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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- ^ "Pdl-Lega, la frana parte dal Veneto - Regione - Il Mattino di Padova". 22 October 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Lega contro Bettiol e Roccon "Dov'è l'onestà politica?" - Cronaca - Corriere delle Alpi". 29 February 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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- ^ "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.
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- ^ "Un successo a Belluno la riunione per l'indipendenza del Veneto | L'Indipendenza Nuova". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Voto per il Veneto indipendente Castellavazzo si schiera a favore - Cronaca - Corriere delle Alpi". 6 April 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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- ^ "La mozione della Liga Veneta Repubblica sull'autonomia del Veneto in discussione a Brussels all'assemblea generale di EFA – Liga Veneta Repubblica".