Autonomists

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The Autonomists ({{langx|fr|Autonomistes}}; {{langx|it|Autonomisti}}) were a Christian-democratic Italian political party active in the Aosta Valley.

The party was founded in 1997 by the union of the regional Italian People's Party with For Aosta Valley,{{cite book|author=Sonia Alonso|title=Challenging the State: Devolution and the Battle for Partisan Credibility: A Comparison of Belgium, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JhNwQ3CV0hQC&pg=PA167|date=26 April 2012|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-969157-9|page=167}} and some former Socialists. In the 1998 regional election Autonomists won 12.8% and five regional deputies. In 2001 the party was merged with the Autonomist Federation (FA) to form the current Edelweiss (SA).{{Cite web |url=http://www.consiglio.regione.vda.it/storia/legislatura_11_i.asp |title=Consiglio Regionale della Valle d'Aosta - le Legislature dal dopoguerra a oggi |access-date=2014-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110042342/http://www.consiglio.regione.vda.it/storia/legislatura_11_i.asp |archive-date=2011-01-10 |url-status=dead }} However, following the 2003 regional election FA was re-established and thus SA can be considered the perfect continuation of the Autonomists.{{cite web|url=http://www.consiglio.regione.vda.it/storia/legislatura_12_i.asp |title=Consiglio Regionale della Valle d'Aosta - le Legislature dal dopoguerra a oggi |accessdate=2014-04-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407085314/http://www.consiglio.regione.vda.it/storia/legislatura_12_i.asp |archivedate=2014-04-07 }}http://www.stella-alpina.org/il-movimento/3-la-storia-della-stella-alpina {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}