Union for Trentino

Infobox_Italian_political_party
name_english = Union for Trentino

leader = Lorenzo Dellai
leader1_title = Secretary
leader1_name = Marco Tanas
leader2_title = President
leader2_name = Flavia Fontana
leader3_title =
leader3_name =
leader4_title =
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foundation = 7 June 2008
dissolution =
headquarters = Via Lunelli, 64
38100 Trento
newspaper = none
membership_year=
membership = "unknown"
ideology = Regionalism, Christian democracy, Centrism
coalition = with the Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party and the Democratic Party
international = "none"
european = "none"
europarl = "currently no MEPs"
website = http://www.unioneperiltrentino.it
colorcode = lightblue

The Union for Trentino ("Unione per il Trentino", UpT) is a regionalist christian-democratic and centrist political party active in the Province of Trento, Italy.

The party has its roots in the experience of Daisy Civic List and was founded on 7 June 2008 by the "regionalist" wing of that party, a regionalist party which divided itself among those who wanted to continue an autonomous path from national parties and those who wanted to establish the provincial Democratic Party. The party is currently led by Marco Tanas.

History

After the defeat of the centre-left in Trentino in the 2008 general election [ [http://politiche.interno.it/politiche/camera080413/C060830000.htm Ministero dell'Interno - Elezioni della Camera dei Deputati ] ] , the Daisy Civic List was divided among those who wanted to continue on the road toward the consolidation of the regional party and those who wanted to establish the provincial Democratic Party (PD) along with the local Democrats of the Left. [ [http://trentinocorrierealpi.repubblica.it/dettaglio/Alle-Provinciali-arriva-il-Pd-Lunelli:-Sconfitta-colpa-mia/1446153 Alle Provinciali arriva il Pd Lunelli: "Sconfitta, colpa mia" | Trentino ] ] [ [http://trentinocorrierealpi.repubblica.it/dettaglio/Pd-Pacher-accelera-Subito-le-primarie/1446659 Pd, Pacher accelera "Subito le primarie" | Trentino ] ] [ [http://trentinocorrierealpi.repubblica.it/dettaglio/La-sindrome-Illy-attanaglia-la-Margherita/1446665 La sindrome Illy attanaglia la Margherita | Trentino ] ] On 30 April the party decided both the merger into PD and the creation of a new regional party federated with it, as supported by both Lorenzo Dellai and Giorgio Lunelli. [ [http://www.margherita.tn.it/documento.php?id=171 Civica Margherita del Trentino ] ] [ [http://www.ladige.it/news/a_portale_lay_notizia_01.php?id_cat=4&id_news=6179 l'Adige.it - Quotidiano Indipendente del Trentino Alto Adige ] ]

Daisy thus suffered the separation of the "Democrats" from the "regionalists". [ [http://trentinocorrierealpi.repubblica.it/dettaglio/Pd-sara-il-15-giugno-la-data-delle-primarie/1449845 Pd, sarà il 15 giugno la data delle primarie | Trentino ] ] Lunelli, supported by former Senator Mauro Betta and eight provincial deputies out of twelve, decided to take part to the foundation of the regionalist party, while Senator Claudio Molinari and Deputy Letizia De Torre decided to join the PD. [http://www.ladige.it/inc/class/easy_download.inc.php?path_file=/oggetti/2008_05&nome_file=LAMargherit.pdf]

The new regionalist party, named Union for Trentino, was launched on 7 June [ [http://www.margherita.tn.it/diario.php?id=206 Civica Margherita del Trentino ] ] [ [http://www.ladige.it/news/a_portale_lay_notizia_01.php?id_cat=4&id_news=6613 l'Adige.it - Quotidiano Indipendente del Trentino Alto Adige ] ] , while the provincial PD was established on 8 June with the primary election for the first provincial secretary: Alberto Pacher. [ [http://trentinocorrierealpi.repubblica.it/dettaglio/Pd-boom-di-votanti-Pacher-vince-col-70/1473350 Pd, boom di votanti Pacher vince col 70% | Trentino ] ] On 15 July Marco Tanas, a 35-years old former Socialist, was elected secretary of the party, while Flavia Fontana was appointed president. [ [http://trentinocorrierealpi.repubblica.it/dettaglio/Unione-Dellai-incorona-Tanas/1488312 Unione, Dellai "incorona" Tanas | Trentino ] ]

Leadership

*Secretary: Marco Tanas (2008–...)
*President: Flavia Fontana (2008–...)

References

ources

* [http://www.consiglio.provincia.tn.it/consiglio/consiglieri_organi_passato/legislature.it.asp Provincial Council of Trento – Legislatures]
* [http://www.regione.taa.it/Elettorale/risultati/reg_1998.pdf Trentino Alto-Adige Region – Elections]
* [http://www.elezioni.provincia.tn.it/ Provincial Government of Trento – Elections]
* [http://www.cattaneo.org/index.asp?l1=archivi&l2=adele Cattaneo Institute – Archive of Election Data]
* [http://www.parties-and-elections.de/trento.html Parties and Elections in Europe – Province of Trento]
* [http://elezionistorico.interno.it/ Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections]

External links

* [http://www.unioneperiltrentino.it/ Official website]