Lega Nord Valle d'Aosta


Lega Nord Valle d'Aosta is a regionalist political party in Aosta Valley, Italy. It was founded in 1991 by a group of former associates of Roberto Gremmo in the Autonomist Union and has since functioned as the "national" section of Lega Nord in the region.

Recent history

In the 2008 regional election the party externally supported the winning centre-right regionalist coalition composed of Valdostan Union, Edelweiss and Autonomist Federation. LNVdA had particularly good relations with the latter.
In the 2013 general election the candidates of LNVdA garnered 3.3% in the race for the Chamber of Deputies' seat and 3.9% in the Senate race. However, after the election, the elected deputy, Rudi Marguerettaz of SA, decided to join the group of Lega Nord in the Chamber. It was the first time ever that a deputy in the group of Lega Nord came from Aosta Valley.
In the 2013 regional election the party reinforced its alliance with SA, under which two LNVdA candidates were included in the SA list. The joint list obtained 12.2% of the vote and 5 elects to the Regional Council, but none of LNVdA.
In 2015 Marguerettaz broke with the party. However, the LNVdA started to grow in membership and popular support.
In the 2018 general election the candidates of LNVdA garnered 17.5% in the race for the Chamber of Deputies' seat and 17.8%% in the Senate race, paving the way for a return into the Regional Council.
In the 2018 regional election the party, whose list was led by Spelgatti, obtained 17.1% of the vote and seven seats. After the election, the Regional Council elected Spelgatti as President, at the head of a broad left-right coalition, comprising Edelweiss–For Our Valley, Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology, Mouv' and one defector from UV's ranks. The government proved short-lived: in December it fell down and was replaced by a new one led by Antonio Fosson, at the head of a coalition composed of the Valdostan Union, the Progressive Valdostan Union, ALPE and SA.

Popular support

The party has never achieved a popular support comparable to the main national sections of the LN, due to the presence and electoral strength of other regionalist parties, notably including the Valdostan Union, Edelweiss, the Autonomist Federation and the Progressive Valdostan Union. The electoral results of Lega Nord Valle d'Aosta in Aosta Valley are shown in the table below.
1992 general1993 regional1994 general1996 general1998 regional1999 European2001 general2003 regional2004 European2006 general2008 general2008 regional
-7.617.18.13.41.9with FIwith FI2.92.03.1-

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