# Politics of Aosta Valley

The politics of Aosta Valley, Italy, have since 1946 taken place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, whereby the president of Aosta Valley has been the head of government, and of a pluralistic multi-party system. The regional government has exercised legislative power, vested in both the government and the Regional Council of Aosta Valley.

## Executive branch

The regional government (Italian: Giunta Regionale, French: Junte régionale) executive power has been presided by the president of the region (Italian: Presidente della Regione, French: Président de la région) and has been composed by the president and the assessors (Italian: Assessori, French: Assesseurs), who are currently 7.

### List of presidents

Presidents of the Aosta Valley region :
| President | Party | Term | Legislature |
| Federico Chabod | Action Party | 10 January 1946 – 24 October 1946 | Provisional |
| Severino Caveri | Valdostan Union | 24 October 1946 – 20 May 1949 | Provisional |
| Severino Caveri | Valdostan Union | 20 May 1949 – 8 December 1954 | I Legislature |
| Vittorino Bondaz | Christian Democracy | 8 December 1954 – 16 June 1959 | II Legislature |
| Oreste Marcoz | Valdostan Union | 16 June 1959 – 24 November 1963 | III Legislature |
| Severino Caveri | Valdostan Union | 24 November 1963 – 30 May 1966 | IV Legislature |
| Cesare Bionaz | Christian Democracy | 30 May 1966 1966 – 20 May 1968 | IV Legislature |
| Cesare Bionaz | Christian Democracy | 20 May 1968 – 1 July 1969 | V Legislature |
| Mauro Bordon | Christian Democracy | 1 July 1969 – 7 April 1970 | V Legislature |
| Cesare Dujany | Popular Democrats | 7 April 1970 – 19 July 1973 | V Legislature |
| Cesare Dujany | Popular Democrats | 19 July 1973 – 15 November 1974 | VI Legislature |
| Mario Andrione | Valdostan Union | 20 December 1974 – 18 July 1978 | VI Legislature |
| Mario Andrione | Valdostan Union | 18 July 1978 – 20 July 1983 | VII Legislature |
| Mario Andrione | Valdostan Union | 20 July 1983 – 4 January 1984 | VIII Legislature |
| Augusto Rollandin | Valdostan Union | 4 January 1984 – 26 July 1988 | VIII Legislature |
| Augusto Rollandin | Valdostan Union | 26 July 1988 – 25 June 1990 | IX Legislature |
| Gianni Bondaz | Christian Democracy | 25 June 1990 – 3 June 1992 | IX Legislature |
| Ilario Lanivi | Independent Autonomists | 3 June 1992 – 29 June 1993 | IX Legislature |
| Dino Viérin | Valdostan Union | 29 June 1993 – 29 June 1998 | X Legislature |
| Dino Viérin | Valdostan Union | 29 June 1998 – 18 December 2002 | XI Legislature |
| Roberto Louvin | Valdostan Union | 18 December 2002 – 7 July 2003 | XI Legislature |
| Carlo Perrin | Valdostan Union | 7 July 2003 – 4 July 2005 | XII Legislature |
| Luciano Caveri | Valdostan Union | 4 July 2005 – 30 June 2008 | XII Legislature |
| Augusto Rollandin | Valdostan Union | 30 June 2008 – 30 June 2013 | XIII Legislature |
| Augusto Rollandin | Valdostan Union | 30 June 2013 – 10 March 2017 | XIV Legislature |
| Pierluigi Marquis | Edelweiss | 10 March 2017 – 11 October 2017 | XIV Legislature |
| Laurent Viérin | Progressive Valdostan Union | 11 October 2017 – 27 June 2018 | XIV Legislature |
| Nicoletta Spelgatti | Aosta Valley League | 27 June 2018 – 10 December 2018 | XV Legislature |
| Antonio Fosson | For Our Valley | 10 December 2018 – 16 December 2019 | XV Legislature |
| Renzo Testolin | Valdostan Union | 16 December 2019 – 21 October 2020 | XV Legislature |
| Erik Lavévaz | Valdostan Union | 21 October 2020 – 25 January 2023 | XVI Legislature |
| Renzo Testolin | Valdostan Union | 2 March 2023 – present | XVI Legislature |
Source: Regional Government of Aosta Valley – Governments since 1946

## Legislative branch

The Regional Council of Aosta Valley (Italian: Consiglio regionale della Valle d'Aosta, French: Conseil de la Vallée) is composed of 35 members. The council is elected for a five-year term. Its president since October 2020 is Alberto Bertin, Democratic Party.

## Political parties and elections
### Latest regional election

2020 Valdostan regional election results :
| Parties | Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Lega Vallée d'Aoste | 15,837 | 23.90 | 11 |
| | Valdostan Union | 10,470 | 15.80 | 7 |
| | Progressive Civic Project | 10,106 | 15.25 | 7 |
| | Valdostan Alliance – Edelweiss – Italia Viva | 5,880 | 8.87 | 4 |
| | United Aosta Valley | 5,397 | 8.14 | 3 |
| | For Autonomy | 4,212 | 6.36 | 3 |
| | Forza Italia – Brothers of Italy | 3,761 | 5.68 | 0 |
| | Renaissance | 3,289 | 4.98 | 0 |
| | Five Star Movement | 2,589 | 3.91 | 0 |
| | Sovereign Aosta Valley Country | 1,876 | 2.83 | 0 |
| | Future Aosta Valley | 1,761 | 2.66 | 0 |
| | Free Aosta Valley – Animalist Party | 1,084 | 1.64 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 66,283 | 91.17 | – |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | 2,642 | 3.63 | – |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,777 | 5.20 | – |
| Total | Total | 72,702 | 100.00 | 35 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 103,127 | 70.50 | – |
| Source: Autonomous Region of Aosta Valley – Results |||||

### Latest general election in Aosta Valley
#### Chamber of Deputies

| Candidate | Candidate | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Votes | % |
| | Franco Manes | VdA–CSX | | UV | 20,763 | 38.63 |
| | Emily Rini | CDX | | FI | 16,016 | 29.80 |
| | Giovanni Girardini | none | | Ren | 6,398 | 11.90 |
| | Erika Guichardaz | Open VdA | | AD–GA | 5,841 | 10.87 |
| | Loredana Ronc | ISP | | TBA | 2,302 | 4.28 |
| | Loredana De Rosa | UP | | TBA | 1,375 | 2.56 |
| | Davide Ianni | UP | | PCI | 1,051 | 1.96 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 53,746 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 53,746 | 90.34 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 5,744 | 9.66 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 59,490 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 98,187 | 60.59 |
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#### Senate

| Candidate | Candidate | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Votes | % |
| | Nicoletta Spelgatti | CDX | | Lega | 18,509 | 34.05 |
| | Patrik Vesan | VdA–CSX | | PD | 18,282 | 33.63 |
| | Augusto Rollandin | none | | PlA | 7,272 | 13.38 |
| | Daria Pulz | Open VdA | | ADU | 5,448 | 10.02 |
| | Alessandro Bichini | ISP | | TBA | 1,569 | 2.89 |
| | Francesco Lucat | UP | | PRC | 1,311 | 2.41 |
| | Guglielmo Leray | UP | | PCI | 1,051 | 1.93 |
| | Larisa Bargan | Vita | | TBA | 917 | 1.69 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 54,359 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 54,359 | 91.38 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 5,131 | 8.62 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 59,490 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 98,187 | 60.59 |
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