Fassa Association Associazione Fassa | |
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| President | Armando Mich |
| Political secretary | Luca Guglielmi |
| Founded | 2008; 18 years ago (2008) |
| Split from | Daisy Civic List |
| Headquarters | Strèda Dolomites n° 56,Canazei |
| Ideology | Ladinminority 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 theLeague) |
| Provincial Council | 1 / 35 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Fassa Association (Associazione Fassa), often referred simply asFassa, is a minorChristian-democratic[1]political party inTrentino,Italy. The party seeks to represent theLadin minority[1] in the Province and especially Ladins living inFassa Valley.
Fassa was formed asFassa List (Lista Fassa) in August 2008 as a centre-right alternative to the centre-leftLadin Autonomist Union (UAL),[2] which used to garner a large majority of Ladin votes in Fassa Valley. Its first leader wasGino Fontana, mayor ofVigo di Fassa and, formerly, provincial councillor forDaisy Civic List, a centrist party aligned with the so-called "regionalist centre-left".[3] A year later, the List was institutionalised and became a fully fledged party under the current name.[2]
In the2008 provincial election, the party won 0.6% of the vote (26.6% in Fassa Valley).[4]
In March 2012,Elena Testor was elected president of the party andLuca Guglielmi secretary.[5] In September 2013,Riccardo Franceschetti, mayor ofMoena and leading member of the UAL, left his party to join Fassa.[6]
In the2013 provincial election, the party won 0.8% of the vote (31.9% in Fassa Valley).[7]
In the 2015 Fassa community election, the party prevailed over the UAL and Testor was electedProcuradora (President of the Fassa community).[8][9]
In the2016 Italian constitutional referendum, Fassa supported the No,[10] which won with 58% of the votes in the Fassa valley.[11]
In the2018 general election, Testor affiliated toForza Italia,[12] and was elected to theItalian Senate from the single-seat constituency ofPergine Valsugana.[13][14] In 2019Armando Mich was elected new party president, succeeding to Testor.[15]
The party confirmed its representation in the Provincial Council both in the2018 provincial election (1.0% of the vote and 38.9% in Fassa Valley) and the2023 provincial election (0.9% of the vote and 42.3% in Fassa Valley).
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[16] | 59.7 | 42.3 |