The Popular Autonomists ( it, Autonomisti Popolari, AP) are regionalist,

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and

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Trentino Trentino ( lld, Trentin), officially the Autonomous Province of Trento, is an autonomous province of Italy, in the country's far north. The Trentino and South Tyrol constitute the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, an autonomous region ...

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. The party was formed in 2017 by Walter Kaswalder, after his ejection from the

Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party The Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party ( it, Partito Autonomista Trentino Tirolese, PATT) is a regionalist, autonomist, Christian-democratic and centrist political party in Trentino, Italy. The PATT is the unofficial counterpart of the South T ...

. In the 2018 provincial election, the AP were part of the autonomist

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, led by

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of Lega Trentino, who was elected President of Trentino. The AP won 3.0% of the vote and Kaswalder was elected president of the Provincial Council. In the 2023 provincial election, the party ran in a joint list with the PATT and Trentino Project, in support of Fugatti's re-election.https://www.rainews.it/tgr/trento/video/2023/07/il-patt-si-allarga-entrano-progetto-trentino-e-autonomisti-popolari-0f8e40ce-fa98-4b09-a79e-40a267bb0d0a.html In the election, Fugatti was re-elected and the autonomist joint list obtained 8.2% of the vote and three councillors, including Kaswalder.

Leadership

*President: Walter Kaswalder (2017–present) *Spokesperson: Michele Condini (2018–present)

References

External links

Official website
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