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 SOUTH TYROL / I

Legislative elections: Landtag, 5-year term, party-list proportional representation system
           · Landeshauptmann: Luis Durnwalder (SVP) · Government: SVP, PD

Party Ideology, Affiliation, Founding 2008 Seats 2003 Seats
Südtiroler Volkspartei (SVP)
South Tyrolean People's Party
German-Ladin minority politics; Christian democracy       EPPo
1945
48,1% 18 55,6% 21
Die Freiheitlichen (F)
The Freedomites
German minority politics;
Right-wing populism, Separatism
-
1992
14,3% 5 5,0% 2
Il Popolo della Libertà (PDL)
The People of Freedom
(2003: FI + AN)
Liberal conservatism; Christian democracy EPP
2009
8,3% 3 11,8% 4
Partito Democratico (PD)
Democratic Party
(2003: DS/PRC/SDI + UA)
Social democracy; Christian left
 
-
2007
6,0% 2 7,5% 2
Grüne Südtirols (VGV) - BürgerListeCiviche (BLC)
Greens of South Tyrol - Citizens' List
Green politics; Regionalism
 
-
2008
5,8% 2 - -
Grüne Südtirols (VGV)
Greens of South Tyrol
Green politics
  
EGP, GG
1990
- 2 7,9% 3
BürgerListeCiviche (BLC)
Citizens' List
Regionalism
 
-
2005
- 0 - -
Süd-Tiroler Freiheit (STF)
South Tyrolean Freedom
Separatism; German minority
politics, National conservatism
EFA
2007
4,9% 2 - -
Bürger Union (BU)
Citizens' Union
(former Union for South Tyrol)
German minority politics;
National conservatism, Separatism
-
1989
2,3% 1 6,8% 2
Lega Nord (LN)
League North
Regionalism; Right-wing populism
 
-
1989
2,1% 1 0,5% -
Unitalia - Movimento Iniziativa Sociale (UMIS)
One Italy - Social Movement Initiative
Nationalism; Far-right politics
 
-
1996
1,9% 1 1,5% 1
Others - - 6,3% - 3,4% -
Total - - - 35 - 35
Turnout  80,1% 82,3%

  © 2008 Wolfram Nordsieck. Source: Südtiroler Bürgernetz (http://www.provinz.bz.it). Archive: Elections 1948-1998.