Social Democratic Party of South Tyrol
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The Social Democratic Party of South Tyrol was a regionalist
social-democratic
and hard-line German-speaking
political party active in South Tyrol
, Italy
.
It was launched in 1972 by Hans Dietl, former provincial deputy from the left-wing of the South Tyrolean People's Party
(SVP) and member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
from 1963 to 1972, who was expelled from that party in 1971 for having taken a hard line over an agreement between the provincial and the national government known as Pacchetto.
In the 1972 general election
Dietl was the candidate of the hard-liners, including the Party of Independents
, in the single-seat constituency of Brixen
and won 20.8% of the vote, the major defection from SVP since then. SPS obtained its best result in 1973, when it won 5.1% of the votes and got two provincial deputies elected (Hans Dietl, who left the party soon after, and Wilhelhm Erschbaumer), but since then suffered a decline in term of votes as the SVP re-organized itself as a multi-factional catch-all party with the left-wingers united in the Arbeitnehmer faction. Erschbaumer himselft left and re-joined SVP in 1982.
Regionalism (politics)
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social-democratic
Social democracy
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and hard-line German-speaking
German language
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political party active in South Tyrol
South Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
, Italy
Italy
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.
It was launched in 1972 by Hans Dietl, former provincial deputy from the left-wing of the South Tyrolean People's Party
South Tyrolean People's Party
The South Tyrolean People's Party is a regionalist Christian democratic political party active in the Italian province of South Tyrol.Founded in 1945, the SVP represents the German-speaking population of the province, as well as Ladin speakers. Since the first election of the Provincial Council in...
(SVP) and member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
Italian Chamber of Deputies
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from 1963 to 1972, who was expelled from that party in 1971 for having taken a hard line over an agreement between the provincial and the national government known as Pacchetto.
In the 1972 general election
Italian general election, 1972
The Italian elections of 1972 were held on May 7. The sixth Parliament of republican Italy was selected, while voters were 37,049,654 for the Chamber of Deputies and 34,524,108 for the Senate....
Dietl was the candidate of the hard-liners, including the Party of Independents
Party of Independents (Alto Adige/Südtirol)
The Party of Independents was a regionalist liberal-conservative political party active in South Tyrol.It was launched in 1972 in support of the candidacy of Hans Dietl, member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies for the South Tyrolean People's Party, who was expelled from that party in 1971 for...
, in the single-seat constituency of Brixen
Brixen
Brixen is the name of two cities in the Alps:*Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy*Brixen im Thale, Tyrol, AustriaBrixen may also refer to:*Bishopric of Brixen, the former north-Italian state....
and won 20.8% of the vote, the major defection from SVP since then. SPS obtained its best result in 1973, when it won 5.1% of the votes and got two provincial deputies elected (Hans Dietl, who left the party soon after, and Wilhelhm Erschbaumer), but since then suffered a decline in term of votes as the SVP re-organized itself as a multi-factional catch-all party with the left-wingers united in the Arbeitnehmer faction. Erschbaumer himselft left and re-joined SVP in 1982.