Fassa Association

Fassa Association Associazione Fassa
President	Armando Mich
Political secretary	Luca Guglielmi
Founded	2008; 17 years ago (2008)
Split from	Daisy Civic List
Headquarters	Strèda Dolomites n° 56, Canazei
Ideology	Ladin minority interests Christian democracy
Political position	Centre-right
National affiliation	Forza Italia (until 2020) League (2020–present)
Chamber of Deputies	0 / 400
Senate	1 / 200 (Into the League)
Provincial Council	1 / 35
Website
www.forzafassa.it
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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.

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),^[2] 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.^{[citation needed]} 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 0.61% of the vote (26.63% in Fassa Valley).^[3]

In March 2012, Elena Testor [it] was elected president of the party and Luca Guglielmi secretary.^[4] In September 2013, Riccardo Franceschetti, mayor of Moena and leading member of the UAL, left his party to join Fassa.^[5]

In the 2013 provincial election, the party won 0.83% of the vote (31.89% in Fassa Valley).^[6]

In the 2015 Fassa community election, the party prevailed over the UAL and Testor was elected Procuradora (President of the Fassa community).^[7][8]

In the 2016 Italian constitutional referendum, Fassa supported the No,^[9] which won with 57.9% of the votes in the Fassa valley.^{[10][failed verification]}

In the 2018 general election, Testor affiliated to Forza Italia,^[11] and was elected to the Italian Senate from the single-seat constituency of Pergine Valsugana.^[12][13]

Electoral results

Results are expressed in %.

	2008 provincial	2013 provincial	2015 communal	2018 general	2018 provincial	2020 communal	2022 general	2023 provincial
Trentino	0.6	0.8	–	1.0[a]	1.0	–	1.0[a]	0.9
Fassa Valley	26.6	31.9	59.4	55.0[a]	38.9	47.8[14]	59.7	42.3

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. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
2. Felicetti, Mario (16 May 2009). "Il centrodestra rilancia Nasce "Progetto Fassa"". L'Adige (in Italian). Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
3. "Elezioni provinciali - 9 novembre 2008". Provincia autonoma di Trento (in Italian). 9 November 2008. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009.
4. Redolfi, Valentina (23 March 2012). "L'Associazione Fassa guarda avanti". Trentino Corriere Alpi. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
5. Bonani, Gilberto (27 September 2013). ""In valle serve più decisione"". Trentino Corriere Alpi (in Italian). Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
6. "Elezioni provinciali - 27 Ottobre 2013". Provincia autonoma di Trento (in Italian). Retrieved 14 August 2014.
7. "COMPOSIZIONE DEL CONSEI GENERAL" (PDF). Provincia Autonoma di Trento (in Italian). 10 May 2015.
8. "Fassa, oggi l'insediamento della procuradora Elena Testor". L'Adige. 19 May 2015. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
9. "Referendum, ecco chi si è schierato". Trentino Corriere Alpi (in Italian). 27 November 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
10. "Referendum 04/12/2016 - Area ITALIA - Regione TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE - Provincia TRENTO". Eligendo (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
11. Tessari, Gianpaolo (24 January 2018). "Testor, la val di Fassa ora guarda a destra". Trentino (in Italian). Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
12. "Senato 04/03/2018 | Area ITALIA (escl. Valle d'Aosta) | Regione TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE | Collegio Plurinominale TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE/SÜDTIROL - 01 | Collegio 06 - PERGINE VALSUGANA". Eligendo (in Italian). Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
13. "Elezioni in Trentino: tutti gli eletti uninominali sono del centrodestra, ecco i nuovi deputati e senatori".
14. "RISULTATI PROCURADOR - Elezioni Comun General de Fascia - 20 e 21 settembre 2020" (PDF). Provincia Autonoma di Trento.

External links

• Official website