Autonomy Liberty Democracy (''Autonomie Liberté Démocratie'', ALD) was a

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coalition in

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. It took part to three Italian general elections and elected representatives in both houses of the

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History

ALD was originally formed as an electoral list, affiliated to The Union, for the 2006 general election comprising: the

Democrats of the Left The Democrats of the Left ( it, Democratici di Sinistra, DS) was a social-democratic political party in Italy. The DS, successor of the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS) and the Italian Communist Party, was formed in 1998 upon the merger of t ...

(DS),

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(DL),

Valdostan Renewal Valdostan Renewal (french: Renouveau Valdôtain, RV) was a social-liberal Italian political party active in the Aosta Valley. It was founded in 2006 by a split from the Valdostan Union (UV), led by former President of Region Carlo Perrin. These ...

(RV), Vallée d'Aoste Vive (VdAV),

Alé Vallée Alé Vallée (translatable as ''Forward Valley'') was a social-democratic political party active in Aosta Valley. The party, whose leader was Enrico Bich, was the heir of the Italian Socialist Party in the Region and gained 4.7% of the votes (in l ...

(AV), the

Communist Refoundation Party The Communist Refoundation Party ( it, Partito della Rifondazione Comunista, PRC) is a communist political party in Italy that emerged from a split of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) in 1991. The party's secretary is Maurizio Acerbo, who replace ...

(PRC), the

Federation of the Greens The Federation of the Greens ( it, Federazione dei Verdi, FdV), frequently referred to as Greens (''Verdi''), was a green political party in Italy. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the Federation of Green Lists and the Rainbow Greens. T ...

( Alternative Greens) and other minor parties. In that occasion, ALD elected a deputy,

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(DS), and a senator,

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(RV), defeating

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( SA, VdA) 43.4% to 30.7% and incumbent senator

Augusto Rollandin Augusto Arduino Rollandin (born 13 June 1949 in Brusson, Aosta Valley, 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 th ...

( UV, VdA) 44.2% to 32.0%, respectively. In the 2008 general election

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(UV, VdA) defeated incumbent senator Perrin 41.4% to 37.4%, while incumbent deputy Nicco narrowly defeated

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(UV, VdA) 39.1% to 37.8%. Under a new electoral law, the coalition ran together also in the 2008 regional election. The alliance, comprising three party lists (the

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–PD, RV–VdAV and Rainbow Aosta Valley–AvdA), won a mere 27.4% of the vote, being severely defeated by the UV-led regionalist coalition, which won 62.0% of the vote and confirmed its stable majority in the Regional Council. In the

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( ALPE, ALD) was defeated by

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(UV, VdA) 37.0% to 30.8% for the Senate, while Jean Pierre Guichardaz ( PD, ALD) came third after

Rudi Marguerettaz Rudi, born Albert Rudolph (January 24, 1928 – February 21, 1973), also known as Swami Rudrananda, was born in Brooklyn, New York. Rudi was a spiritual teacher and an antiquities entrepreneur in New York City.Swami Rudrananda udi ''Spiri ...

(SA, VdA) and Laurent Viérin ( UVP). In the 2013 regional election the coalition, including also the UVP, won 40.5%. In July 2015 and June 2016 the regional government, formed by the UV and SA, was enlarged to the PD and the UVP, respectively. In March 2017 the UVP, ALPE, SA and PNV formed a new government without the UV, under President Pierluigi Marquis (SA). In October Marquis resigned and was replaced by L. Viérin (UVP) at the head of a coalition composed of the UV, the UVP, the PD and 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), the latter formed by a pro-UV group of splinters from SA who had not endorsed Marquis' government in the first place. In the run-up of the 2018 general election ALD was thus disbanded.

References

External links

Official website
{{Political parties of Italy Defunct political party alliances in Italy Political parties established in 2006 Political parties disestablished in 2018 ca:Autonomia Llibertat Democràcia nl:Autonomie Liberté Démocratie