Lega Nord Valle d'Aosta
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Regionalism (politics)
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political party in Italy which is the regional section of Lega Nord in Aosta Valley. The current national secretary is Sergio Ferrero, while the national president is Giuseppina Foderà.
In the 2008 regional election
Valdotanian regional election, 2008
The Valdotanian regional election of 2008 took place on 25 May 2008.-Results:Source:...
the party externally supported the centre-left regionalist coalition
Autonomy Progress Federalism Aosta Valley
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composed of Valdotanian Union
Valdotanian Union
The Valdotanian Union is a regionalist-centrist Italian political party active in Aosta Valley. Its leaders are Ego Perron, party president, and Augusto Rollandin, President of the Region....
, Edelweiss Aosta Valley
Edelweiss Aosta Valley
Edelweiss Aosta Valley is a Christian-democratic and centrist Italian political party active in Aosta Valley.It was founded in 2001 by the merger of the Autonomists and the Autonomist Federation...
and Autonomist Federation
Autonomist Federation
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. The coalition won by a landslide.
Popular support
The party has suffered a dramatic loss of votes in the Region through the years and is now a tiny political force compared to other "national" sections of Lega Nord. In the 2009 European Parliament electionEuropean Parliament election, 2009 (Aosta Valley)
The European Parliament election of 2009 took place on 6-7 June 2009. The Autonomy Progress Federalism list, hegemonized by the Valdotanian Union, was the most voted in Aosta Valley with 37.1%, but received no seats, while Autonomy Liberty Democracy came distant second .-Results:Source:...
it won a mere 4.4% of the vote, due to the electoral strength of other regionalist parties, notably Valdotanian Union
Valdotanian Union
The Valdotanian Union is a regionalist-centrist Italian political party active in Aosta Valley. Its leaders are Ego Perron, party president, and Augusto Rollandin, President of the Region....
, Edelweiss Aosta Valley
Edelweiss Aosta Valley
Edelweiss Aosta Valley is a Christian-democratic and centrist Italian political party active in Aosta Valley.It was founded in 2001 by the merger of the Autonomists and the Autonomist Federation...
and Autonomist Federation
Autonomist Federation
The Autonomist Federation is a centrist, social-liberal and social-democratic Italian political party active in Aosta Valley...
. The electoral results of Lega Nord Valle d'Aosta in Aosta Valley are shown in the table below.
| 1992 general | 1993 regional | 1994 general | 1996 general | 1998 regional | 1999 European | 2001 general | 2003 regional | 2004 European | 2006 general | 2008 general | 2009 European |
| 7.6 | 17.1 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 1.9 | with FI Forza Italia Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy.... |
with CdL House of Freedoms The House of Freedoms , was a major Italian centre-right political and electoral alliance led by Silvio Berlusconi. It was initially composed of several political parties:*Forza Italia *National Alliance... |
2.9 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | |
Leadership
- National Secretary: Paolo Linty (1991–1998), Giuseppe Henriet (1998–2001), Nicolao Negroni (2002–2006), Sergio Ferrero (2006–present)
- National President: unknown (1991–1998), Aldo Meinardi (1998–2010), Giuseppina Foderà (2010–present)