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For South Tyrol with Widmann
Für Südtirol mit Widmann
AbbreviationFSmW
ChairmanThomas Widmann
Founded20 July 2023[1]
Split fromSouth Tyrolean People's Party
HeadquartersBrunner 1, 39050 Bolzano
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right
Colors  Black
Chamber of Deputies
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Senate
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European Parliament
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Provincial council
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Website
Official website

The For South Tyrol with Widmann (German: Für Südtirol mit Widmann, FSmW) is a regionalist political party in South Tyrol, an autonomous province with a German-speaking majority in northern Italy. The party's founder and leader is Thomas Widmann, former secretary of the South Tyrolean People's Party.

History

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The party was created in July 2023 to contest in the 2023 provincial election following Thomas Widmann's departure from the SVP.[1] Widman's disagreements with the SVP leadership date back to 2022, when he was removed from his office as provincial Councilor for Healthcare over his strongly critical stance about Arno Kompatscher's governorship.[2] The dispute culminated with Kompatscher vetoing Widman's candidacy within the SVP list ahead of the 2023 provincial election, leading to Widmann leaving the party and creating his own movement.[3]

The party run on a regionalist and autonomist platform, stressing Widmann's positive results during his tenure as SVP secretary and claiming that the current SVP leadership has failed in prioritizing the interests of the province.[3][4] In the election the party obtained 3.4% of the votes, allowing Widmann to retain his seat in the provincial council.[5]

Leadership

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  • Leader: Thomas Widmann (2023-present)

Election results

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Landtag of South Tyrol
Election Leader Votes % Seats +/−
2023
Thomas Widmann
9,646 4.3
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References

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  1. ^ a b "Alto Adige: Widmann rompe con Svp e si candida con sua lista" [Alto Adige: Widmann breaks with SVP and runs with his own list]. Ansa (in Italian). 20 July 2023.
  2. ^ Boschi, Massimiliano (10 October 2023). "Elezioni Alto Adige: le troppe incognite per una Svp che corre verso una sconfitta annunciata" [Alto Adige elections: too many unknowns for an SVP that is heading towards an announced defeat]. Alto Adige Innovazione.
  3. ^ a b Liberto, Valentino (20 July 2023). "Widmann si candida con la sua lista" [Widmann runs with his own list]. Salto.
  4. ^ "Für Südtirol mit Widmann: "Decidere e agire con saggezza"" [Für Südtirol mit Widmann: "Decide and act wisely"]. Der Erker. 22 September 2023.
  5. ^ Elezioni Provinciali 2023. Provincia di Bolzano
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