Franco Roccon
{{Short description|Italian politician}}
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Franco Roccon (born 21 January 1960 in Belluno, Veneto){{cite web|url=http://politici.openpolis.it/politico/franco-roccon/22645|title=Gli incarichi e le dichiarazioni di FRANCO ROCCON - openpolis|publisher=|accessdate=31 March 2017}} is a Venetist politician.
Having joined Liga Veneta–Lega Nord in the early 1990s, Roccon was elected to the Regional Council of Veneto at the 1995 regional election.{{cite web |url=http://www.raixevenete.net/documenti/doc47.asp |title=Raixe Venete, el jornale dei Veneti - RaixeVenete.net, el sito Veneto - in lingua veneta (Dialetto veneto) |access-date=2013-08-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004235719/http://www.raixevenete.net/documenti/doc47.asp |archive-date=2013-10-04 }}{{cite web|url=http://oe.consiglioveneto.it/l-archivio-elettorale;jsessionid=CFE3726F8CB19EB7A909CC9F5608E172|title=l'archivio elettorale - liferay.com|publisher=|accessdate=31 March 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://elezionistorico.interno.it/candidati.php?tpel=R&dtel=23/04/1995&tpa=I&tpe=P&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=5&levsut1=1&lev2=10&levsut2=2&ne1=5&ne2=10&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&ms=S&ne=10&nlg=2&ccp=652&ts=C|title=::: Ministero dell'Interno ::: Archivio Storico delle Elezioni - Regionali del 23 Aprile 1995|publisher=|accessdate=31 March 2017}}
In October 1998 Roccon left Liga Veneta–Lega Nord and was a founding member of Liga Veneta Repubblica (LVR), along with Fabrizio Comencini and other four regional councillors.{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1998/ottobre/05/Rinasce_Liga_Veneta_Repubblica__co_0_9810052496.shtml|title=Archivio Corriere della Sera|publisher=|accessdate=31 March 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.radioradicale.it/scheda/105565/106042-assemblea-costituente-della-liga-veneta-repubblica-presso-il-palazzetto-dello-sport-di-s-martino-di|title=[106042] - Assemblea Costituente della Liga Veneta Repubblica (presso il Palazzetto dello Sport di S. Martino di Lupari)|last=intelligenza|date=4 October 1998|publisher=|accessdate=31 March 2017}} In the 2000 regional election LVR failed to field a list in the province of Belluno and, thus, Roccon was not re-elected.
In May 2003 Roccon was elected mayor of Castellavazzo (Belluno) with 51.4% of the vote. In April 2008 he was re-elected by a landslide with 62.7% of the vote.{{cite web|url=http://elezionistorico.interno.it/index.php?tpel=G&dtel=13/04/2008&tpa=I&tpe=C&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=5&levsut1=1&lev2=10&levsut2=2&lev3=90&levsut3=3&ne1=5&ne2=10&ne3=100090&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&es3=N&ms=S|title=::: Ministero dell'Interno ::: Archivio Storico delle Elezioni - Comunali del 13 Aprile 2008|publisher=|accessdate=31 March 2017}} Having joined The People of Freedom,{{cite web|url=http://mattinopadova.gelocal.it/regione/2011/10/22/news/pdl-lega-la-frana-parte-dal-veneto-1.1613414|title=Pdl-Lega, la frana parte dal Veneto - Regione - Il Mattino di Padova|date=22 October 2011|publisher=|accessdate=31 March 2017}} he served as president of the provincial public utility until November 2011.{{cite web|url=http://corrierealpi.gelocal.it/cronaca/2012/02/29/news/lega-contro-bettiol-e-roccon-dov-e-l-onesta-politica-1.3239157|title=Lega contro Bettiol e Roccon "Dov'è l'onestà politica?" - Cronaca - Corriere delle Alpi|date=29 February 2012|publisher=|accessdate=31 March 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://corrieredelveneto.corriere.it/belluno/notizie/politica/2011/16-novembre-2011/nel-bim-gsp-guerra-aperta-lega-pdl-carroccio-tecnici-fuori-politica-1902191364521.shtml|title=Nel Bim-Gsp guerra aperta tra Lega e Pdl Il Carroccio: "Tecnici fuori dalla politica"|first=Marco de'|last=Francesco|publisher=|accessdate=31 March 2017}} During his tenure as president of BIM–GPS he was often criticized by his former colleagues of the League, especially by Gianpaolo Bottacin, president of the Province.{{cite web|url=http://www.bellunopress.it/2011/11/08/il-congresso-della-lega-nord-valbelluna-disapprova-il-contributo-di-100-euro-ad-utenza-per-salvare-bim-gsp-e-chiede-le-dimissioni-del-presidente-franco-roccon/|title=Il congresso della Lega Nord Valbelluna disapprova il contributo di 100 euro ad utenza per salvare Bim Gsp e chiede le dimissioni del presidente Franco Roccon - Bellunopress - Dolomiti|date=8 November 2011|publisher=|accessdate=31 March 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://corrierealpi.gelocal.it/cronaca/2012/03/31/news/bottacin-racconta-a-report-i-disastri-di-bim-gsp-1.3758569|title=Bottacin racconta a "Report" i disastri di Bim Gsp - Cronaca - Corriere delle Alpi|date=31 March 2012|publisher=|accessdate=31 March 2017}}
In late 2012 Roccon took part to some events organized by Venetian Independence.[http://corrierealpi.gelocal.it/cronaca/2013/04/05/news/indipendenza-veneta-prima-ucita-nel-bellunese-1.6831481 ]{{dead link|date=March 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.lindipendenza.com/pab-bampo-belluno/ |title=Un successo a Belluno la riunione per l'indipendenza del Veneto | L'Indipendenza Nuova |access-date=2013-04-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073819/http://www.lindipendenza.com/pab-bampo-belluno/ |archive-date=2016-03-04 }} On 5 April 2013, under Roccon's leadership, Castellavazzo was the first municipality of Veneto to approve a motion in support of a referendum on the independence of Veneto.{{cite web|url=http://corrierealpi.gelocal.it/cronaca/2013/04/06/news/voto-per-il-veneto-indipendente-castellavazzo-si-schiera-a-favore-1.6837821|title=Voto per il Veneto indipendente Castellavazzo si schiera a favore - Cronaca - Corriere delle Alpi|date=6 April 2013|publisher=|accessdate=31 March 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://indipendenzaveneta.net/la-valanga/|title=La valanga|date=6 April 2013|publisher=|accessdate=31 March 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://indipendenzaveneta.net/video-del-voto-storico-a-castellavazzo/|title=Video del voto storico a Castellavazzo|date=7 April 2013|publisher=|accessdate=31 March 2017}} Since 2015 Roccon was involved with the LVR in Independence We Veneto, running in the 2015 regional election (4.3% in the province of Belluno){{Cite web|url=http://elezionistorico.interno.it/index.php?tpel=R&dtel=31/05/2015&tpa=I&tpe=I&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=5&levsut1=1&lev2=10&levsut2=2&ne1=5&ne2=10&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&ms=S|title = Eligendo Archivio - Ministero dell'Interno DAIT}} and for mayor of Belluno in 2017 (3.4%).{{Cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/static/speciale/2017/elezioni/comunali/belluno.html|title = Comune di Belluno - Veneto - Elezioni Comunali Italia - Risultati - 11-25 giugno 2017 - la Repubblica.it}}
In March 2019 Roccon represented the LVR at the European Free Alliance's general assembly, during which a motion on Venetian autonomy was approved.{{Cite web|url=http://ligavenetarepubblica.org/la-mozione-della-liga-veneta-repubblica-sullautonomia-del-veneto-in-discussione-a-brussels-allassemblea-generale-di-efa|title = La mozione della Liga Veneta Repubblica sull'autonomia del Veneto in discussione a Brussels all'assemblea generale di EFA – Liga Veneta Repubblica}}
In the 2020 Venetian regional election Roccon was an unsuccessful candidate for the Venetian Autonomy List, sponsored by both the LV and the LVR.