The Autonomists (french: Autonomistes; it, Autonomisti) was a
Christian-democratic
Christian democracy (sometimes named Centrist democracy) is a political ideology that emerged in 19th-century Europe under the influence of Catholic social teaching and neo-Calvinism.
It was conceived as a combination of modern democratic ...
Italian political party active in the
Aosta Valley
, Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman)
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, population_blank1 = Italian French
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.
It was founded in 1997 by the union of the regional
Italian People's Party with
For Aosta Valley
For Aosta Valley (french: Pour la Vallée d'Aoste, PVdA) was a social-liberal and Christian-leftist Italian political party active in Aosta Valley.
It was founded in 1993 by Cesare Dujany, former leader of the Popular Democrats, and Ilario Lani ...
,
and some former
Socialists
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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
The Autonomist Federation (french: Fédération Autonomiste, FA) was a regionalist, centrist, Italian political party active in Aosta Valley. Social-liberal and social-democratic, the party's ideology lately tilted toward Christian democracy. T ...
(FA) to form the current
Edelweiss
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(SA). However, following the 2003 regional election FA was re-established and thus SA can be considered the perfect continuation of the Autonomists.
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References
Political parties in Aosta Valley
Christian democratic parties in Italy
Catholic political parties
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