The Democratic Party of South Tyrol (german: Demokratische Partei Südtirol, DPS) was a minor regionalist

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and

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active in

South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous province , image_skyline = , image_alt ...

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. It was a left-wing alternative to the dominant

South Tyrolean People's Party The South Tyrolean People's Party (german: Südtiroler Volkspartei, SVP) is a regionalist and autonomist political party in South Tyrol, an autonomous province with a German-speaking majority in northern Italy. Founded on 8 May 1945, the SVP ha ...

. The party was founded in 1997, as a continuation of the

Social Democratic Party of South Tyrol The Social Democratic Party of South Tyrol (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Südtirols, SPS) was a regionalist social-democratic and Christian-social party of German speakers in South Tyrol, Italy, that was active from 1972 to 1983. History T ...

, and was led by

Roland Girardi Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the ...

. In the 1998 provincial election the DPS formed a joint list with the

Ladins Political Movement Ladins Dolomites is a minor political party representing the Ladin-speaking minority in South Tyrol. History The party, whose original name was Ladins Political Movement ( lld, Moviment Politich Ladins, MPL), was founded in the early 1990s by Ca ...

, while five years later it supported the Greens. In 2008 most Democrats joined the Greens.

External links

Official website

References

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