Act to Stop the Decline

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.

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

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 Italian's major newspapers: Oscar Giannino, Michele Boldrin, Sandro Brusco, Alessandro De Nicola, Andrea Moro, Carlo Stagnaro 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 In late 2015 the official website was no longer active.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
gollark: Want to charge your laptop? Point your giant antenna dish in its general direction and enjoy losing most of the power and probably cooking yourself but enjoying the sheer freedom of not having to fiddle with the cables.
gollark: .
gollark: Yes, but at a distance for even better wirelessness
gollark: The solution is, of course, to move to wireless literally everything.
gollark: I mean, it's not too bad if your *cable* wears out, but it *is* if the device's does.

References
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  3. Priest, Bea (4 March 2013), "Checkmate – Italy polls hit deadlock", The Cambridge Student - Online
  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
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  9. http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2012/luglio/28/Patto_per_crescita_merito_Ecco_co_8_120728026.shtml
  10. http://www.opinione.it/editoriali/2012/08/04/mancia_politica-04-08.aspx
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  14. http://elezioni.interno.it/
  15. http://noisefromamerika.org/articolo/utilita-ed-danno-istinto-politica
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