Fortza Paris
{{Infobox political party
| colorcode = #DE0000
| name = Fortza Paris
| logo = Simbolo Fortza Paris.gif
| leader =
| leader1_title = President
| leader1_name = Gianfranco Scalas
| leader2_title =
| leader2_name =
| president =
| predecessor = Sardinian People's Party
| foundation = 3 March 2004
| dissolution =
| headquarters = Via Enrico Mattei 17
Oristano
| newspaper =
| ideology = Regionalism
Sardinian nationalism
Christian democracy
| national = {{Nowrap|Centre-right coalition (2004–2023)
Centre-left coalition (2023–present)}}
| seats4_title = Regional Council of Sardinia
| seats4 = {{Composition bar|0|60|hex=#DE0000}}
| european =
| website = {{URL|http://www.fortzaparis.com}}
| country = Sardinia
}}
Fortza Paris (English: Forward Together) is a regionalist,{{cite web|url=http://parties-and-elections.eu/sardinia.html|website=Parties and Elections in Europe|title=Sardinia/Italy|first=Wolfram|last=Nordsieck|year=2019|access-date=26 March 2019|archive-date=3 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403123828/http://parties-and-elections.eu/sardinia.html|url-status=dead}} Sardinian nationalist and mainly Christian-democratic political party in Sardinia.
The party was established in 2004 at the merger of the Sardinian People's Party (PPS) – splinter group of the Italian People's Party and briefly regional section of the United Christian Democrats –, Sardistas and Unity of Sardinian People.[http://www1.adnkronos.com/Archivio/AdnAgenzia/2004/03/04/Politica/ELEZIONI-FORTZA-PARIS-NASCE-IN-SARDEGNA-NUOVO-PARTITO_002900.php ELEZIONI: 'FORTZA PARIS', NASCE IN SARDEGNA NUOVO PARTITO][http://notizie.alguer.it/n?id=3873 Nasce Fortza Paris ad Alghero, ma i Sardistas non aderiscono][http://www.sanatzione.eu/2010/09/fortza-paris-contributo-alla-mozione-indipendentista/ Fortza Paris: Contributo alla mozione indipendentista] Its self-proclaimed ideology comprises "all what the 20th Century had it good", including Christian democracy, liberalism, social democracy and federalism.[http://www.fortzaparis.com/index.php/manifesto-programmatico Home]
History
In the 2004 regional election FP, within the centre-right coalition, won 4.6% of the vote and three regional councillors.[http://consiglio.regione.sardegna.it/XIILegislatura/consig00.asp I Consiglieri regionali – XII Legislatura] In the 2005 provincial elections FP's secretary Pasquale Onida was elected president of the province of Oristano, where the party's share reached 11.4%.
In the 2008 general election party leader Silvestro Ladu was an unsuccessful candidate for The People of Freedom (PdL) for the Senate.{{Cite web |url=http://politiche.interno.it/politiche/senato080413/Seletti20.htm |title=Ministero dell'Interno - Elezioni del Senato della Repubblica |access-date=2009-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526074416/http://politiche.interno.it/politiche/senato080413/Seletti20.htm |archive-date=2008-05-26 |url-status=dead }} Later that year, several FP members, including Onida, Ladu and other two regional councillors (one coming from the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats) joined the PdL, while a minority, led by president Gianfranco Scalas, did not.{{Cite web |url=http://consiglio.regione.sardegna.it/rassegnastampa/pdf/66655.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722052850/http://consiglio.regione.sardegna.it/rassegnastampa/pdf/66655.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-22 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://consiglio.regione.sardegna.it/rassegnastampa/pdf/70624.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722052858/http://consiglio.regione.sardegna.it/rassegnastampa/pdf/70624.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-22 |url-status=dead }}
In the 2009 regional election FP won 2.2% in a joint list with the regional section of the Movement for Autonomies (a Sicilian-based party), but neither Scalas nor any other party members were elected to the Regional Council. However, two FP dissidents, Domenico Gallus and Renato Lai, who stood for the PdL, did get in. Later that year a former member of FP, Adriano Aversano, launched Lega Sarda, that aimed at becoming the Sardinian "national section" of Lega Nord.[http://www.conchidortos.org/node/918 Sa Liga Sarditza | www.conchidortos.org] In fact, in that very year the federal leadership of Lega Nord supported the creation of Lega Nord Sardinia.{{Cite web |url=http://www.provincia.ogliastra.it/notizia.php?tipo=rassegna&id=13100 |title=Provincia Ogliastra - Giorgio Ladu e la Lega: "Obiettivo zona franca" |access-date=2014-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502033608/http://www.provincia.ogliastra.it/notizia.php?tipo=rassegna&id=13100 |archive-date=2014-05-02 |url-status=dead }}[http://notizie.alguer.it/n?id=27638 Lega Nord, conferenza a Sassari]
In the 2010 provincial elections the party was able to field candidates in only half of Sardinian provinces and suffered a general decline in term of votes, except in its stronghold province of Oristano, where it won 9.9% of the vote.[http://provinciali.interno.it/provinciali/P000.htm Ministry of the Interior] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401072627/http://provinciali.interno.it/provinciali/P000.htm |date=2010-04-01 }}
In the 2014 regional election the party won a mere 0.7% of the vote and no regional councillors.[http://www.repubblica.it/static/speciale/2014/elezioni/regionali/sardegna.html Sardegna - Elezioni Regionali del 16 febbraio 2014 - la Repubblica.it]
In the 2019 regional election the party won 1.6% within and obtained one seat in the Regional Council.{{cite web | url=https://www.sardiniapost.it/politica/fortza-paris-scarica-solinas-e-va-col-centrosinistra-pronto-il-vertice-con-m5s-e-altre-sigle | title=Fortza Paris scarica Solinas e va col centrosinistra. Pronto il vertice con M5s e altre sigle | date=6 July 2023 }}
In the run-up of the 2024 regional election the party switched sides and affiliated with the centre-left coalition, obtaining 0.9% of the vote and no seats in the Regional Council.
Leadership
- President: Gianfranco Scalas (2004–present)
- Secretary: Pasquale Onida (2004–2011), Enzo Brandinu / Bachisio Falchi / Roberto Mette / Federico Orgiana (2022–present)
- Coordinator: Antonio Cardin (2019–2022), Mauro Natalino Bulla (2022–present)
- Honorary President: Benito Orgiana (2019–2021)
References
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External links
- [http://www.fortzaparis.com Official website]
{{Italian political parties}}
Category:2004 establishments in Italy
Category:Christian democratic parties in Italy
Category:Political parties established in 2004