South Tyrolean freedom

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South Tyrolean Freedom - Free Alliance for Tyrol
LogoSF2008.jpg
Sven Knoll (2009)
Group leader Sven Knoll
speaker Werner Thaler
founding May 2007
Place of foundation Brixen
Headquarters Laubengasse 9, 39100 Bolzano
Landtag mandates
2/35
Chamber of Deputies
0/630
Senators
0/315
European parliamentarians
0/76
Number of members 4535 members (as of August 2020)
Average age 40 years
Alignment Patriotism , separatism
colour Red White
European party European Free Alliance
Website suedtiroler-freiheit.com

The South Tyrolean Freedom - Free Alliance for Tyrol is a party from South Tyrol . She advocates the separation of South Tyrol from Italy through a referendum .

Party platform

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The party demonstratively uses the spelling South Tyrol to refer to the temporary character of the separation of Tyrol into the regions of North, South and East Tyrol, according to its goals , and is therefore also referred to as "Hyphen Tyrol". According to the program principles, it operates a “liberal- patriotic ” policy and is committed to protecting the German-speaking and Ladin population in South Tyrol. Demanding the right to self-determination for the South Tyrolean population plays a prominent role, with the aim being either reunification with the “fatherland Austria ” or state independence. In order to exercise this right, a referendum is called for, by means of which the South Tyrolean population has to decide what the future of their country should look like. This referendum is to take place in accordance with the bills introduced by the Italian politician Francesco Cossiga in the parliament in Rome via a referendum in South Tyrol. Other important program items are the right to one's own mother tongue, the fight against the binding nature of the South Tyrolean place names, Italianized by Ettore Tolomei at the time of fascism, and the removal of monuments that embody fascist or Italian-nationalist ideas, such as the Bolzano victory monument , the frieze at the Casa Littoria or the ossuary .

history

Controversial poster campaign 'South Tyrol is not Italy'
The removed board at the Brenner in April 2009 'South Tyrol is not Italy'

The party emerged in May 2007 as a split from the Union for South Tyrol (UfS). It was notarised in Brixen on May 31, 2007 . Founding members were Herbert Campidell, Eva Klotz , Sven Knoll , Reinhold Ladurner, Roland Lang, Sepp Mitterhofer, Werner Thaler and Dietmar Zwerger. Many of the party members, such as Hartmuth Staffler, are also active in the South Tyrolean Heimatbund , so that both groups largely overlap in terms of organization and goals.

Süd-Tiroler Freiheit made headlines in the summer of 2007 when it launched a provocative poster campaign. On the posters that had the Austrian flag as a background, the words “South Tyrol is not Italy” could be read. Furthermore, the Süd-Tiroler Freiheit set up a sign with the same wording on the Brenner border on the Austrian side. Like the poster campaign, this sign also provoked displeasure among many Italian and German-speaking South Tyroleans. The controversial and repeatedly removed sign “South Tyrol is not Italy” on the Brenner Pass was put up again in June 2008, but had to be removed by decision of the Innsbruck District Authority, as it was “prohibited advertising”. In 2018, South Tyrolean Freedom demanded priority for "German children in German kindergartens" on posters, which earned them the accusation of apartheid .

Since April 2009, Süd-Tiroler Freiheit has been a full member of the European Free Alliance (EFA), the European party of regional parties. Gudrun Kofler from the Junge Süd-Tiroler Freiheit was elected Vice-President of the EFA youth organization.

From September to November 2013 the party held a vote in which every South Tyrolean who was eligible to vote could decide whether he or she was in favor of holding a referendum on the future of South Tyrol. Those entitled to vote could vote on a specially set up voting page at www.selbstbestetzung.com. In addition, the parliamentary group sent out voting cards, which could be returned free of charge by post or thrown into a ballot box at one of the various self-determination events. In January 2014 the counting of votes was completed. On January 12, 2014, the party announced that participation in the vote was 15% and 92.17% of South Tyroleans had voted for self-determination.

organization

In line with its self-image as a movement, South Tyrolean Freedom has no party chairman or party chairwoman. The management committee is called the national management and consists of a five-person team.

The youth organization of the movement is called Junge Süd-Tiroler Freiheit , the state youth spokesman is currently Peter Gruber from Lana. The South Tyrolean Freedom has around 1,700 members who are not older than 30 years, which is why the South Tyrolean Freedom tries particularly to promote the youth movement. In 2015, the regional youth group decided to realign the Junge Süd-Tiroler Freiheit to increase their activities. Since then, Junge Süd-Tiroler Freiheit has been led by a six-member state youth leadership and supported by a state youth group.

At the district level, the movement is divided into seven or eight district groups. Local groups have also been founded in numerous communities - for example in Merano .

elections

State election 2008

In the state elections on October 26, 2008 , Süd-Tiroler Freiheit stood for the first time independently with 30 candidates under the motto “For a South Tyrol without Italy” and received 4.9% of the votes, thus winning two instead of one seat in the state parliament . The top candidates were Eva Klotz and Sven Knoll.

Municipal election 2010

In the local elections on May 16, 2010, Süd-Tiroler Freiheit increased the number of its elected councilors and won a total of 34 council mandates in 24 municipalities. The best result with six mandates was achieved in the Ahrntal community .

State election 2013

In the state elections in 2013 , the South Tyrolean Freedom ran with 35 candidates under the motto "South Tyrol in danger - we choose freedom" and received 7.2% of the votes and thus one seat more than five years earlier. More than 20,000 people voted for the movement. The top candidate was Sven Knoll.

Municipal election 2015

The party emerged from the 2015 local elections as one of the winners. In all communities in which the movement was already represented, one could assert oneself and expand the presence. In all municipalities in which candidates were initially candidates, the move into the council chambers was made. 38 candidates were elected from South Tyrolean Freedom's own lists; three candidates of the movement made the leap into the municipal council via citizen lists. Altogether the South Tyrolean Freedom counted 41 municipal councilors; In 2010 there were 35.

State election 2018

In the state elections in 2018 , South Tyrolean Freedom suffered a loss of votes and, with 6%, only won two state parliament seats.

Local council elections 2020

In the municipal council elections, the movement competes in 29 South Tyrolean municipalities with 140 candidates, including: Stilfs , Latsch , Schlanders , Prad , Kastelbell-Tschars , Gargazon , St.Martin in Passeier , Tscherms , Lana , Tramin , Montan , Eppan , Bruneck , Olang , Ahrntal , Meran , Brixen , Natz-Schabs , Naturns , Klausen , Graun , Mühlwald , Laurein with their own lists, in some communities with independent candidates or independent lists with the majority of the movement's candidates. In addition, the movement is running with its own candidates on citizen lists in Sand in Taufers , Gsies , Laion , Taufers im Münstertal , Auer and Laas .

Elected officials

Members of the South Tyrolean Parliament :

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b "2017 was successful, 2018 will be even better!" - South Tyrolean freedom between looking back and looking ahead. January 3, 2018, accessed February 25, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Hannes Obermair : Two democratic intercessions. salto.bz , February 21, 2018, accessed April 29, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Fundamental programmatic features. Archived from the original on November 7, 2013 ; Retrieved November 8, 2013 .
  4. ↑ Campaign: “South Tyrol is not Italy”. (PDF; 259 kB) July 14, 2007, accessed November 8, 2013 .
  5. ↑ The controversial “Süd-Tirol-Tafel” was set up again on the Brenner. June 15, 2008, accessed November 8, 2013 .
  6. ^ ORF.at: state government draws a line
  7. ↑ "Flooding by non-German children". April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018 .
  8. ↑ More than 56,000 South Tyroleans voted for self-determination. January 12, 2014, accessed March 20, 2020 .
  9. ↑ State management. Retrieved January 11, 2016 .
  10. ↑ Young South Tyrolean Freedom elects new state youth leadership - Benjamin Pixner elected state youth spokesman. Retrieved January 12, 2016 .
  11. ↑ Junge SÜD-TIROLER FREIHEIT is preparing for restructuring. Retrieved January 11, 2016 .
  12. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20131031213424/http://wahlen.provinz.bz.it/home_ld_vg.htm

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