Edelweiss (Italian: Stella Alpina, SA) is a regionalist,[1] Christian-democratic[1] political party active in Aosta Valley, Italy.

[3] From 2001 to 2006, SA was represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Ivo Collé, elected on the Aosta Valley coalition (VdA) ticket, formed also by the Valdostan Union (UV) and the Autonomist Federation (FA).

In the 2006 general election, SA's Marco Viérin ran for the Chamber, but the VdA coalition was soundly defeated by the centre-left Autonomy Liberty Democracy (ALD) list.

[9][10] For the 2013 regional election, the party confirmed its alliance with the UV and SA, and formed a joint list with Lega Nord Vallée d'Aoste (LNVdA).

In July 2015, the regional government, led by UV's Augusto Rollandin, was enlarged to the centre-left Democratic Party (PD),[16] and in June 2016 by the Progressive Valdostan Union (UVP).

[22][23][24][25] This led two regional councillors, Mauro Baccega and André Lanièce, to quit the party and launch the Valdostan Autonomist Popular Edelweiss (EPAV).

[43][44][45] In November 2022, during a party congress, SA elected its new leadership, notably including a new secretary, Ronny Bobey, and a new president, Luisa Trione.

[46] In March 2023, AV joined a new government led by UV's Renzo Testolin, which, differently from Lavévaz's, comprised also For Autonomy (PlA).