Valle d'Aosta, Union Valdotaine opens negotiations: signs of dialogue from the PD and centre-right

In the aftermath of the vote in Valle d'Aosta and the clear victory of the autonomists of the Union valdôtaine, the national parties are looking at the small Alpine region with renewed interest. The aim is to plant their own flag at the foot of the Alps. In a northern Italy entirely led by the centre-right, Aosta Valley has so far remained the last 'progressive' enclave. The Pd - a faithful ally of the Uv in recent legislatures - has already expressed the hope that 'the current alliance will be confirmed'.

The alliance has been tightened in Aosta, where the coalition's mayoral candidate, engineer Raffaele Rocco, has a two-and-a-half point lead (45.2% vs. 42.6%) over his centre-right opponent, merchant Giovanni Girardini: the challenge will be decided in the 12 October runoff.

The sirens for the Union valdotaine, however, are also arriving in the region from the centre-right. And they sound loud. Fi leader Antonio Tajani clarifies his party's positioning on X: 'In Valle d'Aosta we have obtained the best result in our history. Forza Italia is now a consolidated political force, able to represent the productive categories, associations, middle class families and also the autonomist world. We are ready to make our contribution to the government of Valle d'Aosta'. And the regional coordinator of the Azzurri, Emily Rini, confirms: 'We are ready to talk to all the forces present in the territory'. Marialice Boldi, secretary of the Aosta Valley League, also said she was willing to sit at a negotiating table.

However, an agreement with the Union valdotaine would mean the end of the united centre-right in the Alpine region: in fact, it is difficult to imagine an agreement between Fratelli d'Italia and the Rampant Lion, due to a political 'incompatibility' that was accentuated during the election campaign. 'I have no reason to think that the centre-right in Valle d'Aosta should not remain united, because that would be a bit of a betrayal to the voters. The fact that we have reached almost 30 per cent as a coalition should lead us to continue on this path and oppose the SVP or dialogue depending on the scenarios,' observes Alberto Zucchi, president of Fdi Valle d'Aosta. It is easy for the national leaders of the three parties to be invested in the matter to find a common line.

The president of the region, Renzo Testolin, is putting his hands forward, although he admits that 'it is a bit premature to make assessments' on future alliances: 'I think we need to reflect within the movement first of all,' he says, 'and then build a path that should be that of the greatest possible stability and governability at all levels. In his words, one can perhaps also read an interest in creating a 'bridge' with the central government, whose absence in the past legislature caused various problems for the Valle d'Aosta administration. Once the celebrations are over, the Union valdotaine, under the motto 'ni droite ni gauche', is preparing to open the tables. And to choose their next travelling companions