The Pact for Autonomy ( it, Patto per l'Autonomia, fur, Pat pe Autonomie, sl, Pakt za Avtonomijo, german: Pakt für die Autonomie, PpA) is a
regionalist and
social-liberal political party in
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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that aims to defend the regional autonomy and protect all
linguistic minorities present in the region (
Friulian,
German and
Slovene). Its leaders have been
Sergio Cecotti and
Massimo Moretuzzo.
History
The PpA was founded as an association in 2015 and became a full-fledged party in 2017.
[http://www.udinetoday.it/politica/elezioni/patto-per-autonomia-presentazione-udine-30-dicembre-2017.html] Its founders were local administrators of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, including
Massimo Moretuzzo (mayor of
Mereto di Tomba
Mereto di Tomba ( fur, Merêt di Tombe) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about west of Udine.
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) and
Markus Maurmair (mayor of
Valvasone Arzene
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), who were soon elected as the party's secretary and president, respectively. A leading role was played also by
Sergio Cecotti, founding member of
Lega Nord Friuli-Venezia Giulia,
president of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in 1995–1996 and mayor of
Udine in 1998–2008.
In the
2018 regional election the PpA, with Cecotti as candidate for president, obtained 4.1% of the vote and two seats in the
Regional Council
Regional Council may refer to:
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** Regional Council (constituency)
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.
In the
2023 regional election Moretuzzo was the joint candidate of the autonomist /
centre-left coalition: he was defeated by incumbent president
Massimiliano Fedriga of Lega FVG, but the PpA won 6.3% of the vote and had four councillors elected, plus Moretuzzo.
Leadership
*Secretary:
Massimo Moretuzzo (2015–present)
*President:
Markus Maurmair (2015–2022),
Elisabetta Basso (2022–present)
Electoral history
References
External links
Official website
{{Members of the European Free Alliance
Political parties in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
European Free Alliance
Political parties established in 2015
2015 establishments in Italy
Regionalist parties in Italy