Fassa Association

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.

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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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 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 the 2008 provincial election, the party won 0.6% of the vote (26.6% in Fassa Valley).^[4]

In March 2012, Elena Testor [it] was elected president of the party and Luca Guglielmi secretary.^[5] In September 2013, Riccardo Franceschetti, mayor of Moena and leading member of the UAL, left his party to join Fassa.^[6]

In the 2013 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 elected Procuradora (President of the Fassa community).^[8][9]

In the 2016 Italian constitutional referendum, Fassa supported the No,^[10] which won with 58% of the votes in the Fassa valley.^[11]

In the 2018 general election, Testor affiliated to Forza Italia,^[12] and was elected to the Italian Senate from the single-seat constituency of Pergine Valsugana.^[13][14] In 2019 Armando Mich was elected new party president, succeeding to Testor.^[15]

The party confirmed its representation in the Provincial Council both in the 2018 provincial election (1.0% of the vote and 38.9% in Fassa Valley) and the 2023 provincial election (0.9% of the vote and 42.3% in Fassa Valley) .

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[16]	59.7	42.3

1. First-past-the-post votes for Elena Testor.

Leadership

• President: Anita Santuari (2009–2012), Elena Testor (2012–2019), Armando Mich (2019–present)
• Secretary: Riccardo Cociardi (2009–2012), Luca Guglielmi (2012–present)