For South Tyrol with Widmann

For South Tyrol with Widmann (German: Für Südtirol mit Widmann, FSW) 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.

For South Tyrol with Widmann Für Südtirol mit Widmann
Abbreviation	FSW
Chairman	Thomas Widmann
Founded	20 July 2023[1]
Split from	South Tyrolean People's Party
Headquarters	Brunner 1, 39050 Bolzano
Ideology	Regionalism German minority interests Christian democracy
Political position	Centre-right
Colors	Black
Chamber of Deputies	0 / 400
Senate	0 / 200
European Parliament	0 / 76
Provincial council	1 / 35
Website
Official website
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History

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] Already in June 2023, Widmann proposed the "CDU/CSU model", two separate parties with a common program and a joint group.^[4]

The party ran on a regionalist and autonomist platform, stressing Widmann's positive results during his tenure as SVP secretary and claiming that the incumbent administration has failed in prioritizing the interests of the province.^[3][5] In the election, the party obtained 3.4% of the votes, allowing Widmann to retain his seat in the provincial council.^[6]

Leadership

• Leader: Thomas Widmann (2023-present)

Election results

Landtag of South Tyrol

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/−
2023	Thomas Widmann	9,646	3.4	1 / 35	New

References

1. "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. Liberto, Valentino (20 July 2023). "Widmann si candida con la sua lista" [Widmann runs with his own list]. Salto.
4. "Thomas Widmann will es mit "kleinem Edelweiß" nochmal wissen" [Thomas Widmann wants to know it again with “small Edelweiss”]. Südtirol News. 8 June 2023.
5. "Für Südtirol mit Widmann: "Decidere e agire con saggezza"" [Für Südtirol mit Widmann: "Decide and act wisely"]. Der Erker. 22 September 2023.
6. Elezioni Provinciali 2023. Provincia di Bolzano

External links

• Official website