Campobase

Campobase (lit. '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).^[1] 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.

Campobase
Leader	Francesco Valduga
Secretary	Michael Rech
President	Paolo Piccoli
Founded	12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)
Preceded by	Union for Trentino
Headquarters	Vicolo dell'Adige 9, Trento
Ideology	Regionalism Christian democracy
Political position	Centre
National affiliation	Centre-left coalition
Colours	Green
Chamber of Deputies	0 / 400
Senate	1 / 200
European Parliament	0 / 76
Provincial council	4 / 35
Website
www.campobasetrentino.it
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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.^[2]

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 mayor of Trento), Francesco Valduga (mayor of Rovereto) and Roberto Oss Emer (mayor of Pergine Valsugana).^[3][4]

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.^[5][6][7] Consequently, the For the Autonomies group took also the "Campobase" sub-name.^[8]

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.^{[9][10][11][12]} In April Valduga became the official candidate of the centre-left.^[13][14]

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).^[15]

Electoral results

Italian Parliament

Chamber of Deputies
Election year	Votes	%	Seats	+/−	Leader
2022	with PD	–	0 / 400	–	Lorenzo Dellai

Senate of the Republic
Election year	Votes	%	Seats	+/−	Leader
2022	with PD	–	1 / 200	1	Lorenzo Dellai

Provincial elections

Senate of the Republic
Election year	Votes	%	Seats	+/−	Leader
2023	19,553	8.41	3 / 35	3	Francesco Valduga

Leadership

• Coordinator/Secretary: Michael Rech (2022–present)
  • Deputy Coordinator/Secretary: Chiara Maule (2022–present)
• President: Paolo Piccoli (2023–present)
  • Vice President: Elisa Bortolamedi (2023–present)

References

1. Rainews, Redazione (12 February 2022). "Nasce Campobase, il nuovo contenitore di centro" (in Italian). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
2. "I giovani dell'Upt a Dellai e Campobase: Pronti a crescere e ad accogliere le sfide del futuro". il Dolomiti (in Italian). 28 November 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
3. "Campobase si presenta: Rech coordinatore e Maule vice. Prove generali d'intesa col Patt. Marchiori: "Abbiamo una condivisione di obiettivi"". il Dolomiti (in Italian). 12 February 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
4. "In Trentino nasce "Campobase", nuovo soggetto civico - Cronaca". Il nuovo Trentino (in Italian). 12 February 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
5. "Elezioni Senato 2022 - Risultati collegio uninominale Trentino-alto Adige/südtirol - U01 - 25 settembre 2022 - La Repubblica". elezioni.repubblica.it. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
6. "In Trentino l'alleanza tra Pd e Terzo polo ha permesso di vincere al Senato". www.editorialedomani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
7. "Il caso Patton. L'uomo che ha messo insieme Letta e Calenda e ha sconfitto Meloni (di F. Olivo)". HuffPost Italia (in Italian). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
8. "Variazioni nella composizione dei gruppi del Senato nella XVIII Legislatura". senato.it. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
9. "Provinciali, il frontman di Campobase è Valduga: Una leadership diffusa. Le alleanze? Si possono allargare ma non verso chi soffia sull'antipolitica". il Dolomiti (in Italian). 4 March 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
10. "Campobase nasce ed è già a un bivio - Cronaca". Il nuovo Trentino (in Italian). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
11. "L'assemblea di Campo Base dice Valduga". Trentino TV. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
12. "Elezioni provinciali: Campobase lancia la candidatura Valduga". Gazzetta delle Valli News dalle Valli Lombarde e Trentine (in Italian). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
13. "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". il Dolomiti (in Italian). 1 April 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
14. "Provinciali: Francesco Valduga è il candidato del centrosinistra". TrentoToday (in Italian). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
15. "Ecco i 35 eletti: Failoni recordman con 4283 preferenze. Gerosa verso la vicepresidenza, confermati tutti gli assessori uscenti - Cronaca". 23 October 2023.