| Popular Autonomists | |||
| Native Name: | Autonomisti Popolari | ||
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| Leader1 Title: | President | ||
| Leader1 Name: | Walter Kaswalder | ||
| Split: | Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party | ||
| Foundation: | 2017 | ||
| Headquarters: | Via al Castello n° 23, Altopiano della Vigolana | ||
| Ideology: | Regionalism Autonomism Christian democracy | ||
| Position: | Centre | ||
| Regional: | Centre-right coalition | ||
| Seats1 Title: | Chamber of Deputies | ||
| Seats2 Title: | Senate | ||
| Seats3 Title: | European Parliament | ||
| Seats4 Title: | Provincial Council | ||
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| Country: | Italy | ||
The Popular Autonomists (Italian: Autonomisti Popolari, AP) are regionalist, autonomist and Christian-democratic political party in Trentino, Italy.[1]
The party was formed in 2017 by Walter Kaswalder,[2] [3] after his ejection from the Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
In the 2018 provincial election, the AP were part of the autonomist centre-right coalition, led by Maurizio Fugatti of Lega Trentino, who was elected President of Trentino. The AP won 3.0% of the vote and Kaswalder was elected president of the Provincial Council.[9] [10]
In the 2023 provincial election, the party ran in a joint list with the PATT and Trentino Project, in support of Fugatti's re-election.[11] [12] In the election, Fugatti was re-elected and the autonomist joint list obtained 8.2% of the vote and three councillors, including Kaswalder.