| Fassa Association | |
| Native Name: | Associazione Fassa |
| Leader1 Title: | President |
| Leader1 Name: | Armando Mich |
| Leader2 Title: | Political secretary |
| Leader2 Name: | Luca Guglielmi |
| Split: | Daisy Civic List |
| Headquarters: | Strèda Dolomites n° 56, Canazei |
| Ideology: | Christian democracy |
| Position: | Centre-right |
| National: | Forza Italia (until 2020) League (2020–present) |
| Seats1 Title: | Chamber of Deputies |
| Seats2 Title: | Senate |
| Seats2: | (Into the League) |
| Seats3 Title: | Provincial Council |
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| Country: | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Country2: | Italy |
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 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]
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 | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | 0.9 | |
| Fassa Valley | 26.6 | 31.9 | 59.4 | 55.0 | 38.9 | 47.8[15] | 59.7 | 42.3 |