Trentino Project (Italian: Progetto Trentino, PT) is a regionalist[1] and Christian-democratic[1] political party in Trentino, Italy.

Trentino Project
Progetto Trentino
PresidentSilvano Grisenti
Founded2 July 2012
Split fromUnion for Trentino
HeadquartersVia Degasperi 14/A, 38123 Trento
IdeologyRegionalism[1]
Christian democracy[1]
Political positionCentre-right
Regional affiliationCentre-right coalition
PATT–PT–AP joint list
Chamber of Deputies
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Senate
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European Parliament
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Provincial Council
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Website
www.progettotrentino.it

History

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PT was formed in July 2012 as a split, led by former regional minister Silvano Grisenti, from the Union for Trentino (UpT).[2][3]

In the 2013 provincial election, the party supported Diego Mosna, entrepreneur and president of Trentino Volley, for president of Trentino.[4] Mosna was endorsed also by the Trentino Civic List,[5] Stop the Decline, Administer Trentino, Together for Autonomy and Autonomy 2020. Mosna won a 19.3% of the vote, coming a very distant second from Ugo Rossi of the Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party, who was supported by the autonomist/centre-left coalition and garnered a landslide 58.1%.[6] However, PT emerged as the fourth largest political force of Trentino, by winning 9.0% of the vote (the UpT got 13.3%)[6] and four provincial councillors plus Mosna, who was elected as best-placed defeated candidate.[7][6]

In December 2014, during the party's first congress, Marco Bettega was elected president to replace Mauro Dorigoni.[8]

In March 2015, Grisenti was convicted of corruption[9][10] and, as a result, temporarily abandoned politics.[11][12] The PT participated in the subsequent Trento municipal election in coalition with Lega Nord Trentino (LNT), Trentino Civic List (CT), Forza Italia and the Brothers of Italy: in the event, the party won 3.8% of the vote, less than most of its coalition parties.[13][14]

In January 2016, during the party's second congress, Marino Simoni was elected as new president.[15] In April the PT signed a federative pact with the Populars for Italy (PpI), a minor Christian-democratic party represented in Parliament.[16][17]

In the 2018 provincial election, the PT was part of the autonomist/centre-right coalition. Maurizio Fugatti of the LNT was elected president of Trentino and PT, with its 3.2%, was the coalition's third largest party. PT's Mario Tonina was appointed acting vice president by Fugatti,[18] after the death of CT's Rodolfo Borga (who was supposed to function as vice president, due to CT's 4.6% of the vote), Tonina's appointment became permanent.[18]

In March 2019, during the party's third congress, Grisenti was elected president.[19][20]

In the 2023 provincial election, the party ran in a joint list with the Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party and Popular Autonomists, in support of Fugatti's re-election.[21][22][23] In the election, Fugatti was re-elected and the autonomist joint list obtained 8.2% of the vote and three councillors, including Tonina.

Leadership

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References

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  4. ^ Mosna sarà candidato di Progetto Trentino - Cronaca - Trentino Corriere Alpi
  5. ^ "Scopri quali sono le migliori pillole di creatina". Retrieved Jan 26, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Elezioni 2013 - Provincia autonoma di Trento". www.elezioni-2013.provincia.tn.it. Retrieved Jan 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "Elezioni 2013 - Provincia autonoma di Trento". www.elezioni-2013.provincia.tn.it. Retrieved Jan 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "Progetto Trentino, Bettega presidente - Trentino A/S". ANSA.it. Dec 6, 2014. Retrieved Jan 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "Lavocedeltrentino.it - Silvano Grisenti condannato definitamente". Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  10. ^ "Per Grisenti (Oltre alla condanna) il conto da pagare: 150 mila euro di spese per le intercettazioni - Cronaca - Trentino Corriere Alpi". Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
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  13. ^ "TRENTO - Candidati Sindaco". www.elezionicomunali.tn.it. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09.
  14. ^ "TRENTO - Voti di lista 2015". Archived from the original on 2016-01-29.
  15. ^ "Pt a congresso, Simoni per la presidenza - Cronaca - Trentino Corriere Alpi". Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  16. ^ "Firmato accordo federativo tra Popolari per l'Italia e Progetto Trentino | Popolari per l'Italia". Retrieved Jan 26, 2021.
  17. ^ "Pt, dibattito su immigrati e referendum costituzionale - Cronaca - Trentino Corriere Alpi". Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  18. ^ a b "Giunta Fugatti, alla Lega quattro assessori e il Consiglio - Cronaca". Trentino. 13 November 2018. Retrieved Jan 26, 2021.
  19. ^ Rainews, Redazione di (2019-03-30), Progetto Trentino, Grisenti torna presidente e punta al rilancio (in Italian), retrieved 2024-01-11
  20. ^ "SILVANO GRISENTI PRESIDENTE DI PROGETTO TRENTINO, ASSICURA LEALTA' AL CENTRODESTRA". Portale Radio e TV (in Italian). 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  21. ^ "Lista unitaria Patt, Autonomisti Popolari e Progetto Trentino - Notizie - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  22. ^ "Provinciali, una lista unitaria per Patt, Progetto Trentino e Autonomisti Popolari. Grisenti: "Sono nato democristiano e morirò autonomista"". il Dolomiti (in Italian). 2023-07-22. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  23. ^ Rainews, Redazione di (2023-07-22), Il Patt si allarga, entrano Progetto Trentino e Autonomisti Popolari (in Italian), retrieved 2024-01-11
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