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{{Short description|Election in Aosta Valley, Italy}}

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| leader1 = Augusto Rollandin| percentage1 = 19.3%| seats1 = 7| last_election1 = 13Lega Nord>LegaLega Nord}}| leader2 = Nicoletta Spelgatti| percentage2 = 17.1%| seats2 = 7| last_election2 = 0For Our Valley>PNV – SAEdelweiss (political party)}}| leader3 = Antonio Fosson| percentage3 = 10.7%| seats3 = 4| last_election3 = 5Progressive Valdostan Union (2013)>UVPProgressive Valdostan Union (2013)}}| leader4 = Elisa Bonin | percentage4 = 10.6%| seats4 = 4| last_election4 = 7Five Star Movement>M5SFive Star Movement}}| leader5 = Davide Bono (ad interim)| percentage5 = 10.4%| seats5 = 4| last_election5 = 2Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology>ALPE| colour6 = #FFBF00| leader6 = Alexis Vallet| percentage6 = 9.0%| seats6 = 3| last_election6 = 5Civic Commitment (Aosta Valley)>IC | colour7 = #FF8282| leader7 = Elio Riccarand| percentage7 = 7.5%| seats7 = 3| last_election7 = newMouv' (political party)>MOUV' | colour8 = #C80000| leader8 = Mauro Caniggia Nicolotti| percentage8 = 7.1%| seats8 = 3| last_election8 = new| map_image = | map_size =| map_caption =List of Presidents of Aosta Valley>President| before_election = Laurent ViérinProgressive Valdostan Union (2013)>Progressive Valdostan Union| after_election = Nicoletta SpelgattiLega Nord>League}}{{politics of Aosta Valley}}The 2018 Valdostan regional election took place on 20 May 2018 in Aosta Valley, Italy.WEB,weblink ANSA: Vierin conferma regionali il 20 maggio, WEB,weblink La Stampa: Elezioni si voterà il 20 maggio data unica,

Background

The 2013 regional election confirmed the incumbent autonomist coalition government, led by the Valdostan Union (UV), which retained its absolute majority in the Regional Council of Aosta Valley. The coalition lost 14pp from 2008, however.In July 2015 the regional government, which had been led by UV's Augusto Rollandin since 2008 (he had been President also in 1984–1990 and senator for Aosta Valley in 2001–2006), was enlarged to the centre-left Democratic Party (PD).NEWS,weblink Ribaltone in Val d'Aosta, Pd in giunta - la Repubblica.it, Archivio - la Repubblica.it, 2018-05-21, it, In June 2016, after months of negotiations, the government was joined also by the Progressive Valdostan Union (UVP).NEWS,weblink Rafforzamento autonomia e riforma elettorale i pilastri della maggioranza Uv-Uvp-Stella alpina, 2016-06-07, Valledaostaglocal.it, 2018-05-21, it-IT, NEWS,weblink Accordo Uv-Uvp Rollandin: "E’ l’anno della misericordia", LaStampa.it, 2018-05-21, it-IT, In March 2017 the UVP left the government and, along with Edelweiss (SA), Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology (ALPE) and For Our Valley (PNV), formed a new government without the UV, under President Pierluigi Marquis (SA).WEB,weblink Comunicato stampa, Consiglio Regionale della Valle d'Aosta, WEB,weblink "Sì" alla sfiducia a Rollandin, via libera alla giunta Marquis, WEB,weblink Marquis nuovo presidente Regione Vda - Valle d'Aosta, 10 March 2017, WEB,weblink PIERLUIGI MARQUIS PRESIDENTE DELLA NUOVA GIUNTA REGIONALE, 10 March 2017, Finally, in October, Marquis resigned and was replaced by UVP's Laurent Viérin at the head of a coalition composed of the UV, the UVP, the Valdostan Autonomist Popular Edelweiss (EPAV) and the PD.WEB,weblink Laurent Vierin nuovo presidente Vda - Valle d'Aosta, 13 October 2017,

Parties and candidate

This is the list of parties that participated in the election.WEB,weblink Valle d’Aosta, elezioni regionali 2018: orari, sistema di voto e liste in corsa, {| class=wikitable style=text-align:left!colspan=2|Party! Ideology Valdostan Union{{efn>name=fn1|Including Valdostan Autonomist Popular Edelweiss (EPAV).}} (UV)Regionalism (politics)>Regionalism, CentrismProgressive Valdostan Union (2013)>Progressive Valdostan Union (UVP)Regionalism (politics)>Regionalism, ProgressivismAutonomy Liberty Participation Ecology{{efn>name=fn2|Including Human Value Party (PVU).}} (ALPE)Regionalism (politics)>Regionalism, Social democracyFor Our Valley – Edelweiss (political party)>Edelweiss (PNV–SA)Regionalism (politics)>Regionalism, Christian democracy Democratic Party – VdA Left (PD–SVdA)| Social democracy, Christian leftFive Star Movement (M5S)| Populism, Anti-establishmentCentre-right coalition (Italy)>Centre-right Aosta Valley{{efnIncluding Forza Italia, Brothers of Italy, New Aosta Valley.}}| Conservatism, Liberal conservatism League–Young Aosta Valley (Lega)Regionalism (politics)>Regionalism, Right-wing populism Civic Commitment (IC)Regionalism (politics)>Regionalism, Democratic socialism Mouv' Regionalism (politics)>Regionalism, Progressivism{{notelist}}

Results

{| class="wikitable" 2018 Valdostan regional election results}}(File:Aosta_Valley_Regional_Council_2018.svgcenter) style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"! colspan="2" | Parties! Votes! %! SeatsValdostan Union 12,265 19.25 7 League–Young Aosta Valley 10,872 17.06 7For Our Valley – Edelweiss (political party)>Edelweiss 6,792 10.664Progressive Valdostan Union (2013)>Progressive Valdostan Union 6,750 10.59 4Five Star Movement 6,652 10.44 4| Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology 5,733 9.00 3 Civic Commitment 4,806 7.54 3 Mouv' 4,545 7.13 3 Democratic Party – VdA Left 3,436 5.39 –Centre-right coalition (Italy)>Centre-right Aosta Valley 1,862 2.92 –! colspan=5 | Valid votes 63,713 94.90 – Blank votes 813 1.21 – Invalid votes 2,612 3.89 –Total67,161100.0035Registered voters/turnout 103,117 65.13 – Source: Autonomous Region of Aosta Valley – Results

Popular vote by list

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