Popular Autonomists

Popular Autonomists
Autonomisti Popolari
PresidentWalter Kaswalder
Founded2017
Split fromTrentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party
HeadquartersVia al Castello n° 23, Altopiano della Vigolana
IdeologyRegionalism
Autonomism
Christian democracy
Political positionCentre
Regional affiliationCentre-right coalition
Provincial Council
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The Popular Autonomists (Italian: Autonomisti Popolari, AP) are regionalist, autonomist and Christian-democratic political party in Trentino, Italy.

The party was formed in 2017 by Walter Kaswalder, after his ejection from the Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party.

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.

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. In the election, Fugatti was re-elected and the autonomist joint list obtained 8.2% of the vote and three councillors, including Kaswalder.