2018 Valdostan regional election

The 2018 Valdostan regional election took place on 20 May 2018 in Aosta Valley, Italy.[1][2]

2018 Valdostan regional election
Aosta Valley
← 2013 20 May 2018 2020 →

All 35 seats to the Regional Council of Aosta Valley
Turnout65.13%
Party Leader % Seats +/–
UV Augusto Rollandin 19.3% 7 −6
Lega Nicoletta Spelgatti 17.1% 7 +7
PNVSA Antonio Fosson 10.7% 4 −1
UVP Elisa Bonin 10.6% 4 −3
M5S Davide Bono (ad interim) 10.4% 4 +2
ALPE Alexis Vallet 9.0% 3 −2
IC Elio Riccarand 7.5% 3 New
MOUV' Mauro Caniggia Nicolotti 7.1% 3 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
President before President after
Laurent Viérin
Progressive Valdostan Union
Nicoletta Spelgatti
League

Background edit

The 2013 regional election confirmed the incumbent autonomist coalition government, led by the Valdostan Union (UV), which retained its absolute majority in the Regional Council of Aosta Valley. The coalition lost 14pp from 2008, however.

In July 2015 the regional government, which had been led by UV's Augusto Rollandin since 2008 (he had been President also in 1984–1990 and senator for Aosta Valley in 2001–2006), was enlarged to the centre-left Democratic Party (PD).[3] In June 2016, after months of negotiations, the government was joined also by the Progressive Valdostan Union (UVP).[4][5]

In March 2017 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).[6][7][8][9] Finally, in October, Marquis resigned and was replaced by UVP's Laurent Viérin at the head of a coalition composed of the UV, the UVP, the Valdostan Autonomist Popular Edelweiss (EPAV) and the PD.[10]

Parties and candidate edit

This is the list of parties that participated in the election.[11]

Party Ideology
Valdostan Union[a] (UV) Regionalism, Centrism
Progressive Valdostan Union (UVP) Regionalism, Progressivism
Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology[b] (ALPE) Regionalism, Social democracy
For Our ValleyEdelweiss (PNV–SA) Regionalism, Christian democracy
Democratic Party – VdA Left (PD–SVdA) Social democracy, Christian left
Five Star Movement (M5S) Populism, Anti-establishment
Centre-right Aosta Valley[c] Conservatism, Liberal conservatism
League–Young Aosta Valley (Lega) Regionalism, Right-wing populism
Civic Commitment (IC) Regionalism, Democratic socialism
Mouv' Regionalism, Progressivism

Results edit

2018 Valdostan regional election results
 
Parties Votes % Seats
Valdostan Union 12,265 19.25 7
League–Young Aosta Valley 10,872 17.06 7
For Our ValleyEdelweiss 6,792 10.66 4
Progressive Valdostan Union 6,750 10.59 4
Five Star Movement 6,652 10.44 4
Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology 5,733 9.00 3
Civic Commitment 4,806 7.54 3
Mouv' 4,545 7.13 3
Democratic Party – VdA Left 3,436 5.39
Centre-right Aosta Valley 1,862 2.92
Valid votes 63,713 94.90
Blank votes 813 1.21
Invalid votes 2,612 3.89
Total 67,161 100.00 35
Registered voters/turnout 103,117 65.13
Source: Autonomous Region of Aosta Valley – Results

Popular vote by list edit

Popular vote
UV
19.25%
Lega
17.06%
AC–SAPNV
10.66%
UVP
10.59%
M5S
10.44%
ALPE
9.00%
IC
7.54%
Mouv'
7.13%
PD
5.39%
CDVdA
2.92%

References edit

  1. ^ "ANSA: Vierin conferma regionali il 20 maggio".
  2. ^ "La Stampa: Elezioni si voterà il 20 maggio data unica".
  3. ^ "Ribaltone in Val d'Aosta, Pd in giunta - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  4. ^ "Rafforzamento autonomia e riforma elettorale i pilastri della maggioranza Uv-Uvp-Stella alpina". Valledaostaglocal.it (in Italian). 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  5. ^ "Accordo Uv-Uvp Rollandin: "E' l'anno della misericordia"". LaStampa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  6. ^ "Comunicato stampa". Consiglio Regionale della Valle d'Aosta.
  7. ^ ""Sì" alla sfiducia a Rollandin, via libera alla giunta Marquis".
  8. ^ "Marquis nuovo presidente Regione Vda - Valle d'Aosta". 10 March 2017.
  9. ^ "PIERLUIGI MARQUIS PRESIDENTE DELLA NUOVA GIUNTA REGIONALE". 10 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Laurent Vierin nuovo presidente Vda - Valle d'Aosta". 13 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Valle d'Aosta, elezioni regionali 2018: orari, sistema di voto e liste in corsa".