2020 Valdostan regional election

The 2020 Valdostan regional election is scheduled to take 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] Following the decree approved by the Council of Ministers on 20 April, the election will take place sometime between 15 September and 15 November.[4]

2020 Valdostan regional election
20–21 September
All 35 seats to the Regional Council of Aosta Valley
 
Leader Renzo Testolin Emily Rini
Party Valdostan Union Forza Italia
Alliance Centre-left coalition Centre-right coalition
Incumbent President

Renzo Testolin
Valdostan Union

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.[5]

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.[6]

Background

Parties and candidates

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

Party Ideology
Valdostan Union (UV) Regionalism, Centrism
League (Lega) Regionalism, Right-wing populism
Valdostan Alliance (AV)[lower-alpha 1] Regionalism, Progressivism, Green politics
Centre-right Aosta Valley[lower-alpha 2] Conservatism, Liberal conservatism
Progressive Civic Project (PCP)[lower-alpha 3] Social democracy, Progressivism, Green politics
Five Star Movement (M5S) Populism, Anti-establishment
Edelweiss (SA) Regionalism, Christian democracy
Environment Rights Equality Aosta Valley (ADU VdA) Democratic socialism, Eco-socialism
  1. Progressive Valdostan Union and Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology
  2. Including Forza Italia, Brothers of Italy, For Our Valley–Civic Area–Valdostan Front.
  3. Democratic Party, Civic Network, Green Europe

Results

    Polls
    Date Polling firm Sample size UV AV Lega SA M5S RC Mouv' ADU Vdalibra Others Lead
    17 Feb Format Research 400 9.0 13.0 24.0 10.0 11.0 9.0 7.0 11.0 6.0 N/A 11.0

    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. "Il governo ha rinviato le elezioni regionali e comunali" (in Italian). Il Post. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
    5. "Nuova legge elettorale regionale in vigore dal 20 giugno" (in Italian). ANSA. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
    6. "Elezioni". Consiglio Regionale della Valle d'Aosta (in Italian). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
    7. "-56 giorni alle elezioni in Valle d'Aosta".
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