The Autonomists was a Christian-democratic

Christian Democracy

Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy. It emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching...

 Italian political party active in Aosta Valley.

It was founded in 1997 by the union of the regional Italian People's Party with For Aosta Valley

For Aosta Valley

For Aosta Valley was a social-liberal and Christian-leftist Italian political party active in Aosta Valley.It was founded in 1993 by Cesare Dujany, former leader of the Popular Democrats, and Ilario Lanivi, leader of the Independent Autonomists. In the 1993 regional election the party won 4.3% of...

 and some former Socialists

Italian Socialist Party

The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II...

. In the 1998 regional election Autonomists won 12.8% and five regional deputies. In 2001 the party was merged with the Autonomist Federation

Autonomist Federation

The Autonomist Federation is a centrist, social-liberal and social-democratic Italian political party active in Aosta Valley...

 (FA) to form the current Edelweiss Aosta Valley

Edelweiss Aosta Valley

Edelweiss Aosta Valley is a Christian-democratic and centrist Italian political party active in Aosta Valley.It was founded in 2001 by the merger of the Autonomists and the Autonomist Federation...

(SA). However, following the 2003 regional election FA was re-established and thus SA can be considered the perfect continuation of the Autonomists.