parties that advocate a more autonomous, or even an independent Friuli in line with historical borders, such as the [[Friuli Movement]], [[Front Furlan]], Patrie Furlane and [[Republiche dal Friûl – Parlament furlan]].