Act to Stop the Decline

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Act to Stop the Decline
Fare per Fermare il Declino
CoordinatorOscar Giannino (2012–13)
Michele Boldrin[1] (2013–14)
Founded16 August 2012 (2012-08-16)
Dissolved2014 (2014)
HeadquartersVia Caradosso, 17 Milan
Membership (2014)72,583[2]
IdeologyClassical liberalism
Economic liberalism[3]
Political positionCentre-right[4]
National affiliationEuropean Choice (2014)
Colours  Red

Act to Stop the Decline (Italian: Fare per Fermare il Declino, Fare or FFD) was a liberal[5] political party in Italy, founded in 2012 as Stop the Decline (Fermare il Declino, FiD).[6][7] Oscar Giannino and Michele Boldrin have been its main leaders.

History[]

FFD was launched in July 2012 as a spinoff of a cultural movement, "Fermare il Declino" initiated by a group of seven economists with an open letter published in Italy's major newspapers: Oscar Giannino, Michele Boldrin, , , , and Luigi Zingales.[8][9][10] The manifesto of the association was signed by 240 personalities and, as of May 2013, had attracted more than 70,000 signatures.[2]

The core goals of FFD included the reduction of the national debt by 20% of GDP in 5 years, the reduction of the public expenditure by at least 6% of GDP in 5 years, the reduction of the tax burden on citizens by at least 5% in 5 years, the introduction of a serious federalism, university reform, liberalizations and privatizations.[11]

On 8 December 2012 it was announced that the association would run an electoral list in the 2013 general election.[12][13] In the election, held in February 2013, the party obtained 1.2%, returning no seats.[14]

FFD contested the 2014 European election within the European Choice (SE) electoral list alongside Civic Choice, Democratic Centre and other minor parties. The list received just 0.7% of the vote and failed to elect any MEPs. Boldrin publicly expressed his regret about the decision to take part in SE and criticised its coalition partners and Guy Verhofstadt.[15]

The party has since been almost inactive and lost media attention and notability. In late 2015 the official website was no longer active.

Electoral results[]

Italian Parliament[]

Chamber of Deputies
Election year # of
overall votes 		% of
overall vote 		# of
overall seats won 		+/– Leader
2013 380,937 (#10) 1.2
0 / 630
–
Oscar Giannino
Senate of the Republic
Election year # of
overall votes 		% of
overall vote 		# of
overall seats won 		+/– Leader
2013 278,396 (#9) 0.9
0 / 315
–
Oscar Giannino

European Parliament[]

Election year # of
overall votes 		% of
overall vote 		# of
overall seats won 		+/– Leader
2014 197,942 (#9) 0.7
0 / 73
–
Michele Boldrin

Leadership[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Michele Boldrin eletto presidente, e nuova direzione nazionale". Archived from the original on 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  2. ^ a b "Aderisci". Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  3. ^ Priest, Bea (4 March 2013), "Checkmate – Italy polls hit deadlock", The Cambridge Student - Online[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Luca Rossi; Mario Orefice (2015). "Comparing Facebook and Twitter during the 2013 General Election in Italy". In Axel Bruns; Gunn Enli; Eli Skogerbo; Anders Olof Larsson; Christian Christensen (eds.). The Routledge Companion to Social Media and Politics. Taylor & Francis. p. 627. ISBN 978-1-317-50655-3.
  5. ^ Gianfranco Baldini (2016). "Don't Count Your Chickens before They're Hatched: The 2013 Italian Parliamentary and Presidential Elections". In Susannah Verney; Anna Bosco (eds.). Protest Elections and Challenger Parties: Italy and Greece in the Economic Crisis. Routledge. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-317-60307-8.
  6. ^ Povoledo, Elisabetta (20 February 2013), "Promises of Tax Cuts Popular With Italian Voters", The New York Times
  7. ^ "Giannino lancia il suo partito: 'Fare'". Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
  8. ^ "Cambiare la Politica, Fermare il Declino, Tornare a Crescere". Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  9. ^ "Archivio Corriere della Sera".
  10. ^ "Fermare il declino, ma senza abiure". 4 August 2012.
  11. ^ "10 interventi per la crescita". Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  12. ^ "Fermare il declino: una lista alle prossime elezioni". Archived from the original on 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
  13. ^ "Fermare il declino: le decisioni dell'8 dicembre". Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
  14. ^ http://elezioni.interno.it/
  15. ^ "Sull'utilità ed il danno dell'istinto in politica".

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