Politics of Aosta Valley

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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. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Council of the Valley.

Executive

The Regional Government (Italian: Giunta Regionale, French: Junte régionale) is presided by the President of the Region (Italian: Presidente della Regione, French: Président de la région) and is composed by the President and the Ministers (Italian: Assessori, French: Assesseurs), who are currently 7.

List of Presidents

Main article: List of Presidents of Aosta Valley

Presidents of the Aosta Valley region
President	Party	Term	Legislature
Federico Chabod	Independent	1946	Provisional
Severino Caveri	UV	1946–1949	Provisional
Severino Caveri	UV	1949–1954	I Legislature
Vittorino Bondaz	DC	1954–1959	II Legislature
Oreste Marcoz	UV	1959–1963	III Legislature
Severino Caveri	UV	1963–1966	IV Legislature
Cesare Bionaz	DC	1966–1968	IV Legislature
Cesare Bionaz	DC	1968–1969	V Legislature
Mauro Bordon	DC	1969–1970	V Legislature
Cesare Dujany	DP	1970–1973	V Legislature
Cesare Dujany	DP	1973–1974	VI Legislature
Mario Andrione	UV	1974–1978	VI Legislature
Mario Andrione	UV	1978–1983	VII Legislature
Mario Andrione	UV	1983–1984	VIII Legislature
Augusto Rollandin	UV	1984–1988	VIII Legislature
Augusto Rollandin	UV	1988–1990	IX Legislature
Gianni Bondaz	DC	1990–1992	IX Legislature
Ilario Lanivi	AI	1992–1993	IX Legislature
Dino Viérin	UV	1993–1998	X Legislature
Dino Viérin	UV	1998–2002	XI Legislature
Roberto Louvin	UV	2002–2003	XI Legislature
Carlo Perrin	UV	2003–2004	XII Legislature
Luciano Caveri	UV	2004–2008	XII Legislature
Augusto Rollandin	UV	2008–...	XIII Legislature

Source: Regional Government of Aosta Valley – Governments since 1946

Legislative branch

Main article: Council of the Valley

The Council of the Valley (French: Conseil de la Vallée, Italian: Consiglio regionale della Valle d'Aosta) is composed of 35 members. The Council is elected for a five-year term.

Political parties and elections

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

Last regional election

Main article: Valdotanian regional election, 2008

Parties	votes	votes (%)	seats
Valdotanian Union	32,614	44.4	17
Edelweiss Aosta Valley	8,370	11.4	4
Autonomist Federation	4,536	6.2	2
Autonomy Progress Federalism Aosta Valley	44,520	62.0	23
Valdotanian Renewal–Lively Aosta Valley	9,170	12.5	5
Democratic Party	6,841	9.3	3
Rainbow Aosta Valley	4,120	5.6	-
Autonomy Liberty Democracy	20,131	27.4	8
The People of Freedom	7,826	10.7	4
Total	72,477	100.0	35

Source: Aosta Valley Region

Last general election in Aosta Valley

Main article: Italian general election, 2013 (Aosta Valley)

Chamber of Deputies

Candidate	Party/coalition	votes	%
Rudi Marguerettaz	Aosta Valley List	18,376	25.4
Laurent Viérin	Progressive Valdotanian Union	18,191	25.1
Jean Pierre Guichardaz	Autonomy Liberty Democracy	14,340	19.8
Roberto Cognetta	Five Star Movement	13,403	18.5
Giorgia Meloni	Brothers of Italy	3,051	4.2
Nicoletta Spelegatti	Lega Nord Valle d'Aosta	2,384	3.3
Other candidates	Other parties	2,691	3.7
	Total	72,436	100.0

Source: Aosta Valley Region

Senate

Candidate	Party/coalition	votes	%
Albert Lanièce	Aosta Valley List	24,609	37.0
Patrizia Morelli	Autonomy Liberty Democracy	20,430	30.8
Stefano Ferrero	Five Star Movement	13,760	20.7
Sandy Cane	Lega Nord Valle d'Aosta	2,608	3.9
Other candidates	Other parties	5,032	7.6
	Total	66,439	100.0

Source: Aosta Valley Region

Sources

• Council of the 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

• Aosta Valley Region
• Council of the Valley
• Constitution of Aosta Valley