We South Tyroleans

We South Tyroleans (German: Wir Südtiroler, WS) is a minor political party of German speakers in South Tyrol.

We South Tyroleans
Wir Südtiroler
LeaderThomas Egger
FoundedMay 2013
Split fromDie Freiheitlichen
IdeologyRegionalism
German-speaking
minority interests
Political positionCentre-left to Centre
Website
www.wirsuedtiroler.eu

History

The party was founded in May 2013 by Thomas Egger and other splinters from Die Freiheitlichen, the second largest party in the Province.[1] 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.[2]

In August 2013 WS joined a three-party list for the 2013 provincial election, along with the Citizens' Union for South Tyrol and Ladins Dolomites.[3][4] In the election the list won 2.1% of the vote, but Egger failed to be re-elected.[5]

References
  1. "Egger pensa già alle provinciali con nuovo partito - Cronaca - Alto Adige". Altoadige.gelocal.it. 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  2. "Pöder: basta con le battaglie etniche - Cronaca - Alto Adige". Altoadige.gelocal.it. 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  3. "Egger si presenta alle elezioni con Pöder e Ladins - Cronaca - Alto Adige". Altoadige.gelocal.it. 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20130914002701/http://www.buergerunion.st/index.php/stellungnahmen/51-contentfrontpage17/1457-buendnis-buergerunion-ladins-dolomites-wir-suedtiroler-vorgestellt. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. http://www.siag.it/. "Referendum provinciale confermativo 2014 | Provincia autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige". Elezioni.provincia.bz.it. Retrieved 2014-07-14. {{cite web}}: External link in |author= (help)
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