The Valdostan Alliance ( French : Alliance valdôtaine , AV ) was a regionalist and progressive political party active in Aosta Valley , Italy .
19-645: The party was formed in 2019 by the merger of the Progressive Valdostan Union (UVP) and Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology (ALPE). AV was soon involved in the Autonomies and Environment Pact (AeA) and the European Free Alliance (EFA). In the 2020 regional election , the party, in a joint list with Edelweiss (SA), obtained 8.9% of the vote and four seats: two for SA, one for UVP's Luigi Bertschy and one for ALPE's Albert Chatrian . After
38-589: A re-unification with the UV. The move was opposed by Caveri and Brédy, who left the party in protest. In August also Elso Gérandin , regional councillor and former deputy floor leader, left the party. Caveri, Brédy and Gérandin later launched an alternative centre-left party named Mouv' , which would be later joined by Rosset and two dissident regional councillors of the Five Star Movement (M5S). However, in March 2017
57-628: The UV, the reunion was finally approved. Progressive Valdostan Union (2013) The Progressive Valdostan Union ( French : Union Valdôtaine Progressiste , UVP ) was a centre-left political party active in the Aosta Valley , Italy . Leading members were Laurent Viérin , Luigi Bertschy and Giuliano Morelli . The party emerged in January 2013 as a split from the Valdostan Union (UV), similarly to what had happened forty years before with
76-527: The UVP left the government and, along with Edelweiss (SA), Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology (ALPE) and For Our Valley (PNV), formed a new government without the UV, under President Pierluigi Marquis (SA), with Viérin Vice President and minister of Agriculture and Bertschy minister of Health. The following June, during a congress, the UVP elected Elisa Bonin as its new president. Bonin re-launched
95-704: The UVP was part of Aosta Valley coalition , along with the UV, the PD and the EPAV, and Favre was the alliance's candidate for the Chamber, but was defeated by the M5S candidate in a fractured field. In the 2018 regional election the UVP won 10.6% of the vote, while the Mouv' gained 7.1%. After the election, the Regional Council elected Nicoletta Spelgatti of Lega Nord Valle d'Aosta as President, at
114-531: The election, the AV joined a regionalist/centre-left government led by Erik Lavévaz of the Valdostan Union (UV), comprising the UV, the Democratic Party (PD), Civic Network (RC), SA and Mouv' . Bertschy was appointed Vice President as well as minister of Economic Development, Formation and Labour, while SA's Carlo Marzi was minister of Finances, Innovation, Public Works and Land issues. AV and SA soon broke, with
133-465: The election, the party joined a regionalist/centre-left government led by UV's Erik Lavévaz and composed of the UV, the Democratic Party (PD), Civic Network (RC), the Valdostan Alliance (AV) — formed by the merger of ALPE and UVP —, and SA. Caveri was appointed minister of Education, university, Youth Policies, European Affairs and Public Participations. In October 2021, Damien Charrance
152-467: The formation of a joint autonomist party, was elected as UVP's new president. Consistently with the line traced by Morelli, two months later the UVP formed a joint group with ALPE named "Valdostan Alliance". The electoral results of the UVP in Aosta Valley are shown in the table below. Mouv%27 (political party) Mouv' ( lit. ' Movement ' ), officially United Aosta Valley – Mouv' ( French : Vallée d'Aoste Unie–Mouv' ),
171-569: The former joining forces with United Aosta Valley, mainly comprising Mouv'. In 2023, AV joined a new government led by UV's Renzo Testolin , which, differently from Lavévaz's, comprised also For Autonomy (PlA). In late 2023, AV and Mouv' started a merging process into the UV. As of early AV was no longer a member of the European Free Alliance , which had been re-joined by the UV, and the AeA stated that UV would inherit AV's "founding member" status, if it joined. In June 2024, at an extraordinary congress of
190-541: The head of a broad coalition comprising also the Mouv'. However, in December the government was replaced by a new one led by Antonio Fosson (PNV), at the head of a coalition composed of the UV, the UVP, ALPE, SA and PNV: Viérin was appointed minister of Tourism, Sport, Commerce, Agriculture and Cultural Heritage, while Bertschy minister of European Affairs, Labour Policies, Social Inclusion and Transports. In February 2019 Giuliano Morelli , whose political program featured
209-399: The historical UVP . Over the years the UV had become more acquainted with the centre-right and this caused the exit of three regional councillors ( Luciano Caveri , Laurent Viérin and Andrea Rosset ), who launched the UVP on 4 January 2013. The party's first president was Claudio Brédy , who was succeeded by Alessia Favre in 2014. In the 2013 general election Viérin obtained 25.1% of
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#1732858698330228-499: The new government, Gérandin was appointed vice president and minister of Agriculture and the Environment. In December, the government was replaced by a new one led by Antonio Fosson (PNV)and including the UV, the UVP, ALPE, SA and PNV. In the 2020 regional election , the Mouv', along with minor allies within the "United Aosta Valley" (VdAU) list, won 8.1% of the vote and three regional councillors, notably including Caveri. After
247-403: The party in opposition to the formation of the new joint group. In 2022, another group splintered from Mouv', led by Mauro Caniggia called Esprì , that supported Renaissance valdotaine during the 2022 elections . In 2023, Mouv' joined a new government led by UV's Renzo Testolin , which, differently from Lavévaz's, comprised also For Autonomy (PlA). In late 2023, Mouv' and AV started
266-408: The party in protest. In August, Elso Gérandin also left the UVP. On 26 January 2017, Caveri, Brédy and Gérandin founded the "movement of opinion" Mouv', which would be later joined by Andrea Rosset and two dissident regional councillors of the Five Star Movement (M5S). In the constituent assembly of 24 February 2018, Mouv' became a political party. On 1 March 2018, Mauro Caniggia Nicolotti
285-481: The proposal of a new joint autonomist party, formed primarily by the UV and the UVP, while criticising ALPE. In October Marquis resigned and was replaced by UVP's Viérin at the head of a coalition composed of the UV, the UVP (two ministers: Bertschy at Health and Alessandro Nogara at Agriculture), the Valdostan Autonomist Popular Edelweiss (EPAV) and the PD. In the 2018 general election
304-507: The vote and missed the election to the Chamber of Deputies for less than 200 votes. In the 2013 regional election UVP obtained 19.2% of the vote and 7 seats in the Regional Council. In March 2016, during its congress, the party elected Luigi Bertschy as new president. The following June, after months of negotiations, the UVP joined the regional government led by UV's Augusto Rollandin , with Viérin minister of Health, fueling rumors of
323-401: 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). In June 2016, the UVP joined the regional government led by Augusto Rollandin of the Valdostan Union (UV), fueling rumors of a re-unification with the UV. The move was opposed by Luciano Caveri and Claudio Brédy , who left
342-553: Was elected as coordinator of the party. In the 2018 regional election , the party obtained 7.1% of the vote and three regional councillors: Gérandin, Roberto Cognetta and Stefano Ferrero (Rosset came fourth, thus failing re-election). After the election, the Regional Council elected Nicoletta Spelgatti of Lega Nord Valle d'Aosta (LNVdA) as president, at the head of a broad left-right coalition, comprising Edelweiss – For Our Valley (SA–PNV), Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology (ALPE), Mouv' and one defector from UV's ranks. In
361-519: Was elected as president of Mouv' and the faction around Gerandin was excluded from the party's regional board. Also in October, the Mouv', through "United Aosta Valley", joined forces with AV in the Regional Council. Only two regional councillors out of three, Caveri and Corrado Jordan joined the new joint group, named "Valdostan Alliance – United Aosta Valley": Claudio Restano , representing PNV, refused to join. Additionally, Gerandin and his allies left
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