engaged at the national level, Dellai was also active in Trentino and within the framework of the Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino Euroregion. In an interview, he pressed forward toward a provincial federation with the Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party (PATT) and the local Union of the Centre (UdC). This project was called by Dellai the "Party of Trentino". Between 2010 and 2010 the UpT was led by Vittorio Fravezzi, a close ally of Dellai. In February 2012, during a party congress, Fontana was elected in his place by a large majority. Despite this and the "silence" by Silvano Grisenti (a former regional minister, convicted for corruption and later acquitted, who had forced Fravezzi's replacement and controlled 40% of the party's membership), the UpT seemed far from being united. During the congress, the goal of a "Party of Trentino" was confirmed, but this time the two parties which were invited to merge with the UpT were the PATT and the regional section of the Democratic Party (PD). Playing a role in the national stage In late December 2012 Dellai resigned from President of Trentino in order to take part to the foundation of Civic Choice (SC), a centrist party led by Mario Monti. Dellai was one of the leading figures of the new party and the UpT threw its weight behind him in this effort. In the 2013 general election the UpT formed the core of the SC list for the Chamber of Deputies: the newly formed party won 19.6% in Trentino and Dellai was elected deputy. For the Senate the UpT formed an alliance with the PD and the PATT: the alliance won all three single-seat constituencies of Trentino and UpT's Fravezzi was elected senator in the constituency of Rovereto. Dellai became floor leader of SC in the Chamber. In July the party suffered a setback in Trentino as its candidate in the centre-left primary election for President of Trentino, Mauro Gilmozzi, came third after the PATT's and the PD's candidates. The party was thus not able to secure the succession of Dellai. In the provincial election the UpT garnered 13.3% and obtained 5 provincial councillors. Trentino Project (PT), set up by former UpT bigwig Grisenti, won 9.0%. In April 2014 the outsider Donatella Conzatti defeated Corrado Buratti, outgoing president and candidate of the party's old guard, to become the party's secretary. At the national level, in November 2013 Dellai left SC and