Politics of Aosta Valley

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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.

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Executive branch

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

Presidents of the Aosta Valley region
PresidentPartyTermLegislature
Federico Chabod Action Party 10 January 1946 – 24 October 1946Provisional
Severino Caveri Valdostan Union 24 October 1946 – 20 May 1949
20 May 1949 – 8 December 1954I Legislature
Vittorino Bondaz Christian Democracy 8 December 1954 – 16 June 1959II Legislature
Oreste Marcoz Valdostan Union 16 June 1959 – 24 November 1963III Legislature
Severino Caveri Valdostan Union 24 November 1963 – 30 May 1966IV Legislature
Cesare Bionaz Christian Democracy 30 May 1966 1966 – 20 May 1968
20 May 1968 – 1 July 1969V 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 1974VI Legislature
Mario Andrione Valdostan Union 20 December 1974 – 18 July 1978
18 July 1978 – 20 July 1983VII Legislature
20 July 1983 – 4 January 1984VIII Legislature
Augusto Rollandin Valdostan Union 4 January 1984 – 26 July 1988
26 July 1988 – 25 June 1990IX 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 1998X Legislature
29 June 1998 – 18 December 2002XI Legislature
Roberto Louvin Valdostan Union 18 December 2002 – 7 July 2003
Carlo Perrin Valdostan Union 7 July 2003 – 4 July 2005XII Legislature
Luciano Caveri Valdostan Union 4 July 2005 – 30 June 2008
Augusto Rollandin Valdostan Union 30 June 2008 – 30 June 2013XIII Legislature
30 June 2013 – 10 March 2017XIV 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 2018XV 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 2023XVI Legislature
Renzo Testolin Valdostan Union 2 March 2023 – present

Source: Regional Government of Aosta Valley – Governments since 1946

Legislative branch

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

Latest regional election

In the latest regional election, which took place on 28 September 2025, the Valdostan Union, which had absorbed the Valdostan Alliance and Mouv', as well as joined forces with the minor-separatist Sovereign Aosta Country party, came largely first, followed by the centre-right coalition (composed of Brothers of Italy, Forza Italia–LRV and Lega Vallée d'Aoste) and the Autonomists of the Centre (formed by Edelweiss, For Autonomy, the Valdostan Rally, the regional section of Action and others).

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats
Valdostan Union 19,30431.9712
Centre-right coalition Brothers of Italy 6,63410.994
Forza Italia–LRV 6,06610.054
Lega Vallée d'Aoste 5,0628.383
Total17,76229.4211
Autonomists of the Centre 8,48314.056
Democratic Party 4,8548.043
Greens and Left Alliance 3,8166.323
Open Aosta Valley 3,3595.560
Future Aosta Valley2,8004.640
Total60,378100.0035
Valid votes60,37892.87
Invalid/blank votes4,6367.13
Total votes65,014100.00
Registered voters/turnout103,22362.98
Source: Autonomous Region of Aosta Valley – Results

Latest general election in Aosta Valley

Chamber of Deputies
CandidateParty or allianceVotes%
Franco Manes VdA–CSX UV 20,76338.63
Emily Rini CDX FI 16,01629.80
Giovanni Girardini none LRV 6,39811.90
Erika Guichardaz Open VdA [a] AD–GA 5,84110.87
Loredana Ronc ISP TBA 2,3024.28
Loredana De Rosa UP TBA 1,3752.56
Davide Ianni none PCI 1,0511.96
Total53,746100.00
Valid votes53,74690.34
Invalid/blank votes5,7449.66
Total votes59,490100.00
Registered voters/turnout98,18760.59
Source: [2] [3]
Senate
CandidateParty or allianceVotes%
Nicoletta Spelgatti CDX Lega 18,50934.05
Patrik Vesan VdA–CSX PD 18,28233.63
Augusto Rollandin none PlA 7,27213.38
Daria Pulz Open VdA [a] ADU 5,44810.02
Alessandro Bichini ISP TBA 1,5692.89
Francesco Lucat UP PRC 1,3112.41
Guglielmo Leray none PCI 1,0511.93
Larisa Bargan Vita TBA 9171.69
Total54,359100.00
Valid votes54,35991.38
Invalid/blank votes5,1318.62
Total votes59,490100.00
Registered voters/turnout98,18760.59
Source: [2] [4]

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Consiglio Regionale della Valle d'Aosta – I Consiglieri
  2. 1 2 "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.

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