2018 Valdostan regional election

The 2018 Valdostan regional election took place on 20 May 2018 in Aosta Valley, Italy.^[1][2]

2018 Valdostan regional election

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All 35 seats to the Regional Council of Aosta Valley
Turnout	65.13%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– UV Augusto Rollandin 19.3% 7 −6 Lega Nicoletta Spelgatti 17.1% 7 +7 PNV – SA Antonio Fosson 10.7% 4 −1 UVP Elisa Bonin 10.6% 4 −3 M5S Davide Bono (ad interim) 10.4% 4 +2 ALPE Alexis Vallet 9.0% 3 −2 IC Elio Riccarand 7.5% 3 New MOUV' Mauro Caniggia Nicolotti 7.1% 3 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. President before President after Laurent Viérin Progressive Valdostan Union Nicoletta Spelgatti League

Background

The 2013 regional election confirmed the incumbent autonomist coalition government, led by the Valdostan Union (UV), which retained its absolute majority in the Regional Council of Aosta Valley. The coalition lost 14pp from 2008, however.

In July 2015 the regional government, which had been led by UV's Augusto Rollandin since 2008 (he had been President also in 1984–1990 and senator for Aosta Valley in 2001–2006), was enlarged to the centre-left Democratic Party (PD).^[3] In June 2016, after months of negotiations, the government was joined also by the Progressive Valdostan Union (UVP).^[4][5]

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).^[6][7][8][9] Finally, in October, Marquis resigned and was replaced by UVP's Laurent Viérin at the head of a coalition composed of the UV, the UVP, the Valdostan Autonomist Popular Edelweiss (EPAV) and the PD.^[10]

Parties and candidate

This is the list of parties that participated in the election.^[11]

Party		Ideology
	Valdostan Union[a] (UV)	Regionalism, Centrism
	Progressive Valdostan Union (UVP)	Regionalism, Progressivism
	Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology[b] (ALPE)	Regionalism, Social democracy
	For Our Valley – Edelweiss (PNV–SA)	Regionalism, Christian democracy
	Democratic Party – VdA Left (PD–SVdA)	Social democracy, Christian left
	Five Star Movement (M5S)	Populism, Anti-establishment
	Centre-right Aosta Valley[c]	Conservatism, Liberal conservatism
	League–Young Aosta Valley (Lega)	Regionalism, Right-wing populism
	Civic Commitment (IC)	Regionalism, Democratic socialism
	Mouv'	Regionalism, Progressivism

1. Including Valdostan Autonomist Popular Edelweiss (EPAV).
2. Including Human Value Party (PVU).
3. Including Forza Italia, Brothers of Italy, New Aosta Valley.

Results

2018 Valdostan regional election results

Parties		Votes	%	Seats
	Valdostan Union	12,265	19.25	7
	League–Young Aosta Valley	10,872	17.06	7
	For Our Valley – Edelweiss	6,792	10.66	4
	Progressive Valdostan Union	6,750	10.59	4
	Five Star Movement	6,652	10.44	4
	Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology	5,733	9.00	3
	Civic Commitment	4,806	7.54	3
	Mouv'	4,545	7.13	3
	Democratic Party – VdA Left	3,436	5.39	–
	Centre-right Aosta Valley	1,862	2.92	–
Valid votes		63,713	94.90	–
Blank votes		813	1.21	–
Invalid votes		2,612	3.89	–
Total		67,161	100.00	35
Registered voters/turnout		103,117	65.13	–
Source: Autonomous Region of Aosta Valley – Results

Popular vote by list

Popular vote UV   19.25% Lega   17.06% AC–SA–PNV   10.66% UVP   10.59% M5S   10.44% ALPE   9.00% IC   7.54% Mouv'   7.13% PD   5.39% CDVdA   2.92%