Politics of Aosta Valley

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* Regional Government
* President: Renzo Testolin
* Vice President: Luigi Bertschy
* Council of the Valley
* President: Alberto Bertin
* Elections
* Political parties
* Delegation to the Italian Parliament:
* Deputy: Franco Manes
* Senator: Nicoletta Spelgatti

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The politics of Aosta Valley, Italy, have since 1946 taken place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, whereby the president of Aosta Valley has been the head of government, and of a pluralistic multi-party system. The regional government has exercised legislative power, vested in both the government and the Regional Council of Aosta Valley.

## Executive branch

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The regional government (Italian: Giunta Regionale, French: Junte régionale) executive power has been presided[when?] by the president of the region (Italian: Presidente della Regione, French: Président de la région) and has been composed by the president and the assessors (Italian: Assessori, French: Assesseurs), who are currently 7.[1]

### List of presidents

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Main article: List of presidents of Aosta Valley

Presidents of the Aosta Valley region

President  | Party  | Term  | Legislature
| Federico Chabod | Action Party | 10 January 1946 – 24 October 1946  | Provisional
| Severino Caveri | Valdostan Union | 24 October 1946 – 20 May 1949
20 May 1949 – 8 December 1954  | I Legislature
| Vittorino Bondaz | Christian Democracy | 8 December 1954 – 16 June 1959  | II Legislature
| Oreste Marcoz | Valdostan Union | 16 June 1959 – 24 November 1963  | III Legislature
| Severino Caveri | Valdostan Union | 24 November 1963 – 30 May 1966  | IV Legislature
| Cesare Bionaz | Christian Democracy | 30 May 1966 1966 – 20 May 1968
20 May 1968 – 1 July 1969  | V Legislature
| Mauro Bordon | Christian Democracy | 1 July 1969 – 7 April 1970
| Cesare Dujany | Popular Democrats | 7 April 1970 – 19 July 1973
19 July 1973 – 15 November 1974  | VI Legislature
| Mario Andrione | Valdostan Union | 20 December 1974 – 18 July 1978
18 July 1978 – 20 July 1983  | VII Legislature
20 July 1983 – 4 January 1984  | VIII Legislature
| Augusto Rollandin | Valdostan Union | 4 January 1984 – 26 July 1988
26 July 1988 – 25 June 1990  | IX Legislature
| Gianni Bondaz | Christian Democracy | 25 June 1990 – 3 June 1992
| Ilario Lanivi | Independent Autonomists | 3 June 1992 – 29 June 1993
| Dino Viérin | Valdostan Union | 29 June 1993 – 29 June 1998  | X Legislature
29 June 1998 – 18 December 2002  | XI Legislature
| Roberto Louvin | Valdostan Union | 18 December 2002 – 7 July 2003
| Carlo Perrin | Valdostan Union | 7 July 2003 – 4 July 2005  | XII Legislature
| Luciano Caveri | Valdostan Union | 4 July 2005 – 30 June 2008
| Augusto Rollandin | Valdostan Union | 30 June 2008 – 30 June 2013  | XIII Legislature
30 June 2013 – 10 March 2017  | XIV Legislature
| Pierluigi Marquis | Edelweiss | 10 March 2017 – 11 October 2017
| Laurent Viérin | Progressive Valdostan Union | 11 October 2017 – 27 June 2018
| Nicoletta Spelgatti | Aosta Valley League | 27 June 2018 – 10 December 2018  | XV Legislature
| Antonio Fosson | For Our Valley | 10 December 2018 – 16 December 2019
| Renzo Testolin | Valdostan Union | 16 December 2019 – 21 October 2020
| Erik Lavévaz | Valdostan Union | 21 October 2020 – 25 January 2023  | XVI Legislature
| Renzo Testolin | Valdostan Union | 2 March 2023 – present

Source: Regional Government of Aosta Valley – Governments since 1946

## Legislative branch

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Main article: Regional Council of Aosta Valley

The Regional Council of Aosta Valley (Italian: Consiglio regionale della Valle d'Aosta, French: Conseil de la Vallée) is composed of 35 members. The council is elected for a five-year term. Its president since October 2020 is Alberto Bertin, Democratic Party.

## Political parties and elections

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Main articles: List of political parties in Aosta Valley, Elections in Aosta Valley, and Parliamentary delegations from Aosta Valley

### Latest regional election

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Main article: 2020 Valdostan regional election

2020 Valdostan regional election results

Parties  | Votes  | %  | Seats
| Lega Vallée d'Aoste | 15,837  | 23.90  | 11
| Valdostan Union | 10,470  | 15.80  | 7
| Progressive Civic Project | 10,106  | 15.25  | 7
| Valdostan Alliance – Edelweiss – Italia Viva | 5,880  | 8.87  | 4
| United Aosta Valley | 5,397  | 8.14  | 3
| For Autonomy | 4,212  | 6.36  | 3
| Forza Italia – Brothers of Italy | 3,761  | 5.68  | 0
| Renaissance | 3,289  | 4.98  | 0
| Five Star Movement | 2,589  | 3.91  | 0
| Sovereign Aosta Country | 1,876  | 2.83  | 0
| Future Aosta Valley  | 1,761  | 2.66  | 0
| Free Aosta Valley – Animalist Party | 1,084  | 1.64  | 0
Valid votes  | 66,283  | 91.17  | –
Blank votes  | 2,642  | 3.63  | –
Invalid votes  | 3,777  | 5.20  | –
Total | 72,702 | 100.00 | 35
Registered voters/turnout  | 103,127  | 70.50  | –
Source: Autonomous Region of Aosta Valley – Results

### Latest general election in Aosta Valley

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Main article: 2022 Italian general election in Aosta Valley

Chamber of Deputies
Candidate| Party or alliance| Votes| %

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| Franco Manes| VdA–CSX| | UV| 20,763| 38.63
| Emily Rini| CDX| | FI| 16,016| 29.80
| Giovanni Girardini| none| | Ren| 6,398| 11.90
| Erika Guichardaz| Open VdA[a]| | AD–GA| 5,841| 10.87
| Loredana Ronc| ISP| | TBA| 2,302| 4.28
| Loredana De Rosa| UP| | TBA| 1,375| 2.56
| Davide Ianni| none| | PCI| 1,051| 1.96
Total| 53,746| 100.00
Valid votes| 53,746| 90.34
Invalid/blank votes| 5,744| 9.66
Total votes| 59,490| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 98,187| 60.59
Source: [2][3]

Senate
Candidate| Party or alliance| Votes| %

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| Nicoletta Spelgatti| CDX| | Lega| 18,509| 34.05
| Patrik Vesan| VdA–CSX| | PD| 18,282| 33.63
| Augusto Rollandin| none| | PlA| 7,272| 13.38
| Daria Pulz| Open VdA[a]| | ADU| 5,448| 10.02
| Alessandro Bichini| ISP| | TBA| 1,569| 2.89
| Francesco Lucat| UP| | PRC| 1,311| 2.41
| Guglielmo Leray| none| | PCI| 1,051| 1.93
| Larisa Bargan| Vita| | TBA| 917| 1.69
Total| 54,359| 100.00
Valid votes| 54,359| 91.38
Invalid/blank votes| 5,131| 8.62
Total votes| 59,490| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 98,187| 60.59
Source: [2][4]

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Elections in Aosta Valley

Regional elections|

* 1949
* 1954
* 1959
* 1963
* 1968
* 1973
* 1978
* 1983
* 1988
* 1993
* 1998
* 2003
* 2008
* 2013
* 2018
* 2020
* 2025

General elections|

* 1946
* 1948
* 1953
* 1958
* 1963
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1979
* 1983
* 1987
* 1992
* 1994
* 1996
* 2001
* 2006
* 2008
* 2013
* 2018
* 2022

European Parliament elections|

* 1979
* 1984
* 1989
* 1994
* 1999
* 2004
* 2009
* 2014
* 2019
* 2024

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Five Star Movement (M5S), Democratic Area–Autonomist Left (AD–GA), Environment Rights Equality (ADU), and Italian Left (SI)

## References

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1. ^ Consiglio Regionale della Valle d'Aosta – I Consiglieri
2. ^ a b "Elezioni: Valle d'Aosta, ammesse tutte le nove liste candidate" (in Italian). ANSA. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
3. ^ "Collegio uninominale Valle d'Aosta – U01 (Aosta) (Precedente: 04/03/2018)" (in Italian). Italian Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
4. ^ "Collegio uninominale Valle d'Aosta – U01 (Aosta) (Precedente: 04/03/2018)" (in Italian). Italian Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

## Sources

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* Regional Council of Aosta Valley – History of Aosta Valley
* Regional Government of Aosta Valley – Governments since 1946
* Regional Government of Aosta Valley – Elections
* Cattaneo Institute – Archive of Election Data
* Parties and Elections in Europe – Aosta Valley
* Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections

## External links

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* Aosta Valley Region
* Regional Council of Aosta Valley
* Constitution of Aosta Valley

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