Progressive Valdostan Union (2013)

For the historical party with the identical name, see Progressive Valdostan Union (1973).
Progressive Valdostan Union
Union Valdôtaine Progressiste
President Luigi Bertschy
Founded 26 January 2013
Split from Valdostan Union
Headquarters Via Bramafam 26/b
11100 Aosta
Newspaper Le Progressiste
Ideology Regionalism[1]
Progressivism
Social liberalism[1]
Political position Centre-left
European affiliation none
International affiliation none
European Parliament group no MEPs
Chamber of Deputies
0 / 630
Senate
0 / 315
European Parliament
0 / 73
Council of the Valley
7 / 35
Website
http://www.unionvaldotaineprogressiste.org

The Progressive Valdostan Union (French: Union Valdôtaine Progressiste, UVP) is a centre-left political party active in the Aosta Valley, Italy. Its leading members are Laurent Viérin, Alessia Favre and Luigi Bertschy (president).

History

The party emerged in January 2013 as a split from the Valdostan Union (UV), similarly to what had happened forty years before with the historical UVP. Over the years the UV had become more acquainted with the centre-right and this caused the exit of three regional councillors (Luciano Caveri, Laurent Viérin and Andrea Rosset), who launched the UVP on 4 January 2013.[2] The party's first president was Claudio Brédy, who was succeded by Alessia Favre in 2014.

In the 2013 general election Vierin missed the election to the Chamber of Deputies for less than 200 votes.[3]

In the 2013 regional election UVP obtained 19.2% of the vote and 7 seats in the Regional Council.[4]

In March 2016, during its congress, the party elected Luigi Bertschy to succeed to Favre as president.[5][6][7][8] In June, after months of negotiations, the UVP joined the regional government,[9][10] with Viérin minister of Health,[11] and was thus headed toward a réunion with the UV; the move was opposed by Caveri and Bertschy, who left the party in protest.[12][13]

Leadership

References

  1. 1 2 Parties and Elections in Europe: The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck
  2. ↑ "Presentata la nuova Union valdôtaine progressiste" (in Italian). AostaSera.it. 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  3. ↑ http://www.regione.vda.it/amministrazione/Elezioni/Dati_e_risultati/elezioni/VotiLista_i.aspx?idele=109
  4. ↑ http://www.regione.vda.it/amministrazione/Elezioni/Dati_e_risultati/elezioni/VotiLista_i.aspx?idele=113&ord=1&setcar=n
  5. ↑ http://www.valledaostaglocal.it/2016/03/12/leggi-notizia/argomenti/politica-4/articolo/luigi-bertschy-eletto-presidente-uvp.html
  6. ↑ http://12vda.it/politica/regione/luigi-bertschy-nuovo-presidente-delluvp-nel-secondo-congresso-del-movimento
  7. ↑ http://www.ansa.it/valledaosta/notizie/2016/03/11/uvp-congresso-di-svolta-e-il-momento-del-rilancio_144d4e55-9b60-40bd-9839-c3b3e3d9ced1.html
  8. ↑ http://www.aostasera.it/articoli/2016/03/12/39580/congresso-uvp-favre-il-passato-non-si-dimentica-ma-bisogna-andare-avanti
  9. ↑ http://www.valledaostaglocal.it/2016/06/07/leggi-notizia/argomenti/governo-valdostano/articolo/rafforzamento-autonomia-e-riforma-elettorale-i-pilastri-della-maggioranza-uv-uvp-stella-alpina.html
  10. ↑ http://www.lastampa.it/2016/06/03/edizioni/aosta/accordo-uvuvp-rollandin-e-lanno-della-misericordia-NinZH0ciZU74sI8VZILavJ/pagina.html
  11. ↑ http://www.valledaostaglocal.it/2016/06/07/leggi-notizia/argomenti/governo-valdostano/articolo/xx-voti-per-laurent-vierin-assessore-alla-sanita.html
  12. ↑ http://www.lastampa.it/2016/06/06/edizioni/aosta/nuova-maggioranza-primi-dissidenti-caveri-e-bredy-si-dimettono-dalluvp-dO8F7R66YhNtf7cFwzIobI/pagina.html
  13. ↑ http://www.valledaostaglocal.it/2016/06/06/leggi-notizia/argomenti/politica-4/articolo/luciano-caveri-e-paolo-bredy-lasciano-luvp.html
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