Augusto Arduino Claudio Rollandin[1] (IPA [awɡusto ardwino klawdjo ʁɔlɑ̃dɛ̃]; born 13 June 1949 in Brusson, Aosta Valley, Italy) is an Italian politician and veterinarian. He is a member of the Valdostan Union, a center-right, pro-autonomy Italian political party active in the Aosta Valley.
Career edit
From 4 January 1984 to 25 June 1990, and again from 1 July 2008 to 10 March 2017, Rollandin served as the President of Aosta Valley.
In July 2013, Rollandin was re-elected to the presidency by a coalition of center-right, pro-autonomy parties consisting of the Valdostan Union (UV) and the Edelweiss (SA).[2] The coalition government, led by the Valdostan Union, lost 14 percentage points in the May 2013 Aosta Valley regional election, a decline from the 2008 election results, but still retained an absolute majority in the Council of the Valley.[3] Rollandin's coalition was supported by 18 of the 35 Council members.[2]
In his July 2013 speech to the Council upon his re-election, Rolladin promised that his government would pay "the utmost attention" to the French language, which shares official status in the Aosta Valley with Italian.[2] He also reiterated the "relevance" in "cultural policies" of the Aosta Valley's two regional languages, Franco-Provençal (also called Valdôtain locally) and Walser German.[2]
References edit
- ^ Sometimes referred to as Auguste Rollandin in French, due to official bilinguism in the Aosta Valley: 1, 2, 3 and 4.
- ^ a b c d "New autonomist, centre-right government in Aosta Valley agreed Regione Molise". Nationalia.com. 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- ^ "Centre-right autonomists win election in Aosta Valley". Nationalia.com. 2013-05-27. Retrieved 2013-08-24.