Progressive Valdostan Union (2013)
The Progressive Valdostan Union (French: Union Valdôtaine Progressiste, UVP) was a centre-left political party active in the Aosta Valley, Italy. Leading members were Laurent Viérin, Luigi Bertschy and Giuliano Morelli.
Progressive Valdostan Union Union Valdôtaine Progressiste | |
|---|---|
| President | Giuliano Morelli |
| Founded | 26 January 2013 |
| Dissolved | 2 April 2019 |
| Split from | Valdostan Union |
| Merged into | Valdostan Alliance |
| Headquarters | 87, Pont-Suaz Charvensod |
| Newspaper | Le Progressiste |
| Ideology | Regionalism[1] Progressivism Social liberalism[1] |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Centre-left coalition |
| Regional affiliation | Autonomies for Europe |
| Website | |
| http://www.unionvaldotaineprogressiste.org | |
History edit
The party emerged in January 2013 as a split from the Valdostan Union (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 (Luciano Caveri, Laurent Viérin and Andrea Rosset), who launched the UVP on 4 January 2013.[2] The party's first president was Claudio Brédy, who was succeeded by Alessia Favre in 2014.
In the 2013 general election Viérin obtained 25.1% of the vote and missed the election to the Chamber of Deputies for less than 200 votes.[3] In the 2013 regional election UVP obtained 19.2% of the vote and 7 seats in the Regional Council.[4]
In March 2016, during its congress, the party elected Luigi Bertschy as new president.[5][6][7][8] The following June, after months of negotiations, the UVP joined the regional government led by UV's Augusto Rollandin,[9][10] with Viérin minister of Health,[11] fueling rumors of a re-unification with the UV. The move was opposed by Caveri and Brédy, who left the party in protest.[12][13] In August also Elso Gérandin, regional councillor and former deputy floor leader, left the party.[14][15] Caveri, Brédy and Gérandin later launched an alternative centre-left party named Mouv',[16][17] which would be later joined by Rosset and two dissident regional councillors of the Five Star Movement (M5S).[18]
However, in March 2017 the UVP left the government and, along with Edelweiss (SA), Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology (ALPE) and For Our Valley (PNV), formed a new government without the UV, under President Pierluigi Marquis (SA), with Viérin Vice President and minister of Agriculture and Bertschy minister of Health.[19][20][21][22]
The following June, during a congress, the UVP elected Elisa Bonin as its new president.[23][24] Bonin re-launched the proposal of a new joint autonomist party, formed primarily by the UV and the UVP,[25][26] while criticising ALPE.[27] 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 (EPAV) and the PD.[28]
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 Lega Nord Valle d'Aosta as President, at the head of a broad coalition comprising also the Mouv'.[29][30] However, in December the government was replaced by a new one led by Antonio Fosson (PNV), at the head of a coalition composed of the UV, the UVP, ALPE, SA and PNV:[31][32][33] Viérin was appointed minister of Tourism, Sport, Commerce, Agriculture and Cultural Heritage, while Bertschy minister of European Affairs, Labour Policies, Social Inclusion and Transports.[34]
In February 2019 Giuliano Morelli, whose political program featured the formation of a joint autonomist party, was elected as UVP's new president.[35][36][37][38] Consistently with the line traced by Morelli, two months later the UVP formed a joint group with ALPE named "Valdostan Alliance".[39]
Popular support edit
The electoral results of the UVP in Aosta Valley are shown in the table below.
Leadership edit
- President: Claudio Brédy (2013–2014), Alessia Favre (2014–2016), Luigi Bertschy (2016–2017), Elisa Bonin (2017–2018), Giuliano Morelli (2019–present)
External links edit
- Official website
References edit
- ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Aosta Valley/Italy". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Presentata la nuova Union valdôtaine progressiste" (in Italian). AostaSera.it. 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
- ^ "Politiche 2013 – Voti". www.regione.vda.it.
- ^ "Regionali 2013 – Voti". www.regione.vda.it.
- ^ "Luigi Bertschy eletto presidente Uvp". 12 March 2016.
- ^ http://12vda.it/politica/regione/luigi-bertschy-nuovo-presidente-delluvp-nel-secondo-congresso-del-movimento
- ^ "Uvp congresso di svolta, è il momento del rilancio – Valle d'Aosta". 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Congresso Uvp, Favre: "Il passato non si dimentica ma bisogna andare avanti"". 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Rafforzamento autonomia e riforma elettorale i pilastri della maggioranza Uv-Uvp-Stella alpina". 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Accordo Uv-Uvp Rollandin: "E' l'anno della misericordia"". 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Ventitré voti per Laurent Viérin assessore alla Sanità". 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Nuova maggioranza, primi dissidenti: Caveri e Bredy si dimettono dall'Uvp". 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Luciano Caveri e Claudio Bredy lasciano l'Uvp". 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Consiglio Regionale della Valle d'Aosta – I Consiglieri". www.consiglio.vda.it.
- ^ "Home". www.bobine.tv.
- ^ "Caveri e Gerandin lanciano il Mouv' "Un pensatoio, non un partito di ex"". 27 January 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Mouv' si trasforma in forza politica - Valle d'Aosta". 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Elezioni regionali: i candidati di Mouv con tanti "ex"". 13 April 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Comunicato stampa". Consiglio Regionale della Valle d'Aosta.
- ^ ""Sì" alla sfiducia a Rollandin, via libera alla giunta Marquis". 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Marquis nuovo presidente Regione Vda – Valle d'Aosta". 10 March 2017.
- ^ "PIERLUIGI MARQUIS PRESIDENTE DELLA NUOVA GIUNTA REGIONALE". 10 March 2017.
- ^ "A Fénis l'Uvp cerca il presidente". 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Uvp, Elisa Bonin candidata (unica) alla presidenza". 20 June 2017.
- ^ "L'Uvp lancia le elezioni regionali anticipate e la Casa Comune degli Autonomisti". 10 July 2017.
- ^ Bio&Jules. "Union Valdôtaine Progressiste » La Maison des Autonomistes". www.unionvaldotaineprogressiste.org.
- ^ "Uvp – Elisa Bonin "Ci eravamo illusi che in Alpe vi fossero ancora un cuore e un'anima unionista e autonomista"". 5 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Laurent Vierin nuovo presidente Vda – Valle d'Aosta". 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Nicoletta Spelgatti (Lega) eletta presidente della VdA: è la prima donna al vertice della Regione". 27 June 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "E' fatta, martedì nascerà la Giunta Spelgatti". 21 June 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Sfiduciata giunta regionale a trazione leghista, Fosson nuovo presidente". 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Valle d'Aosta: cade la giunta della Lega. L'autonomista Fosson nuovo presidente - Il Fatto Quotidiano". 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Valle d'Aosta, sfiduciato governo lega - Ultima Ora". 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Regione,definiti assessori giunta Fosson - Valle d'Aosta". 4 December 2018.
- ^ "L'Uvp riparte da Morelli l'anti-sistema: "Il francese? Basta, non si parla più"". 27 February 2019.
- ^ "Uvp, ora unico movimento autonomista - Valle d'Aosta". 26 February 2019.
- ^ "G. Morelli, segretario Uvp, 'subito un solo partito autonomista valdostano'". 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Uvp, Morelli è presidente: "Serve un simbolo per gli autonomisti e facce nuove"". 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Regione,nasce gruppo Alliance valdotaine - Valle d'Aosta". 3 April 2019.