Fassa_Association

Fassa Association

Fassa Association

Political party in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol


Fassa Association (Associazione Fassa), often referred simply as Fassa, is a minor Christian-democratic[1] political party in Trentino, Italy. The party seeks to represent the Ladin minority[1] in the Province and especially Ladins living in Fassa Valley.

Quick Facts President, Political secretary ...

History

Fassa was formed as Fassa List (Lista Fassa) in August 2008 as a centre-right alternative to the centre-left Ladin Autonomist Union (UAL), which used to garner a large majority of Ladin votes in Fassa Valley. Its first leader was Gino Fontana, mayor of Vigo di Fassa and, formerly, provincial councillor for Daisy Civic List, a centrist party aligned with the centre-left. A year later, the List was institutionalised and became a fully fledged party under the current name.[2]

In the 2008 provincial election the party won 0.6% of the vote (26.6% in Fassa Valley), while the UAL gained 1.2% (54.0%).[3]

In March 2012 the party replaced its leadership during an assembly: Elena Testor was elected president and Luca Guglielmi secretary.[4] In September 2013 Riccardo Franceschetti, mayor of Moena and leading member of the UAL, left that party in order to join Fassa.[5]

In the 2013 provincial election the party won 0.8% of the vote (31.9% in Fassa Valley), but still lost to the UAL, which gained 1.1% (51.8%).[6]

However, in 2015, the party prevailed over the UAL in the first Fassa community election and Testor was elected Attorney General.[7][8]

In the 2016 Italian constitutional referendum won Fassa supported the No[9] with 57.9% against the UAL supported Yes[10] in Fassa Valley.[11]

In the 2018 general election Testor, affiliated to Forza Italia,[12] was elected to the Italian Senate from the single-seat constituency of Pergine Valsugana.[13][14]

Electoral results

Results are expressed in %.

2008 provincial2013 provincial2015 communal2018 general2018 provincial2020 communal2022 general2023 provincial
Trentino0.60.81.0[lower-alpha 1]1.01.0[lower-alpha 1]0.9
Fassa Valley26.631.959.455.0[lower-alpha 1]38.947.8[15]59.742.3
  1. First-past-the-post votes for Elena Testor.

Leadership

  • President: Anita Santuari (2009–2012), Elena Testor (2012–present)
  • Secretary: Riccardo Cociardi (2009–2012), Luca Guglielmi (2012–present)

References

  1. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Trentino/Italy". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. "Il centrodestra rilanciaNasce "Progetto Fassa" | L'Adige". Ladige.it. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  3. Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "L-Associazione Fassa guarda avanti - Cronaca - Trentino Corriere Alpi". Trentinocorrierealpi.gelocal.it. 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  5. ""In valle serve più decisione" - Trentino" (in Italian). Ricerca.gelocal.it. 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  6. "Elezioni 2013 - Provincia autonoma di Trento". Elezioni-2013.provincia.tn.it. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  7. "Data" (PDF). www.comunitavalle.provincia.tn.it. 2015.
  8. "Al referendum costituzionale noi votiamo NO!" (in Italian). facebook.com. 30 November 2016.
  9. "Referendum, ecco chi si è schierato" (in Italian). trentinocorrierealpi.gelocal.it. 27 November 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  10. "Provincia TRENTO". Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali. Retrieved 2018-09-24.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Fassa_Association, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.