Franco Roccon

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Franco Roccon (born 21 January 1960 in Belluno, Veneto) [1] 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. [2] [3] [4]

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. [5] [6] 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. [7] Having joined The People of Freedom, [8] he served as president of the provincial public utility until November 2011. [9] [10] 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. [11] [12]

In late 2012 Roccon took part to some events organized by Venetian Independence. [13] [14] 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. [15] [16] [17] 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) [18] and for mayor of Belluno in 2017 (3.4%). [19]

In March 2019 Roccon represented the LVR at the European Free Alliance's general assembly, during which a motion on Venetian autonomy was approved. [20]

In the 2020 Venetian regional election Roccon was an unsuccessful candidate for the Venetian Autonomy List, sponsored by both the LV and the LVR.

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References

  1. ↑ "Gli incarichi e le dichiarazioni di FRANCO ROCCON - openpolis" . Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "l'archivio elettorale - liferay.com" . Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "::: Ministero dell'Interno ::: Archivio Storico delle Elezioni - Regionali del 23 Aprile 1995" . Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Archivio Corriere della Sera" . Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  6. ↑ intelligenza (4 October 1998). "[106042] - Assemblea Costituente della Liga Veneta Repubblica (presso il Palazzetto dello Sport di S. Martino di Lupari)" . Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "::: Ministero dell'Interno ::: Archivio Storico delle Elezioni - Comunali del 13 Aprile 2008" . Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Pdl-Lega, la frana parte dal Veneto - Regione - Il Mattino di Padova". 22 October 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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  11. ↑ "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". 8 November 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  12. ↑ "Bottacin racconta a "Report" i disastri di Bim Gsp - Cronaca - Corriere delle Alpi". 31 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  13. ↑ [ dead link ]
  14. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ↑ "Voto per il Veneto indipendente Castellavazzo si schiera a favore - Cronaca - Corriere delle Alpi". 6 April 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  16. ↑ "La valanga". 6 April 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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  19. ↑ "Comune di Belluno - Veneto - Elezioni Comunali Italia - Risultati - 11-25 giugno 2017 - la Repubblica.it".
  20. ↑ "La mozione della Liga Veneta Repubblica sull'autonomia del Veneto in discussione a Brussels all'assemblea generale di EFA – Liga Veneta Repubblica".
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