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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.
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]
| Presidents of the Aosta Valley region | ||||
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| 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
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.
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| 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 Valley 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 | ||||
| Candidate | Party or alliance | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 | UP | 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] | ||||||
| Candidate | Party or alliance | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 [lower-alpha 1] | ADU | 5,448 | 10.02 | ||
| Alessandro Bichini | ISP | TBA | 1,569 | 2.89 | ||
| Francesco Lucat | UP | PRC | 1,311 | 2.41 | ||
| Guglielmo Leray | UP | 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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National-level elections in Italy are called periodically to form a parliament consisting of two houses: the Chamber of Deputies with 400 members; and the Senate of the Republic with 200 elected members, plus a few appointed senators for life. Italy is a parliamentary republic: the President of the Republic is elected for a seven-year term by the two houses of Parliament in joint session, together with special electors appointed by the Regional Councils.
The Valdostan Union, also Valdostian Union or Valdotanian Union, is a regionalist and centrist political party in Aosta Valley, Italy. It represents mainly the French-speaking minority in the region. One of its leading members, Renzo Testolin, has been the President of Aosta Valley since March 2023, replacing Erik Lavévaz, also of the UV.
The Autonomists was a Christian-democratic Italian political party active in the Aosta Valley.
Edelweiss is a regionalist, Christian-democratic political party active in Aosta Valley, Italy.
The Progressive Democratic Autonomists was a social-liberal and Christian-leftist Italian political party active in Aosta Valley. Its leading members included Cesare Dujany, Maurizio Martin, Angelo Pollicini, Ilario Lanivi, Giuseppe Maquignaz and Claudio Lavoyer.
The Rainbow Aosta Valley was an Italian coalition of parties active in Aosta Valley.
This page gathers the results of elections in Aosta Valley.
Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology was a regionalist political party active in Aosta Valley, Italy, whose progressive ideology mixes elements of social democracy and green politics. The party was a member of the European Free Alliance.
The Progressive Valdostan Union was a centre-left political party active in the Aosta Valley, Italy. Leading members were Laurent Viérin, Luigi Bertschy and Giuliano Morelli.
For Our Valley is a centrist political party active in Aosta Valley, Italy.
The Alternative Greens was a green political party in Aosta Valley, which used to be the regional section of the Federation of the Greens.
The Regional Council of Aosta Valley is the legislative assembly of the autonomous region of Aosta Valley.
The 2018 Valdostan regional election took place on 20 May 2018 in Aosta Valley, Italy.
Mouv', officially United Aosta Valley – Mouv', was a progressive political party active in Aosta Valley, Italy. The party was launched in March 2017 as a split from the Progressive Valdostan Union (UVP).
Civic Network is a left-wing political party active in Aosta Valley, Italy.
The 2020 Valdostan regional election took place on 20 and 21 September 2020 in Aosta Valley, Italy. The election was originally scheduled to take place on 19 April 2020, but was then postponed first to 10 May and then delayed for a second time due to the coronavirus pandemic in Italy.
For Autonomy is a centrist political party active in Aosta Valley, Italy.
Renzo Testolin is an Italian politician and accountant from the Valdostan Union party, current President of Aosta Valley.
The 2022 Italian general election took place on 25 September 2022. In its two single-seat constituencies, Aosta Valley elected Franco Manes to the Chamber of Deputies and Nicoletta Spelgatti to the Senate of the Republic. Spelgatti, a former president of Aosta Valley, was the first Valdostan woman elected to the Senate.
The 2022 Italian general election was held on 25 September, resulting in a majority of seats of both houses of the Italian Parliament for the centre-right coalition. The Meloni Cabinet was announced on 21 October and was officially sworn in on the next day. The first Cabinet headed by a female Prime Minister of Italy, it was variously described as a shift to the political right, as well as the first far-right-led Italian government since World War II. The Meloni Cabinet successufully won the confidence votes on 25–26 October with a comfortable majority in both houses of Parliament.
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