2020 Valdostan regional election

The 2020 Valdostan regional election took place on 20 and 21 September 2020 in Aosta Valley, Italy.[1] The election was originally scheduled to take place on 19 April 2020,[2] but was then postponed first to 10 May and then delayed for a second time due to the coronavirus pandemic in Italy.[3]

2020 Valdostan regional election
20–21 September 2020
All 35 seats to the Regional Council of Aosta Valley
Turnout70.5% (5.4%)
Party Leader % Seats ±
League Marialice Boldi 23.9% 11 +4
Valdostan Union Erik Lavévaz 15.8% 7 0
Civic Progressive Project Alberto Bertin 15.3% 7 +5
Valdostan Alliance Luigi Bertschy 8.9% 4 -6
United Aosta Valley Corrado Jordan 8.1% 3 0
For the Autonomy Augusto Rollandin 6.4% 3 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
President before President after
Renzo Testolin
Valdostan Union		 Erik Lavévaz
Valdostan Union
Aosta Valley
This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
Aosta Valley

Electoral law

The Regional Council of Aosta Valley (Italian: Consiglio regionale della Valle d'Aosta, French: Conseil de la Vallée) is composed by 35 members. The Council is elected for a five-year term. There is only one regional constituency. The President of Aosta Valley is elected by the Council. The electoral law was recently changed by the L.R. 16/2017 and the L.R. 9/2019.[4]

The election of the Regional Council is based on a direct choice for the candidate and it is possible to express only one preference for the list. If a single party list or a coalition of party lists gets more than 42% of valid votes cast, it is assigned a majority bonus of 21 seats. If no one reach this threshold, the seats are determined proportionally. For the proportional allocation there are two thresholds: given the largest remainder method by dividing the valid votes cast for all lists and the seats to be assigned, if a party list doesn't reach the minimum quota required, the party list is excluded to the allocation of the seats. However, if a party list gets only one seat during the first allocation of seats, it is excluded and its seat is reallocated.[5]

Background

Aosta Valley returned to the vote earlier than the deadline by decision of the interim president Renzo Testolin, following investigations into the infiltration of the 'Ndrangheta in the politics of the region at all levels. Former president Antonio Fosson was investigated for electoral exchange between the political and mafia. The same accusation is directed at two former assessors of his government, Laurent Vierin (former president) and Stefano Borrello. Two other former presidents – Pierluigi Marquis and Augusto Rollandin – were also seeking the support of the local clans who infiltrated the Valley, according to the prosecutor's office.[6]

Parties and candidates

The following parties will participate in the election:[7]

Party Main ideology Seats
Valdostan Alliance (UVP–ALPE) – Edelweiss – Italia Viva Progressivism 10
League Aosta Valley (incl. Young Aosta Valley) Right-wing populism 7
Valdostan Union Centrism 5
Five Star Movement Populism 4
United Aosta Valley (incl. Mouv', Together) Progressivism 3
Civic Progressive Project (PD – RC – EV) (incl. AD, Pos) Social democracy 2
Free Aosta Valley – Animalist Party Green politics 2
Centre-right Aosta Valley (incl. FdI, FI, NVdA, PNV) Liberal conservatism 1
Renaissance Liberalism 0
For the Autonomy Centrism 0
Future Aosta Valley Progressivism 0
Sovereign Aosta Valley Country Regionalism 0

    Results
    2020 Valdostan regional election results
    Parties Votes % Seats
    League 15,837 23.90 11
    Valdostan Union 10,470 15.80 7
    Civic Progressive Project 10,106 15.25 7
    Valdostan Alliance – Edelweiss – Italia Viva 5,880 8.87 4
    United Aosta Valley 5,397 8.14 3
    For the Autonomy 4,212 6.36 3
    Centre-right Aosta Valley 3,761 5.68 0
    Renaissance 3,289 4.98 0
    Five Star Movement 2,589 3.91 0
    Sovereign Aosta Valley Country 1,876 2.83 0
    Future Aosta Valley 1,761 2.66 0
    Free Aosta Valley – Animalist Party 1,084 1.64 0
    Valid votes 66,283 91.17 –
    Blank votes 2,642 3.63 –
    Invalid votes 3,777 5.20 –
    Total 72,702 100.00 35
    Registered voters/turnout 103,127 70.50 –
    Source: Autonomous Region of Aosta Valley – Results
    Popular vote
    Lega
     
    		 23.90%
    UV
     
    		 15.80%
    PCP
     
    		 15.25%
    AV–SA–IV
     
    		 8.87%
    VdAU
     
    		 8.14%
    Pl'A
     
    		 6.36%
    CDVdA
     
    		 5.68%
    R
     
    		 4.98%
    M5S
     
    		 3.91%
    PAS
     
    		 2.83%
    VdAF
     
    		 2.66%
    VDA LIBRA–PAI
     
    		 1.64%

    Turnout
    Region Time
    20 Sep 21 Sep
    12:00 19:00 23:00 15:00
    Aosta Valley 17.66% 42.68% 54.16% 70.50%
    Source: Aosta Valley Region – Turnout

      Aftermath

      After the election, a centre-left/regionalist coalition government was formed. It was headed by Erik Lavévaz, leader of the Valdostan Union (UV), and composed of three UV members (President and two ministers), three from the "Progressive Civic Project" and one each from the Valdostan Union, Edelweiss and Mouv'.[8][9][10]

      See also

      References
      1. "Elezioni amministrative Aosta 2020: data, candidati, sondaggi". Money.it (in Italian). 31 July 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
      2. "Il 19 aprile 2020 si voterà per il rinnovo del Consiglio regionale della Valle d'Aosta – La Stampa". lastampa.it (in Italian). 18 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
      3. "Valle d'Aosta, rinviate sine die le elezioni regionali a causa dell'emergenza coronavirus" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
      4. "Nuova legge elettorale regionale in vigore dal 20 giugno" (in Italian). ANSA. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
      5. "Elezioni". Consiglio Regionale della Valle d'Aosta (in Italian). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
      6. Regionali Val d’Aosta, elezioni anticipate il 19 aprile. Si torna al voto dopo due anni dopo l’inchiesta sulle infiltrazioni della ‘ndrangheta
      7. Maestri, Pubblicato da Gabriele. "Valle d'Aosta, simboli e curiosità sulla scheda". Retrieved 23 August 2020.
      8. https://www.ansa.it/valledaosta/notizie/2020/10/18/regione-trovato-accordo-nasce-giunta-lavevaz_1cf76cc9-206a-4ab4-bb3f-9ab519792933.html
      9. https://www.ansa.it/valledaosta/notizie/2020/10/21/regione-da-barmasse-a-minelli-la-nuova-giunta-lavevaz_e476ad8e-b22f-4a13-b406-63c55794f8fa.html
      10. https://www.aostaoggi.it/politica/18869-regione-c-e-l-accordo-ecco-la-nuova-giunta-lavevaz.html
      This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.