We South Tyroleans (german: Wir Südtiroler , WS) is a minor

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...

of German speakers in

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

History

The party was founded in May 2013 by Thomas Egger and other splinters from

Die Freiheitlichen ''Die Freiheitlichen'' (), abbreviated dF, is a regionalist, separatist and national-conservative political party in South Tyrol, Italy. The party, which is part of the South Tyrolean independence movement, seeks to represent the German-sp ...

, the second largest party in the Province. Within Die Freiheitlichen, Egger represented the "social" wing ("I was the red among the blues") and sees his party as a centrist to centre-left political force. In August 2013 WS joined a three-party list for the 2013 provincial election, along with the

Citizens' Union for South Tyrol The Citizens' Union for South Tyrol (german: BürgerUnion für Südtirol, BUfS), formerly Union for South Tyrol (''Union für Südtirol'', UfS), was a national-conservative political party active in South Tyrol, Italy. The party was committed t ...

and

Ladins Dolomites 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 ...

. In the election the list won 2.1% of the vote, but Egger failed to be re-elected.

References

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External links

Official website
Political parties in South Tyrol Political parties established in 2013 2013 establishments in Italy