Autonomist Federation

Autonomist Federation
Fédération Autonomiste
Historical leaders Cristina Vasini
Leonardo La Torre
Giorgio Lavoyer
Founded 1998
Dissolved 2014
Merger of ADP, APA
Headquarters 50, rue de Chambéry
11100 Aosta/Aoste
Ideology Regionalism
Centrism
Christian democracy
Social liberalism
Social democracy
Political position Centre to centre-left
European affiliation none
International affiliation none
European Parliament group no MEPs
Regional coalition Aosta Valley coalition
Website
http://www.federationautonomiste.org/

The Autonomist Federation (French: Fédération Autonomiste, FA) was a regionalist,[1] centrist,[1] social-liberal and social-democratic Italian political party active in Aosta Valley. Lately, the party's ideology tilted toward Christian democracy. The party's last leader was Giorgio Lavoyer, a long-time regional councillor and former regional minister.

History

The party was founded in 1998 by the merger of the Progressive Democratic Autonomists, which included several splinters of the Italian Republican Party, and the Autonomist People's Alliance, basically formed by former members of the Italian Socialist Party. In the 1998 regional election the party list, which included also some members of the Christian Democratic Centre and some of the United Christian Democrats, obtained 9.7% of the vote and four regional councillors.[2]

In the 2001 the FA was merged with the Autonomists into Edelweiss (SA). In the 2003 regional election SA was the second-largest party with 19.8% of the vote, but the party soon split and the FA re-gained its autonomy in 2004.[3]

In the 2008 regional election the party, which was part of the winning regionalist coalition, obtained 6.2% of the vote and two regional councillors (out of 35).[4] Giorgio Lavoyer was appointed to the regional government. In 2009 a group of Socialists, members of the Socialist Party at the national level, were expelled from the FA.[5] In 2013 a larger group of Socialists, led by Leonardo La Torre, a former leader of the party, left[6] and joined the Valdostan Union.[7][8]

In the 2013 regional election the FA, which included the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats,[9][10] obtained a mere 2.2% of the vote and was excluded from the Regional Council, after 15 years of continuous presence.[11][12] As a result, Lavoyer resigned from party leader.[13][14] In 2014 the party was merged into a short-lived oufit named "Create VdA",[15][16][17][18] which was finally merged into the UV,[19] of which La Torre was still a regional councillor.

Leadership

  • Secretary: unknown (1998–2001), Cristina Vasini (2003–2008), Leonardo La Torre (2008–2012),[20][21] Giorgio Lavoyer (2012–2013)[22]
  • President: unknown (1998–2001), Guglielmo Piccolo (2003–2008), Cristina Vasini (2008–2014)

References

  1. 1 2 Parties and Elections in Europe: The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck
  2. ↑ Consiglio Regionale della Valle d'Aosta - Le Legislature dal dopoguerra a oggi
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  4. ↑ Regione Valle d'Aosta
  5. ↑ Il Coordinamento politico di FA espelle alcuni esponenti socialisti radicali: Crea si dimette qualche ora prima per evitare l'onta della radiazione. Esempi di incoerenza e conf...
  6. ↑ Leonardo La Torre ed i suoi "fedelissimi" lasciano la Fédération Autonomiste per «un nuovo percorso politico» | 12vda
  7. ↑ La Stampa - Uv, scelti gli ultimi cinque candidati
  8. ↑ Elezioni regionali, scelti gli ultimi 5 candidati dell'Uv - AostaSera.it
  9. ↑ La Stampa - Regionali, la Fédération Autonomiste stringe un'alleanza con l'Udc
  10. ↑ Nozze Fédération-Udc per le elezioni regionali
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-08. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  12. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  13. ↑ La Stampa - Il dramma della Fédération “Penalizzati dal caso Bccv e traditi dai nostri ex alleati”
  14. ↑ Crollo Fédération, persi quasi 3mila voti rispetto al 2008: "Ora serve un cambiamento" - AostaSera.it
  15. ↑ http://www.ansa.it/valledaosta/notizie/2014/06/25/nasce-nuovo-movimento-svolta-in-federation-autonomiste_bc894bd5-ff7c-4f9f-a9d2-820e74daaf3e.html
  16. ↑ http://www.lastampa.it/2014/06/25/edizioni/aosta/fdration-pronta-a-sciogliersi-tutti-con-la-cosa-di-paron-HIoqyeN85Ztb5PBFCIOM8L/pagina.html
  17. ↑ http://www.aostasera.it/articoli/2014/06/28/32181/federation-e-udc-danno-vita-a-creare-vda-a-guidare-il-nuovo-movimento-sara-rene-tonelli
  18. ↑ http://www.lastampa.it/2015/04/09/edizioni/aosta/creare-vda-chiusa-la-lista-per-aosta-di-carradore-e-paron-yCLHsfODXvQrJWl0Ps4ajM/pagina.html
  19. ↑ http://www.aostasera.it/articoli/2015/12/24/38679/creare-vda-confluisce-nellunion-valdotaine-che-ad-aosta-acquisisce-cosi-un-assessorato
  20. ↑ Cristina Vasini: 'Le forze autonomiste regionali si uniscano in una grande federazione' - AostaSera.it
  21. ↑ Leonardo La Torre alla guida della Fédération Autonomiste: 'garantire il benessere dei valdostani' | 12vda
  22. ↑ La Stampa - Lavoyer segretario della Fédération "Io non devo chiarire nulla, nessuno mi ha contestato alcun illecito"
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