Autonomies for Europe (Italian: Autonomie per l'Europa, ApE) was a regionalist[1] coalition of parties formed in Aosta Valley, Italy in order to participate in the 2019 European Parliament election.
Autonomies for Europe Autonomie per l'Europa | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | Marco Gheller |
| Founded | March 2019 |
| Preceded by | Aosta Valley |
| Ideology | Regionalism |
| National affiliation | Centre-left coalition |
| European affiliation | European Free Alliance |
| Chamber of Deputies | 0 / 630
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| Senate | 1 / 315
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| European Parliament | 0 / 73
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| Regional Governments | 1 / 20
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| Regional Council | 15 / 35
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The coalition had a technical agreement with the Democratic Party (PD).[2] ApE's candidate was Marco Gheller,[3] who received also the support of Great North, Pro Lombardy Independence and other minor regional parties of northern Italy.
Composition
editThe alliance is composed of the following five parties:
| Party | Main ideology | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valdostan Union (UV) | Regionalism, Centrism | Erik Lavévaz | |
| Progressive Valdostan Union (UVP) | Regionalism, Progressivism | Giuliano Morelli | |
| Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology (ALPE) | Regionalism, Social democracy | Roberto Cunéaz | |
| Edelweiss (SA) | Regionalism, Christian democracy | Carlo Marzi | |
| Valdostan Autonomist Popular Edelweiss (EPAV) | Regionalism, Centrism | Mauro Beccega | |
Originally, For Our Valley was supposed to join ApE, but finally backtracted. Also Mouv', an emerging regional party which would grow bigger in the 2020 regional election, refused to join the coalition.[4]
Electoral results
editEuropean Parliament
edit| European Parliament | |||||
| Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6,904 (3rd) | 13.9 | 0 / 76
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Marco Gheller
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References
edit- ^ Guy Puzey (2012). "Two-Way Traffic: How Linguistic Landscapes Reflect and Influence the Politics of Language". In Durk Gorter; Heiko F. Marten; Luk Van Mensel (eds.). Minority Languages in the Linguistic Landscape. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-230-27244-6.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Europee, il blocco autonomista svela nome e simbolo". 6 April 2019.
- ^ E' Marco Gheller il candidato per Autonomie per l'Europa
- ^ "-2 mesi alle elezioni europee". www.bobine.tv. Archived from the original on 2019-04-18.