Aosta Valley (political coalition)

Political party in Aosta Valley

Aosta Valley

Vallée d'Aoste

Founded| 1983
Ideology| Regionalism
Autonomism
Political position| Big tent
Chamber of Deputies|

1 / 400

Senate|

0 / 200

European Parliament|

0 / 73

Regional Council
of Aosta Valley|

21 / 35

* Politics of Aosta Valley
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Aosta Valley (Vallée d'Aoste, VdA) is a regionalist coalition of parties active in Aosta Valley, Italy.

Under this banner, with some variations, the Valdostan Union (UV) has participated in Italian general elections, along with its allies (sometimes also countrywide parties), which have changed from time to time, since 1983. Since its foundation, the list has won most of the races for both houses of the Italian Parliament (see parliamentary delegations from Aosta Valley).

The original allies of the UV within VdA were the Progressive Democratic Autonomists (ADP), formed at the merger of the Popular Democrats (PD) and the Progressive Valdostan Union (UVP). In 2006, the UV, Edelweiss (SA) and the Autonomist Federation (FA) formed a coalition also in regional government. After a transitional period during which the UV-led coalition was reshuffled four times, in the 2022 general election VdA is composed of the UV, SA, the Valdostan Alliance (AV), United Aosta Valley (VdAU), the Democratic Party (PD), Action (A), and Italia Viva (IV).

## Recent history

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In the 2006 general election an alternative, centre-left coalition called Autonomy Liberty Democracy (ALD) was formed as Valdostan Renewal (RV), a split from the UV, had joined forces with the Democrats of the Left (DS) and minor parties. In the election the UV-led coalition, named at the time Autonomy Progress Federalism Aosta Valley (Vallée d'Aoste Autonomie Progrès Fédéralisme, VdA–APF), was soundly defeated in both races for the Italian Parliament for the first time since 1972, when the UVP joined forces with the Italian Communist Party (PCI). In the election for the Valdostan seat in the Chamber of Deputies Marco Viérin (SA, VdA) lost 43.4% to 30.7% to Roberto Nicco (DS, ALD),[1] while in the Senate race incumbent senator Augusto Rollandin (UV, VdA) was defeated 44.2% to 32.0% by Carlo Perrin (RV, ALD).[2]

The UV, SA and the FA presented again the list, simply named Vallée d'Aoste, in the 2008 general election. Antonio Fosson (UV, VdA) defeated incumbent senator Perrin 41.4% to 37.4%,[3] while Ego Perron (UV, VdA) was narrowly defeated by incumbent deputy Nicco, who had joined the newly-formed Democratic Party (PD), 39.1% to 37.8%.[4] After two years of absence, the coalition made thus its return to the Italian Parliament. Under a new electoral law, which included coalitions and a majority premium for the winning coalition, VdA ran together also in the 2008 regional election, gaining 62.0% of the vote and a stable majority in the Regional Council.[5] For the 2009 European Parliament election UV signed an apparentment with the centre-right The People of Freedom (PdL).

In the 2013 general election VdA elected both MPs from Aosta Valley: Albert Lanièce (UV, VdA) defeated Patrizia Morelli (Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology–ALPE, ALD) 37.0% to 30.8% for the Senate,[6] while Rudi Marguerettaz (SA, VdA) defeated both Jean Pierre Guichardaz (PD, ALD) and Laurent Viérin (Progressive Valdostan Union–UVP).[7] In the 2013 regional election the coalition won 47.9% of the vote and narrowly retained its absolute majority in the Regional Council.[8] Only the UV and SA obtained elects, while the FA soon folded and most of its members joined the UV, through a short-lived party named "Create VdA".[9][10][11][12][13]

Electoral logo in 2018

In July 2015 the regional government, led by Augusto Rollandin since 2008 (Rollandin had been President of Aosta Valley in 1984–1990), was enlarged to the centre-left PD.[14] In June 2016, after months of negotiations, the government was joined also by the UVP.[15][16] In March 2017 the UVP, SA, Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology (ALPE) and For Our Valley (PNV) formed a new government without the UV, under President Pierluigi Marquis (SA).[17][18][19][20] In October Marquis resigned and was replaced by L. Viérin (UVP) at the head of a coalition composed of the UV, the UVP, the PD and the Valdostan Autonomist Popular Edelweiss (EPAV),[21] the latter formed by a pro-UV group of splinters from SA who had not endorsed Marquis' government in the first place.

In the 2018 general election VdA, also known as Tradition and Progress (Tradition et progrès–Vallée d'Aoste, TP–VdA), was composed of the UV, the UVP, the PD and the EPAV, as the regional government.[22] The candidate for the Senate was Lanièce (UV), that for the Chamber Alessia Favre (UVP).[23] Lanièce was re-elected to the Senate with 25.8% against 23.2% of his closest opponent, Luciano Mossa of the Five Star Movement (M5S), while Favre obtained 21.7% of the vote and that was not enough to beat Elisa Tripodi of the M5S, who was thus elected to the Chamber. It marked the first time that a candidate not supported by a regionalist candidate won.

In the 2019 European Parliament election most autonomist parties run as part of Autonomies for Europe allied to PD. After the snap elections in 2020 the UV, the Valdostan Alliance (AV; merger of ALPE and the UVP), the PD, the Mouv'-led United Aosta Valley (VdAU) and SA formed a coalition.

In the 2022 general election the 2019 coalition was enlarged to the regional sections of Action (A) and Italia Viva (IV).

## Member parties

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For the 2022 general election, the coalition is composed of the following parties:

Party  | Ideology

|

| Valdostan Union (UV)  | Regionalism
| Valdostan Alliance (AV)  | Progressivism
| United Aosta Valley (VdAU)  | Progressivism
| Edelweiss (SA)  | Christian democracy
| Democratic Party (PD)  | Social democracy
| Action (A)  | Liberalism
| Italia Viva (IV)  | Liberalism

The coalition is supported by the separatist Sovereign Aosta Valley Country (PAS).[24]

## Electoral results

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### Italian Parliament

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Chamber of Deputies

Election year  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | +/−  | Leader
1992 | 41,404 (1st)  | 49.6  |

1 / 1

Luciano Caveri

1994 | 43,700 (1st)  | 54.1  |

1 / 1

Luciano Caveri

1996 | 37,431 (1st)  | 48.6  |

1 / 1

Luciano Caveri

2001 | 25,577 (1st)  | 35.0  |

1 / 1

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Ivo Collè

2006 | 24,119 (2nd)  | 30.7  |

0 / 1

Marco Vierin

2008 | 28,357 (2nd)  | 37.8  |

0 / 1

Ego Perron

2013 | 18,376 (1st)  | 25.4  |

1 / 1

Rudi Marguerettaz

2018 | 14,429 (2nd)  | 21.7  |

0 / 1

Alessia Favre

2022 | 20,763 (1st)  | 38.6  |

1 / 1

Franco Manes

## References

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1. ^ Speciale elezioni 2006 - Camera - Valle d'Aosta
2. ^ Speciale elezioni 2006 - Senato - Valle d'Aosta
3. ^ "Ministero dell'Interno - Elezioni del Senato della Repubblica". Archived from the original on 2008-04-27. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
4. ^ http://politiche2008.interno.it/politiche/camera080413/C270010000.htm[permanent dead link‍]
5. ^ Regionali 2008
6. ^ "POLITICHE 2013 - Voti". Archived from the original on 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
7. ^ "POLITICHE 2013 - Voti". Archived from the original on 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
8. ^ "REGIONALI 2013 - Voti". Archived from the original on 2013-06-08. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
9. ^ "Nasce nuovo movimento, svolta in Federation autonomiste - Valle d'Aosta". 25 June 2014.
10. ^ "Fédération pronta a sciogliersi". 25 June 2014.
11. ^ "Fédération e Udc danno vita a "Creare Vda". A guidare il nuovo movimento sarà René Tonelli". 27 June 2014.
12. ^ "Creare VdA, chiusa la lista per Aosta di Carradore e Paron". 9 April 2015.
13. ^ "Creare Vda confluisce nell'Union Valdôtaine che ad Aosta acquisisce così un Assessorato". 23 December 2015.
14. ^ "Ribaltone in Val d'Aosta, Pd in giunta - la Repubblica.it".
15. ^ "Rafforzamento autonomia e riforma elettorale i pilastri della maggioranza Uv-Uvp-Stella alpina". 7 June 2016.
16. ^ "Accordo Uv-UvpRollandin: "E' l'annodella misericordia"". 3 June 2016.
17. ^ "Comunicato stampa".
18. ^ ""Sì" alla sfiducia a Rollandin, via libera alla giunta Marquis". 10 March 2017.
19. ^ "Marquis nuovo presidente Regione Vda - Valle d'Aosta". 10 March 2017.
20. ^ "Pierluigi Marquis Presidente della Nuova Giunta Regionale". 10 March 2017.
21. ^ "Laurent Vierin nuovo presidente Vda - Valle d'Aosta". 13 October 2017.
22. ^ Luigi Ceccarini; James L. Newell (2019). "Introduction: The Paradoxical Election". In James L. Newell; Luigi Ceccarini (eds.). The Italian General Election of 2018: Italy in Uncharted Territory. Springer International Publishing. p. 3\. ISBN 978-3-03-013617-8.
23. ^ "Elezioni, in Vda 10 liste depositate - Valle d'Aosta". 29 January 2018.
24. ^ "Pays d'Aoste Souverain con gli autonomisti solo con impegno per zona franca". 2 August 2022.

## External links

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* Official website