The Autonomists (; ) were a

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Italian political party active in the

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. The party was founded in 1997 by the union of the regional Italian People's Party with For Aosta Valley, and some former

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. In the 1998 regional election Autonomists won 12.8% and five regional deputies. In 2001 the party was merged with the Autonomist Federation (FA) to form the current Edelweiss (SA). However, following the 2003 regional election FA was re-established and thus SA can be considered the perfect continuation of the Autonomists.http://www.stella-alpina.org/il-movimento/3-la-storia-della-stella-alpina

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