Autonomists

Not to be confused with Autonomism.

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]

  1. ^ Sonia Alonso (26 April 2012). Challenging the State: Devolution and the Battle for Partisan Credibility: A Comparison of Belgium, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Oxford University Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-19-969157-9.
  2. ^ "Consiglio Regionale della Valle d'Aosta - le Legislature dal dopoguerra a oggi". Archived from the original on 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  3. ^ "Consiglio Regionale della Valle d'Aosta - le Legislature dal dopoguerra a oggi". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  4. ^ http://www.stella-alpina.org/il-movimento/3-la-storia-della-stella-alpina [dead link‍]