| Act to Stop the Decline | |
| Native Name: | Fare per Fermare il Declino |
| Leader1 Title: | Coordinator |
| Headquarters: | Via Caradosso, 17 Milan |
| Membership Year: | 2014 |
| Membership: | 72,583[1] |
| Ideology: | Classical liberalism |
| Position: | Centre-right |
| Colours: | Red |
| National: | European Choice (2014) |
| Country: | Italy |
Act to Stop the Decline (Italian: Fare per Fermare il Declino, Fare or FFD) was a liberal[2] political party in Italy, founded in 2012 as Stop the Decline (Fermare il Declino, FiD).[3] Oscar Giannino and Michele Boldrin have been its main leaders.
FFD was launched in July 2012 as a spinoff of a cultural movement, "Fermare il Declino" initiated by a group of seven economists with an open letter published in Italy's major newspapers: Oscar Giannino, Michele Boldrin, Sandro Brusco, Alessandro De Nicola, Andrea Moro, Carlo Stagnaro and Luigi Zingales.[4] [5] [6] The manifesto of the association was signed by 240 personalities and, as of May 2013, had attracted more than 70,000 signatures.[1]
The core goals of FFD included the reduction of the national debt by 20% of GDP in 5 years, the reduction of the public expenditure by at least 6% of GDP in 5 years, the reduction of the tax burden on citizens by at least 5% in 5 years, the introduction of a serious federalism, university reform, liberalizations and privatizations.[7]
On 8 December 2012 it was announced that the association would run an electoral list in the 2013 general election.[8] [9] In the election, held in February 2013, the party obtained 1.2%, returning no seats.[10] Luigi Zingales left the party that same month.[11]
FFD contested the 2014 European election within the European Choice (SE) electoral list alongside Civic Choice, Democratic Centre and other minor parties. The list received just 0.7% of the vote and failed to elect any MEPs. Boldrin publicly expressed his regret about the decision to take part in SE and criticized its coalition partners and Guy Verhofstadt.[12]
The party has since been almost inactive and lost media attention and notability. In late 2015 the official website was no longer active.
| Chamber of Deputies | ||||||
| Election year |
| % of overall vote |
| +/– | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 380,937 (#10) | 1.2 | ||||
| Senate of the Republic | ||||||
| Election year |
| % of overall vote |
| +/– | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 278,396 (#9) | 0.9 | ||||