For the Autonomies explained

For the Autonomies
Native Name:Per le Autonomie
Leader:Julia Unterberger
Foundation:30 May 2001
Position:Centre to centre-left
Seats1 Title:Senate
Country:Italy

For the Autonomies (Italian: Per le Autonomie, Aut) is a heterogeneous, mostly centrist, centre-left and regionalist, parliamentary group which has been active, with slightly different names and compositions, in the Italian Senate since 2001.

History

The group was formed in May 2001 by six senators representing the northern special-statute autonomous regions of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (composed of two autonomous provinces, Trentino and South Tyrol) and Aosta Valley, two senators of European Democracy (DE) and senators for life Giulio Andreotti (a long-time Christian Democrat, who was then a member of DE too) and Gianni Agnelli.[1] Instrumental in the formation of the group were Helga Thaler Ausserhofer, who served also as its first president, and Andreotti: the two formed a friendship and a strong political bond, despite their different geographical and political backgrounds.[2] [3]

The group has since been home for the regionalist parties usually affiliated with the centre-left Olive Tree (Ulivo) coalition and, later, the Democratic Party (PD), including the South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP), the Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party (PATT), the Union for Trentino (UpT), the Valdostan Union (UV) and Valdostan Renewal (RV), and most senators for life, including Andreotti (2001–2006, 2008–2013), Agnelli (2001–2003), Francesco Cossiga (2003–2006, 2008–2010), Emilio Colombo (2008–2013), Carlo Rubbia (2013–2018), Elena Cattaneo (2013–present), Giorgio Napolitano (2015–2023), Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (2015–2016), Renzo Piano (2015–2018) and Carlo Rubbia (2022–present).

In 2006–2008 the group survived thanks to the participation of six senators of the would-be PD.[4] In 2008–2013 it welcomed the Union of the Centre (UdC), the Associative Movement Italians Abroad (MAIE) and some centre-right independent or minor-party senators; during that parliamentary term the group saw also the return of Andreotti and Cossiga.[5] In 2013–2018 the group notably welcomed the senators of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) and, since 2014, those of Solidary Democracy (DeS).[6] Most recently, from 2018 to 2022, the group featured also Pier Ferdinando Casini (Centrists for Europe–CP), who has continuously served in Parliament since 1983.[7]

Composition

2022–present

PartyMain ideologyMPs
2022now
South Tyrolean People's PartyRegionalismalign=right 2align=right 2
CampobaseRegionalismalign=right 1align=right 1
Democratic PartySocial democracyalign=right 1align=right 1
South calls NorthRegionalismalign=right 1align=right –
Non-party independentsalign=right 2align=right 2
Totalalign=right 7align=right 6

2018–2022

PartyMain ideologyMPs
20182022
South Tyrolean People's PartyRegionalismalign=right 3align=right 3
Valdostan UnionRegionalismalign=right 1align=right 1
Democratic PartySocial democracyalign=right 1align=right 1
Centrists for Europe–CPCentrismalign=right 1align=right 1
Non-party independentsalign=right 2align=right 2
Totalalign=right 8align=right 8

2013–2018

PartyMain ideologyMPs
20132018
Italian Socialist PartySocial democracyalign=right 2align=right 3
South Tyrolean People's PartyRegionalismalign=right 2align=right 2
Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist PartyRegionalismalign=right 1align=right 1
Union for TrentinoRegionalismalign=right 1align=right 1
Valdostan UnionRegionalismalign=right 1align=right 1
Democratic PartySocial democracyalign=right 1align=right 1
Non-party independentsalign=right 2align=right 5
Solidary DemocracyChristian leftalign=right –align=right 1
Associative Movement Italians AbroadCentrismalign=right –align=right 1
Totalalign=right 10align=right 16

2008–2013

PartyMain ideologyMPs
20082013
South Tyrolean People's PartyRegionalismalign=right 3align=right 3
Union of the CentreChristian democracyalign=right 3align=right 5
Valdostan UnionRegionalismalign=right 1align=right 1
Associative Movement Italians AbroadCentrismalign=right 1align=right 1
Non-party independentsalign=right 3align=right 2
Toward NorthRegionalismalign=right –align=right 1
Italian Socialist PartySocial democracyalign=right –align=right 1
Italian Republican PartySocial liberalismalign=right –align=right 1
Italian Liberal PartyLiberalismalign=right –align=right 1
Totalalign=right 11align=right 16

2006–2008

PartyMain ideologyMPs
20062008
South Tyrolean People's PartyRegionalismalign=right 3align=right 3
Democrats of the LeftSocial democracy3align=right 0
Democracy is Freedom – The DaisyCentrismalign=right 2align=right 0
Daisy Civic ListRegionalismalign=right 1align=right 1
Valdostan RenewalRegionalismalign=right 1align=right 1
Democratic PartySocial democracyalign=right –align=right 5
Totalalign=right 10align=right 10

2001–2006

PartyMain ideologyMPs
20012006
South Tyrolean People's PartyRegionalismalign=right 3align=right 3
European DemocracyChristian democracyalign=right 3align=right 0
Daisy Civic ListRegionalismalign=right 1align=right 1
Valdostan UnionRegionalismalign=right 1align=right 1
Italian People's PartyChristian democracyalign=right 1align=right 0
Non-party independentsalign=right 1align=right 4
Democracy is Freedom – The DaisyCentrismalign=right –align=right 1
Totalalign=right 10align=right 10

Leadership

Notes and References

  1. Web site: senato.it - Composizione del Gruppo Per le Autonomie nella XIV Legislatura. www.senato.it.
  2. Web site: Andreotti, Nobelpreisträger & die SVP. February 22, 2018. Salto.bz.
  3. Web site: I dubbi di Helga, sudtirolese con il "divo Giulio" nel cuore - Corriere della Sera. www.corriere.it.
  4. Web site: senato.it - Composizione del Gruppo Per le Autonomie nella XV Legislatura. www.senato.it.
  5. Web site: senato.it - Composizione del Gruppo Unione di Centro, SVP e Autonomie (Union Valdôtaine, MAIE, Verso Nord, Movimento Repubblicani Europei, Partito Liberale Italiano, Partito Socialista Italiano) nella XVI Legislatura. www.senato.it.
  6. Web site: senato.it - Composizione del Gruppo Per le Autonomie (SVP-UV-PATT-UPT)-PSI-MAIE nella XVII Legislatura. www.senato.it.
  7. Web site: senato.it - Composizione del Gruppo Per le Autonomie (SVP-PATT, UV). www.senato.it.

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