Giovanni Fava

Giovanni Fava (2013)

Giovanni Fava (born in Viadana on 8 May 1968) is an Italian politician of Lega Nord, MP in the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 28 April 2006 to 4 June 2013 and Mayor of Pomponesco for two consecutive full terms from 22 November 1993 to 13 May 2001.

Biography

Giovanni Fava was born on 8 May 1968 in Viadana, but he lives with his family in Pomponesco. He is also a businessman.

Career as politician

Elected as a member of Montecitorio (the Italian Chamber of Deputies) in the 2006 general election who took place on 9-10 April 2006, Giovanni Fava was proclaimed MP on 28 April 2006 (this term ended on 28 April 2008).[1] Re-elected in the 2008 general election who took part on 13-14 April 2008, Fava was proclaimed MP on 29 April 2008 (this term ended on 14 March 2013).[2] Re-elected also in the 2013 general election who took place on 24–25 February 2013, Fava was proclaimed MP on 5 March 2013[3] and officially started the new legislature on 15 March,[4] but on 19 March Fava was nominated[5] by Roberto Maroni (elected President of Lombardy in the 2013 Regional election who took place on 24–25 February 2013, Maroni sworn in office on 18 march) as new Regional (Lombardy) minister of Agriculture: according to the Italian electoral law, within 3 months since the proclamation a politician must choose between the Regional politics (as Regional Councilor or as Regional Minister) and the National politics (as MP); Fava on 4 June 2013 (one day before the quarterly expiry date) resigned from Montecitorio because he preferred the Regional politics and Fava's seat in Montecitorio passed to the former MP Andrea Angelo Gibelli (that resigned on 5 June 2013[6] because he preferred the Regional politics and that seat in Montecitorio immediately passed to the Comunal Councilor of San Rocco al Porto[7] Guido Guidesi, for the first time[8] elected MP. Guidesi was officially proclaimed MP on 5 June 2013). Fava in 1993-2001[9] was the Major of Pomponesco.

Candidate as Federal Secretary of Lega Nord (2017)

Fava obtained national notoriety in Italy because he participated at the 2017 primary election of Lega Nord against Matteo Salvini, the incumbent Federal Secretary of LN: in the run-up of the 2017 leadership election Salvini was focused on becoming the Leader of the centre-right[10][11] and, possibly, changing the LN's name by ditching "North".[12][13][14]

Paolo Grimoldi, the regional secretary of Lega Nord for Lombardy, chose not to run (and Roberto Maroni, the President of Lombardy Region, maintained his neutrality),[15][16] but Giovanni Fava, Lombard minister of Agriculture in the old social-democratic tradition, announced his bid aiming at representing the federalist/autonomist/separatist wings of the party. Gianluca Pini, President of Lega Nord Romagna, supported Fava:[17] note that Fava's best results in this LN primary (over 40% but under 45%) are only in Romagna.[18]

Giovanni Fava, who is anti-prohibition of drugs, pro-civil unions for same-sex couples, pro-United States, pro-NATO, and anti-National Front ("[it] is one of the most centralist and conservative blocs in Europe, what has it to do with us?"), recalled an old LN activist saying "let's hurry up in making Padania, that I want to return voting the left" and added "this was the League and it has to be like this anew".[19][20][21][22][23][24] Salvini accused Fava to be "too friend of Berlusconi" and specially of "wanting to submit the LN to Forza Italia".

This is a closed primary where all ordinary and militant members with at least 12 months of membership membership are reserved for 31 December 2016[25] and they also have the right to sign in support of secretarial nominations, which they need a minimum of 1000 signatures to be able to apply. Each candidate must be registered for at least 10 years as ordinary and militant members of LN: the only candidates for the post of Federal Secretary are those of Matteo Salvini and Giovanni Fava, both of which exceed the minimum of 1000 signatures (precisely[26] 6925 for Salvini and 1025 for Fava). Umberto Bossi, the founder of LN, support Giovanni Fava and his plan of approach to Forza Italia and Silvio Berlusconi from which the LN has gradually gone away (in favor of Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy) during Salvini's leadership since the previous primary election of December 2013. Salvini was on 14 May was re-elected secretary by a landslide (82,7%).[27] His re-election was ratified by the party's federal congress on 21 May in Parma.[28]

References

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  9. ↑ Between 1993 and 2001 every Mayor in Italy was elected every 4 years with a direct popular election. Since 2001 every Mayor in Italy is elected every 5 years with a direct popular election. Fava was elected for his first term on 22 November 1993 and he won his second term on 17 November 1997 (sources: Gazzetta di Mantova). Fava left office at the end of his second term on 13 May 2001.
  10. ↑ Salvini: "Io candidato premier? Se chiedono ci sono. Col no si va a votare"
  11. ↑ Matteo Salvini a Firenze: "Pronto a candidarmi come premier"
  12. ↑ Lega, un congresso per togliere la parola Nord
  13. ↑ Salvini vuole togliere il "Nord" ​al nome della Lega
  14. ↑ Lega Nord, il futuro senza "Nord": cambia il nome
  15. ↑ Lega, Salvini convoca il congresso e cerca il plebiscito
  16. ↑ La Lega, il congresso-lampo e la fronda anti Salvini nel nome della Padania
  17. ↑ Congresso Lega Nord, Pini contro Salvini: «Vedo tanti militanti scarichi»
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  19. ↑ Fava: “Sfido Salvini perché la Lega non perda le sue radici. Voglio un congresso vero”
  20. ↑ Lega, spunta l'anti-Salvini. Gianni Fava (giunta Maroni) sfida il segretario al congresso
  21. ↑ Lega, un mantovano lancia la sfida a Salvini
  22. ↑ Lega, Fava si candida a segretario. Salvini: "Bene la candidatura di Fava"
  23. ↑ Camera dei Deputati – Giovanni Fava
  24. ↑ Fava, ho firme,partecipo a primarie Lega
  25. ↑ Lega Nord, primarie il 14 maggio. Congresso il 21
  26. ↑ Lega Nord Padania – Facebook
  27. ↑ Primarie Lega, Salvini centra l'obiettivo: con l'82,7% resta segretario. L'attacco di Bossi: "Con lui la Lega è finita"
  28. ↑ Lega, Salvini avverte Berlusconi: "Maggioritario se vuoi davvero vincere"
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