List of political parties in Aosta Valley
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Several Political parties
operate in Aosta Valley
, Italy
and historically they have been even more than today. No one party has ever had the chance of gaining power alone (even if the Valdotanian Union
is by far the largest party) and thus parties must work with each other to form coalition government
s.
The political parties are currently organized into three political coalition
s, both at the national and regional level.
parties operate in Aosta Valley, gaining 80.1% of the total vote in the last regional election
. This is a list of current and former regionalist parties active in Aosta Valley.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
operate in Aosta Valley
Politics of Aosta Valley
The Politics of Aosta Valley, Italy takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, whereby the President of Regional Government is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the Regional Government...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and historically they have been even more than today. No one party has ever had the chance of gaining power alone (even if the 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....
is by far the largest party) and thus parties must work with each other to form coalition government
Coalition government
A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...
s.
The political parties are currently organized into three political coalition
Political coalition
A political coalition or political alliance is an agreement for cooperation between different political parties on common political agenda, often for purposes of contesting an election to mutually benefit by collectively clearing election thresholds or otherwise benefiting from characteristics of...
s, both at the national and regional level.
Coalitions
The system of political parties in Aosta Valley is organized into three political coalitions:- Autonomy Progress Federalism Aosta ValleyAutonomy Progress Federalism Aosta ValleyAutonomy Progress Federalism Aosta Valley is an Italian coalition of parties active in Aosta Valley....
- Valdotanian UnionValdotanian UnionThe 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....
(Union Valdôtaine) - Edelweiss Aosta ValleyEdelweiss Aosta ValleyEdelweiss 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...
(Stella Alpina Vallée d'Aoste) - Autonomist FederationAutonomist FederationThe Autonomist Federation is a centrist, social-liberal and social-democratic Italian political party active in Aosta Valley...
(Fédération Autonomiste)
- Valdotanian Union
- Autonomy Liberty DemocracyAutonomy Liberty DemocracyAutonomy Liberty Democracy is an Italian coalition of parties active in Aosta Valley.It was originally formed as an electoral list, affiliated to the The Union, for the 2006 general election and originally comprised: the Democrats of the Left, Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy, Valdotanian Renewal,...
(Autonomie Démocratie Liberté)- Autonomy Liberty Participation EcologyAutonomy Liberty Participation EcologyAutonomy Liberty Participation Ecology is a regionalist political party active in Aosta Valley, whose progressive ideology mixes elements of social democracy, green politics and social liberalism...
(Autonomie Liberté Partecipation Ecologie) - Democratic PartyDemocratic Party (Italy)The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election....
(Partito Democratico) - Rainbow Aosta ValleyRainbow Aosta ValleyThe Rainbow Aosta Valley is an Italian coalition of parties active in Aosta Valley, active since 2003 and since 2006 a member of the Autonomy Liberty Democracy coalition in general elections....
(Arcobaleno Valle d'Aosta)
- Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology
- The People of FreedomThe People of FreedomThe People of Freedom is a centre-right political party in Italy. With the Democratic Party, it is one of the two major parties of the current Italian party system....
(Il Popolo della Libertà)
Regionalist parties
Several regionalistRegionalism (politics)
Regionalism is a term used in international relations. Regionalism also constitutes one of the three constituents of the international commercial system...
parties operate in Aosta Valley, gaining 80.1% of the total vote in the last regional election
Valdotanian regional election, 2008
The Valdotanian regional election of 2008 took place on 25 May 2008.-Results:Source:...
. This is a list of current and former regionalist parties active in Aosta Valley.
Current parties
- Valdotanian UnionValdotanian UnionThe 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....
(Union Valdôtaine) - Autonomy Liberty Participation EcologyAutonomy Liberty Participation EcologyAutonomy Liberty Participation Ecology is a regionalist political party active in Aosta Valley, whose progressive ideology mixes elements of social democracy, green politics and social liberalism...
(Autonomie Liberté Partecipation Ecologie) - Edelweiss Aosta ValleyEdelweiss Aosta ValleyEdelweiss 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...
(Stella Alpina Vallée d'Aoste) - Autonomist FederationAutonomist FederationThe Autonomist Federation is a centrist, social-liberal and social-democratic Italian political party active in Aosta Valley...
(Fédération autonomiste) - Rainbow Aosta ValleyRainbow Aosta ValleyThe Rainbow Aosta Valley is an Italian coalition of parties active in Aosta Valley, active since 2003 and since 2006 a member of the Autonomy Liberty Democracy coalition in general elections....
(Arcobaleno Vallée d'Aoste) - Lega Nord Valle d'AostaLega Nord Valle d'AostaLega Nord Valle d'Aosta is a regionalist political party in Italy which is the regional section of Lega Nord in Aosta Valley...
(North League Aosta Valley)
Former parties
- Aosta Valley Regional Rally (Raggruppamento Regionale Valle d'Aosta)
- Italian Democratic Group (Gruppo Democratico Italiano)
- Valdotanian RallyValdotanian RallyThe Valdotanian Rally was a conservative Italian political party active in Aosta Valley.In 1963 a group of conservative members of the Valdotanian Union formed the Valdotanian Independent Rally and won 3.3% of the vote in a regional election. In 1967 RIV merged with other conservative groups in...
(Rassemblement Valdôtain) - Valdotanian Democratic Union (Union Democratique Valdôtaine)
- Progressive Valdotanian UnionProgressive Valdotanian UnionThe Progressive Valdotanian Union was a social-democratic Italian political party active in Aosta Valley.It emerged in 1973 as a split from the Valdotanian Union and won 6.7% of the vote in that year’s regional election...
(Union Valdôtaine Progressiste) - Valdotanian Craftsmen and Traders (Artigiani e Commercianti Valdostani)
- Popular DemocratsPopular DemocratsThe Popular Democrats was a Christian-leftist Italian political party active in the Aosta Valley of Italy. Its leading members included Cesare Dujany, Maurizio Martin and Angelo Pollicini....
(Democratici Popolari) - Free Zone List (Lista Zona Franca)
- Autonomist UnionAutonomist UnionAutonomist Union was a regionalist Italian political party active in Aosta Valley.It was founded in 1987 by Roberto Gremmo as the local emanation of Piedmontese Union. In the 1988 regional election the party won 1.6% and Gremmo was elected to the Regional Council...
(Union Autonomiste) - Autonomists Democrats ProgressivesAutonomists Democrats ProgressivesThe Autonomists Democrats Progressives was a social-liberal and Christian-leftist Italian political party active in Aosta Valley...
(Autonomistes Démocrates Progressistes) - Independent AutonomistsIndependent AutonomistsThe Independent Autonomists was a social-liberal Italian political party active in Aosta Valley.It was founded in March 1991 by Ilario Lanivi, ex-leading member of the Autonomists Democrats Progressives, and Amato Maquignaz...
(Autonomisti Indipendenti) - For Aosta ValleyFor Aosta ValleyFor Aosta Valley was a social-liberal and Christian-leftist Italian political party active in Aosta Valley.It was founded in 1993 by Cesare Dujany, former leader of the Popular Democrats, and Ilario Lanivi, leader of the Independent Autonomists. In the 1993 regional election the party won 4.3% of...
(Pour la Vallée d'Aoste) - Autonomist People's AllianceAutonomist People's AllianceThe Autonomist People's Alliance was a social-democratic Italian political party active in Aosta Valley....
(Alleanza Popolare Autonomista) - AutonomistsAutonomistsThe Autonomists was a Christian-democratic Italian political party active in Aosta Valley.It was founded in 1997 by the union of the regional Italian People's Party with For Aosta Valley and some former Socialists. In the 1998 regional election Autonomists won 12.8% and five regional deputies...
(Autonomistes) - Forward ValleyForward ValleyForward Valley was a social-democratic political party active in Aosta Valley.The party, whose leader was Enrico Bich, was the heir of the Italian Socialist Party in the Region and gained 4.7% of the votes in the 2003 regional election, failing to surpass the 5% threshold needed to enter in the...
(Alé Vallée) - Valdotanian RenewalValdotanian RenewalValdotanian Renewal was a social-liberal Italian political party.It was founded in 2006 by a split from the Valdotanian Union , led by former President of Region Carlo Perrin...
(Renouveau valdôtain) - Lively Aosta ValleyLively Aosta ValleyLively Aosta Valley was a social-liberal Italian political party active in Aosta Valley. It was founded in 2005 by a left-wing split from the Valdotanian Union and its leader was Roberto Louvin....
(Vallée d'Aoste vive) - Valdotanian Independentists (Indépendantistes Valdôtains)