Trentino Project

Trentino Project
Progetto Trentino
Founder Silvano Grisenti
President Marino Simoni
Founded 2 July 2012
Split from Union for Trentino
Headquarters Via Degasperi 14/A, 38123 Trento
Ideology Christian democracy
Regionalism
Autonomism
Political position Centre-right[1]
European affiliation none
International affiliation none
European Parliament group no MEPs
Chamber of Deputies
0 / 630
Senate
0 / 315
European Parliament
0 / 73
Provincial Council
5 / 35
Website
http://www.progettotrentino.it
Politics of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Political parties
Elections

Trentino Project (Italian: Progetto Trentino, PT) is a Christian-democratic political party active in Trentino.

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 ran Diego Mosna, entrepreneur and president of Trentino Volley,[4] as candidate for president. Mosna was supported also by the Trentino Civic List,[5] Stop the Decline, Administer Trentino, Together for Autonomy and Autonomy 2020. Mosna won a mere 19.3% of the vote and was trounced by Ugo Rossi of the Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party, who garnered a landslide 58.1%.[6] PT however emerged as the fourth largest political force of Trentino, by winning 9.0% of the vote (the UpT got 13.3%)[7] and 4 provincial councillors plus Mosna, who was elected as defeated candidate.[8]

In December 2014, during the party's first congress, Marco Bettega was elected president to replace Mauro Dorigoni.[9]

In March 2015 Grisenti was convicted of corruption[10][11] and, consequently, abandoned politics.[12][13] The PT participated in the successive Trento municipal election in coalition with Lega Nord Trentino, Forza Italia, Trentino Civic List and Brothers of Italy: in the event, the party won 3.8% of the vote, less than most of its coalition parties.[14][15]

In January 2016, during the party's second congress, Marino Simoni was elected as new president.[16]

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