Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology (french: Autonomie, Liberté, Participation, Écologie, ALPE) was a regionalist

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active in

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, whose progressive ideology mixes elements of

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and

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. The party was a member of the

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History

ALPE was founded in January 2010 by the merger of five groups: * Valdostan Renewal (RV, social-liberal); *

Vallée d'Aoste Vive Vallée d'Aoste Vive (translatable as ''Aosta Valley Alive'', VdAV) was a social-liberal Italian political party active in the Aosta Valley. It was founded on 4 December 2005 by a left-wing split from the Valdostan Union and its leader was Robe ...

(VdA, social-liberal); *

Alternative Greens The Alternative Greens (''Verdi Alternativi'') was a green politics, green list of political parties in Aosta Valley, political party in Aosta Valley, which used to be the regional section of the Federation of the Greens. Its main leaders were El ...

(VAVdA, green, regional section of the Greens); *a group of former

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(DS, social-democratic); *previously un-attached people of the civil society.

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, a former senator, was elected first co-ordinator, later president, of the party. In the

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ALPE was part of the

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(ALD) coalition and ALPE's

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stood for the Senate, but both ALD candidates (the other being

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of the

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) were defeated. In the 2013 regional election ALPE obtained 12.4% of the vote and 5 seats in the Regional Council. In March 2017 ALPE, along with the Progressive Valdostan Union (UVP),

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(SA), and

For Our Valley For Our Valley (''Pour Notre Vallée'', PNV) is a centrist political party active in Aosta Valley, Italy. In November 2016 two regional councillors, former senator Antonio Fosson and Claudio Restano, left the Valdostan Union (UV) in disagreeme ...

(PNV) formed a new cabinet without the

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(UV), under President

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(SA). ALPE, which entered the regional government for the first time, was represented by Albert Chatrian as minister of Budget and Finances, Fabrizio Roscio minister of Productive Activities, and Chantal Certan minister of Education and Culture. Marquis' government lasted only until October, when it was replaced by an UVP-led government without ALPE. In the 2018 general election ALPE unsuccessfully took part within the

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alliance, along with SA and PNV. In the 2018 regional election ALPE obtained 9.0% and three seats. After the election, the Regional Council elected Nicoletta Spelgatti of

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(LNVdA) as President, at the head of a broad left-right coalition, comprising SA–PNV, ALPE,

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and one defector from UV's ranks. In the new government Certan was appointed minister of Health and Social Affairs. However, in December the government was replaced by a new one led by

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(PNV), at the head of a coalition composed of the UV, the UVP, ALPE, SA and PNV. Under Fosson, Certan became minister of the Environment, Natural Resources and Forestry Corps. In April 2019 ALPE formed a joint group with the UVP.

Leadership

*President:

(2010–2013), Piero Floris (2013–2016), Alexis Vallet (2016–2018),

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(2018–2019) *Secretary: Chantal Certan (2011–2013)

References

External links

Official website
{{Aosta political parties 2010 establishments in Italy 2019 disestablishments in Italy Defunct social democratic parties in Italy Green political parties in Italy Political parties disestablished in 2019 Political parties established in 2010 Political parties in Aosta Valley