For the Autonomies

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For the Autonomies Per le Autonomie
Leader	Julia Unterberger
Founded	30 May 2001
Ideology	Regionalism Christian democracy Social democracy Christian left
Political position	Centre to centre-left
Senate	8 / 321
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For the Autonomies (Italian: Per le Autonomie, Aut) is a heterogeneous centre-left and originally regionalist parliamentary group, which has been active, with slightly different names and different composition, in the Italian Senate since 2001.

History[]

The group was formed in May 2001 by six senators representing the northern special-statute autonomous regions of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (composed of two autonomous provinces, Trentino and South Tyrol) and Aosta Valley, two senators of European Democracy (DE) and senators for life Giulio Andreotti (a long-time Christian Democrat, who was then a member of DE too) and Gianni Agnelli.^[1] Instrumental in the formation of the group were Helga Thaler Ausserhofer, who served also as its first president, and Andreotti: the two formed a friendship and a strong political bond, despite their different geographical and political backgrounds.^[2][3]

The group has since been home for the regionalist parties usually affiliated with the centre-left Olive Tree (Ulivo) coalition and, later, the Democratic Party (PD), including the South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP), the Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party (PATT), the Union for Trentino (UpT), the Valdostan Union (UV) and Valdostan Renewal (RV), and most senators for life, including Andreotti (2001–2006, 2008–2013), Agnelli (2001–2003), Francesco Cossiga (2003–2006, 2008–2010), Emilio Colombo (2008–2013), Carlo Rubbia (2013–2018), Elena Cattaneo (2013–present), Giorgio Napolitano (2015–present), Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (2015–2016) and Renzo Piano (2015–2018).

In 2006–2008 the group survived thanks to the participation of six senators of the would-be PD.^[4] In 2008–2013 it welcomed the Union of the Centre (UdC), the Associative Movement Italians Abroad (MAIE) and some centre-right independent or minor-party senators; during that parliamentary term the group saw also the return of Andreotti and Cossiga.^[5] In 2013–2018 the group notably welcomed the senators of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) and, since 2014, those of Solidary Democracy (DeS).^[6] Most recently, since 2018, the group featured also Pier Ferdinando Casini (Centrists for Europe–CP), who has continuously served in Parliament since 1983.^[7]

Composition[]

2008–2013[]

Beginning of term[]

Party		Main ideology	MPs
	South Tyrolean People's Party	Regionalism	3
	Union of the Centre	Christian democracy	3
	Valdostan Union	Regionalism	1
	Associative Movement Italians Abroad	Centrism	1
	Non-party independents		3
Total			11

Source: Senate of the Republic

End of term[]

Party		Main ideology	MPs
	Union of the Centre	Christian democracy	6
	South Tyrolean People's Party	Regionalism	3
	Valdostan Union	Regionalism	1
	Toward North	Regionalism	1
	Italian Socialist Party	Social democracy	1
	Italian Republican Party	Social liberalism	1
	Italian Liberal Party	Liberalism	1
	Non-party independents		2
Total			16

Source: Senate of the Republic

2013–2018[]

Beginning of term[]

Party		Main ideology	MPs
	South Tyrolean People's Party	Regionalism	2
	Italian Socialist Party	Social democracy	2
	Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party	Regionalism	1
	Union for Trentino	Regionalism	1
	Valdostan Union	Regionalism	1
	Democratic Party[a]	Social democracy	1
	Non-party independents		2
Total			10

Source: Senate of the Republic

End of term[]

Party		Main ideology	MPs
	Italian Socialist Party	Social democracy	3
	South Tyrolean People's Party	Regionalism	2
	Solidary Democracy	Christian left	2
	Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party	Regionalism	1
	Union for Trentino	Regionalism	1
	Valdostan Union	Regionalism	1
	Democratic Party[a]	Social democracy	1
	Associative Movement Italians Abroad	Centrism	1
	Non-party independents		6
Total			18

Source: Senate of the Republic

2018–present[]

Beginning of term[]

Party		Main ideology	MPs
	South Tyrolean People's Party	Regionalism	3
	Valdostan Union	Regionalism	1
	Democratic Party[a]	Social democracy	1
	Centrists for Europe–CP	Centrism	1
	Non-party independents		2
Total			8

Source: Senate of the Republic

Current[]

Last update: 28 January 2021.

Party		Main ideology	MPs
	South Tyrolean People's Party	Regionalism	3
	Valdostan Union	Regionalism	1
	Democratic Party[a]	Social democracy	1
	Centrists for Europe	Centrism	1
	Non-party independents		2
Total			8

Source: Senate of the Republic

Leadership[]

• President: Helga Thaler Ausserhofer (SVP, 2001–2006), Oskar Peterlini (SVP, 2006–2008), Gianpiero D'Alia (UdC, 2008–2013), (SVP, 2013–2018), Julia Unterberger (SVP, 2018–present)

References[]