Campobase
{{Infobox political party
| name = Campobase
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| logo = Campobase logo.png
| leader = Francesco Valduga
| leader1_title = Secretary
| leader1_name = Chiara Maule
| leader2_title = President
| leader2_name = Paolo Piccoli
| foundation = {{start date|df=y|2022|2|12}}
| dissolution =
| predecessor = Union for Trentino
| merged =
| headquarters = Vicolo dell'Adige 9, Trento
| ideology = Regionalism
Christian democracy
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| position = Centre
| national = Centre-left coalition
| european =
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| colours = {{color box|{{Political party data|color}}|border=silver}} Green
| seats1_title = Chamber of Deputies
| seats1 = {{Political party data|seat composition bar|ms-lower-house}}
| seats2_title = Senate{{cref|C}}
| seats2 = {{Political party data|seat composition bar|ms-upper-house}}
| seats3_title = European Parliament
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| seats4_title = Provincial council
| seats4 = {{composition bar|4|35|hex=#96bf0d}}
| website = {{Political party data|website}}
| country = Italy
}}
Campobase ({{literal translation|Base camp}}) is a regionalist and centrist political party, in the Christian-democratic tradition, in Trentino, Italy. Its informal leader is Lorenzo Dellai, a former three-term president of Trentino (1999–2012).{{cite news |last1=Rainews |first1=Redazione |title=Nasce Campobase, il nuovo contenitore di centro |url=https://www.rainews.it/tgr/trento/video/2022/02/tnt-Campobase-politica-Trentino-Elezioni-Provinciali-2023-4634cfd8-7190-4035-bb39-5ab266948681.html |access-date=9 September 2023 |date=12 February 2022 |language=it}} The party is the heir of the Daisy Civic List (1998–2008) and the Union for Trentino (2008–2022), and is part of the centre-left coalition both in Trentino and the Italian Parliament.
History
After the defeat of the centre-left and the Union for Trentino (UpT) especially in the 2018 provincial election, the idea of a new party unifying the UpT, local civic lists and individual centrists floated for years, until the proposal of a "Campobase" was conceived by Lorenzo Dellai in November 2021.{{cite news |title=I giovani dell'Upt a Dellai e Campobase: Pronti a crescere e ad accogliere le sfide del futuro |url=https://www.ildolomiti.it/politica/2021/i-giovani-dellupt-a-dellai-e-campobase-pronti-a-crescere-e-ad-accogliere-le-sfide-del-futuro |access-date=9 September 2023 |work=il Dolomiti |date=28 November 2021 |language=it}}
Campobase was launched in February 2022, under the leadership of coordinator Michael Rech (mayor of Folgaria) and Chiara Maule (vice president of the UpT). Other than Dellai, leading members of the founding committee included Annalisa Caumo (president of the UpT), Marcello Carli (former member of the provincial council of Trentino), Francesco Valduga (mayor of Rovereto) and Roberto Oss Emer (mayor of Pergine Valsugana).{{cite news |title=Campobase si presenta: Rech coordinatore e Maule vice. Prove generali d'intesa col Patt. Marchiori: "Abbiamo una condivisione di obiettivi" |url=https://www.ildolomiti.it/politica/2022/campobase-si-presenta-rech-coordinatore-e-maule-vice-prove-generali-dintesa-col-patt-marchiori-abbiamo-una-condivisione-di-obiettivi |access-date=9 September 2023 |work=il Dolomiti |date=12 February 2022 |language=it}}{{cite news |title=In Trentino nasce "Campobase", nuovo soggetto civico - Cronaca |url=https://www.giornaletrentino.it/cronaca/in-trentino-nasce-campobase-nuovo-soggetto-civico-1.3128840 |access-date=9 September 2023 |work=Il nuovo Trentino |date=12 February 2022 |language=it}}
In the 2022 general election, an independent close to Campobase, Pietro Patton, was elected senator in the single-seat constituency of Trento at the head of a broad centre-left coalition.{{cite news |title=Elezioni Senato 2022 - Risultati collegio uninominale Trentino-alto Adige/südtirol - U01 - 25 settembre 2022 - La Repubblica |url=https://elezioni.repubblica.it/2022/senatodellarepubblica/trentino-alto-adige_sudtirol/trentino-alto-adige_sudtirol/trentino-altoadige_sudtirol-u01/ |access-date=9 September 2023 |work=elezioni.repubblica.it}}{{cite news |title=In Trentino l'alleanza tra Pd e Terzo polo ha permesso di vincere al Senato |url=https://www.editorialedomani.it/politica/italia/trentino-alleanza-azione-pd-patton-senato-hrynohqo |access-date=9 September 2023 |work=www.editorialedomani.it |language=it-it}}{{cite news |title=Il caso Patton. L'uomo che ha messo insieme Letta e Calenda e ha sconfitto Meloni (di F. Olivo) |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.it/politica/2022/09/26/news/pietro_patton_trentino-10294583 |access-date=9 September 2023 |work=HuffPost Italia |date=26 September 2022 |language=it}} Consequently, the For the Autonomies group took also the "Campobase" sub-name.{{Cite web |date=31 March 2021 |title=Variazioni nella composizione dei gruppi del Senato nella XVIII Legislatura |url=https://www.senato.it/4839 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411153901/https://www.senato.it/4839 |archive-date=11 April 2021 |access-date=1 October 2024 |website=senato.it}}
In March 2023, during an assembly, Campobase became a full-fledged political party. Rech was elected secretary, Maule deputy secretary, Paolo Piccoli (president of Trento's municipal council) president and Elisa Bortolamedi vice president. Most importantly, the party launched Valduga for president of Trentino in the 2023 provincial election.{{cite news |title=Provinciali, il frontman di Campobase è Valduga: Una leadership diffusa. Le alleanze? Si possono allargare ma non verso chi soffia sull'antipolitica |url=https://www.ildolomiti.it/politica/2023/provinciali-il-frontman-di-campobase-e-valduga-una-leadership-diffusa-le-alleanze-si-possono-allargare-ma-non-verso-chi-soffia-sullantipolitica |access-date=9 September 2023 |work=il Dolomiti |date=4 March 2023 |language=it}}{{cite news |title=Campobase nasce ed è già a un bivio - Cronaca |url=https://www.giornaletrentino.it/cronaca/campobase-nasce-ed-%C3%A8-gi%C3%A0-a-un-bivio-1.3439910 |access-date=9 September 2023 |work=Il nuovo Trentino |date=3 March 2023 |language=it}}{{cite news |title=L'assemblea di Campo Base dice Valduga |url=https://www.trentinotv.it/news_dettaglio.php?id=19857098 |access-date=9 September 2023 |work=Trentino TV}}{{cite news |title=Elezioni provinciali: Campobase lancia la candidatura Valduga |url=https://www.gazzettadellevalli.it/attualita/elezioni-provinciali-campobase-lancia-la-candidatura-valduga-411276 |access-date=9 September 2023 |work=Gazzetta delle Valli News dalle Valli Lombarde e Trentine |date=5 March 2023 |language=it-IT}} In April Valduga became the official candidate of the centre-left.{{cite news |title=Valduga candidato di tutti ma ora a tutti spiegate perché avete candidato Valduga: il mistero politico di una scelta che comunque ha del buono per la coalizione |url=https://www.ildolomiti.it/blog/luca-pianesi/valduga-candidato-di-tutti-ma-ora-a-tutti-spiegate-perche-avete-candidato-valduga-il-mistero-politico-di-una-scelta-che-comunque-ha-del-buono-per-la-coalizione |access-date=9 September 2023 |work=il Dolomiti |date=1 April 2023 |language=it}}{{cite news |title=Provinciali: Francesco Valduga è il candidato del centrosinistra |url=https://www.trentotoday.it/politica/francesco-valduga-candidato-centrosinistra-elezioni-provinciali.html |access-date=9 September 2023 |work=TrentoToday |language=it}}
In the election, Valduga was defeated by incumbent president Maurizio Fugatti of Lega Trentino (51.8% to 37.5%). However, Campobase was the second largest party of the centre-left coalition: 8.4% of the vote and three councillors (Chiara Maule, Roberto Stanchina and Michele Malfer).{{cite web | url=https://www.giornaletrentino.it/cronaca/ecco-i-35-eletti-failoni-recordman-con-4283-preferenze-gerosa-verso-la-vicepresidenza-confermati-tutti-gli-assessori-uscenti-1.3612727 | title=Ecco i 35 eletti: Failoni recordman con 4283 preferenze. Gerosa verso la vicepresidenza, confermati tutti gli assessori uscenti - Cronaca | date=23 October 2023 }}
In December 2024 the party held its second congress and Maule was elected secretary.https://www.ildolomiti.it/politica/2024/campobase-la-consigliera-provinciale-chiara-maule-e-la-nuova-segretaria-spazio-ai-giovani-vogliamo-radicarci-sul-territorio-le-comunali-di-maggio-la-prima-sfida
Electoral results
= Italian Parliament =
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| colspan=6|Senate of the Republic |
| width=13%|Election year
!width=16%|Votes !width=6%|% !width=1%|Seats !width=8%|+/− !width=18%|Leader |
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| 2022
|with PD |– |{{composition bar|1|200|hex=#96bf0d}} |style="text-align: center"|{{increase}} 1 |style="text-align: center"|Lorenzo Dellai |
= Provincial elections =
| class="wikitable" style="width:50%; border:1px #AAAAFF solid" |
| +Provincial council of Trentino
! width="13%" |Election year ! width="16%" |Votes ! width="6%" |% ! width="1%" |Seats ! width="8%" |+/− ! width="18%" |Leader |
| 2023
|19,553 |8.41 |{{composition bar|3|35|hex=#96bf0d}} | style="text-align: center" |{{increase}} 3 | style="text-align: center" |Francesco Valduga |
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Leadership
- Coordinator/Secretary: Michael Rech (2022–2024), Chiara Maule (2024–present)
- Deputy Coordinator/Secretary: Chiara Maule (2022–2024), Alberto Frisanco (2025–present)
- President: Paolo Piccoli (2023–present)
- Vice President: Elisa Bortolamedi (2023–2024), Anastasia Facchinelli (2025–present)