Progressive Valdostan Union (2013)
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The Progressive Valdostan Union (french: Union Valdôtaine Progressiste, UVP) was a
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active in the
Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Official languages , population_blank1 = Italian French ...
,
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. Leading members were
Laurent Viérin Laurent Viérin (born 7 August 1975) is an Italian politician who served as president of Aosta Valley from 13 October 2017 to 27 June 2018. He is the co-founder of the Progressive Valdostan Union party. Early life Viérin was born in Aosta on ...
, Luigi Bertschy and
Giuliano Morelli People with the Italian given name or surname Giuliano () have included: In arts and entertainment Surname * Geoffrey Giuliano, American author * Maurizio Giuliano Maurizio Giuliano (born 1975) is an Italian United Nations official, traveller, ...
.


History

The party emerged in January 2013 as a split from the
Valdostan Union The Valdostan Union (french: Union valdôtaine, UV), also Valdostian Union or Valdotanian Union is a regionalist and centrist political party in Aosta Valley, Italy. It represents mainly the Arpitan-speaking minority in the region. Former lead ...
(UV), similarly to what had happened forty years before with 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 (
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,
Laurent Viérin Laurent Viérin (born 7 August 1975) is an Italian politician who served as president of Aosta Valley from 13 October 2017 to 27 June 2018. He is the co-founder of the Progressive Valdostan Union party. Early life Viérin was born in Aosta on ...
and
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), who launched the UVP on 4 January 2013. The party's first president was
Claudio Brédy Claudio is an Italian and Spanish first name. In Portuguese it is accented Cláudio. In Catalan and Occitan it is Claudi, while in Romanian it is Claudiu. Origin and history Claudius was the name of an eminent Roman gens, the most important ...
, who was succeeded by
Alessia Favre Alessia is an Italian given name, the feminine form of the male given name Alessio, the Italian form of Alexius. It is a popular name for females in Italy and was the second most popular name for Italian girls born in 2006. The name may mea ...
in 2014. In the 2013 general election Viérin obtained 25.1% of the vote and missed the election to the
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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 Augusto Arduino Rollandin (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. Caree ...
, with Viérin minister of Health, fueling rumors of 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
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, which would be later joined by Rosset and two dissident regional councillors of the
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(M5S). However, in March 2017 the UVP left the government and, along with
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(SA),
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(ALPE) and
For Our Valley For Our Valley (''Pour Notre Vallée'', PNV) is a centrist political party active in Aosta Valley, Italy. In November 2016 two regional councillors, former senator Antonio Fosson and Claudio Restano, left the Valdostan Union (UV) in disagreeme ...
(PNV), formed a new government without the UV, under President
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(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 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 The Valdostan Autonomist Popular Edelweiss ( it, Edelweiss Popolare Autonomista Valdostano, EPAV) was a centrist political party active in Aosta Valley, Italy. The party was originally named Autonomist Popular Edelweiss (''Stella Alpina Popolare Aut ...
(EPAV) and the PD. In the 2018 general election 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
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as President, at 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 Antonio Fosson (born 11 October 1951) is an Italian politician. Antonio was elected president of Aosta Valley from 10 December 2018 to 16 December 2019. Antonio is a member of the Pour Notre Vallée Party. Biography Antonio was born in Ivrea, ...
(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 People with the Italian given name or surname Giuliano () have included: In arts and entertainment Surname * Geoffrey Giuliano, American author * Maurizio Giuliano Maurizio Giuliano (born 1975) is an Italian United Nations official, traveller, ...
, whose political program featured 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".


Popular support

The electoral results of the UVP in
Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Official languages , population_blank1 = Italian French ...
are shown in the table below.


Leadership

*President:
Claudio Brédy Claudio is an Italian and Spanish first name. In Portuguese it is accented Cláudio. In Catalan and Occitan it is Claudi, while in Romanian it is Claudiu. Origin and history Claudius was the name of an eminent Roman gens, the most important ...
(2013–2014),
Alessia Favre Alessia is an Italian given name, the feminine form of the male given name Alessio, the Italian form of Alexius. It is a popular name for females in Italy and was the second most popular name for Italian girls born in 2006. The name may mea ...
(2014–2016), Luigi Bertschy (2016–2017), Elisa Bonin (2017–2018),
Giuliano Morelli People with the Italian given name or surname Giuliano () have included: In arts and entertainment Surname * Geoffrey Giuliano, American author * Maurizio Giuliano Maurizio Giuliano (born 1975) is an Italian United Nations official, traveller, ...
(2019–present)


External links


Official website


References

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