Fassa Association

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

Fassa Association

Associazione Fassa
PresidentFrancesco Pitscheider
Political secretaryLuca Guglielmi
Founded2008
Split fromDaisy Civic List
IdeologyLadin minority interests[1]
Christian democracy[1]
Political positionCentre-right
National affiliationForza Italia
Centre-right coalition
Chamber of Deputies
0 / 630
Senate
1 / 321
Provincial Council
1 / 35
Website
www.forzafassa.it

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 provincial
Trentino0.60.8–10.5[lower-alpha 1]1.0
Fassa Valley26.631.959.455.0[lower-alpha 1]38.9
  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. r.moser@ladige.it (19 May 2015). "Fassa, oggi l'insediamento della procuradora Elena Testor".
  9. "Al referendum costituzionale noi votiamo NO!" (in Italian). facebook.com. 30 November 2016.
  10. "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.
  11. "Provincia TRENTO". Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  12. "Testor, la val di Fassa ora guarda a destra".
  13. "Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali". elezioni.interno.gov.it.
  14. "Elezioni in Trentino: tutti gli eletti uninominali sono del centrodestra, ecco i nuovi deputati e senatori".
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