Autonomists Explained

The Autonomists (French: Autonomistes; Italian: Autonomisti) was a Christian-democratic Italian political party active in the Aosta Valley.

It was founded in 1997 by the union of the regional Italian People's Party with For Aosta Valley,^[1] and some former Socialists. In the 1998 regional election Autonomists won 12.8% and five regional deputies. In 2001 the party was merged with the Autonomist Federation (FA) to form the current Edelweiss (SA).^[2] However, following the 2003 regional election FA was re-established and thus SA can be considered the perfect continuation of the Autonomists.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Sonia Alonso. Challenging the State: Devolution and the Battle for Partisan Credibility: A Comparison of Belgium, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom. 26 April 2012. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-969157-9. 167.
2. Web site: Consiglio Regionale della Valle d'Aosta - le Legislature dal dopoguerra a oggi . 2014-04-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110110042342/http://www.consiglio.regione.vda.it/storia/legislatura_11_i.asp . 2011-01-10 . dead .
3. Web site: Consiglio Regionale della Valle d'Aosta - le Legislature dal dopoguerra a oggi . 2014-04-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407085314/http://www.consiglio.regione.vda.it/storia/legislatura_12_i.asp . 2014-04-07 .
4. http://www.stella-alpina.org/il-movimento/3-la-storia-della-stella-alpina