Popular Political Union of Trentino

Popular Political Union of Trentino
Unione Politica Popolare del Trentino
Leader Alcide De Gasperi
Founded 1904
Dissolved 1920
Merged into Italian People's Party
Ideology Christian democracy
Regionalism
Political position Centre

The Popular Political Union of Trentino (Unione Politica Popolare del Trentino, UPPT) was a political party in Austria-Hungary, founded in 1904 in support of Italian minorites in Trentino.[1][2] Its leader was Alcide De Gasperi.[3]

History

In the 1911 Cisleithanian legislative election the UPPT was the second largest party in Trentino, after the National Liberals.

In 1920, after the annexation of Trentino into Italy, the UPPT was merged into the Italian People's Party.

Electoral results

Imperial Council

Imperial Council
Election year # of
overall votes		 % of
overall vote		 # of
overall seats won		 +/– Leader
1911 40,543 (#2) 35.0
5 / 13
–
Alcide De Gasperi

References

  1. ↑ https://books.google.it/books?id=7XJZO0B12pkC&pg=PA12&lpg=PA12&dq=Unione+Politica+Popolare+del+Trentino&source=bl&ots=RYkO_o_SkU&sig=l2PMK3RsOvxaGAlUTaeyTrzfrnQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijvNDuofDNAhVEWBQKHZRpC64Q6AEINjAC#v=onepage&q=Unione%20Politica%20Popolare%20del%20Trentino&f=false
  2. ↑ https://books.google.it/books?id=eej4Hj0yG70C&pg=PA127&lpg=PA127&dq=Unione+Politica+Popolare+del+Trentino&source=bl&ots=7vKbV25JlY&sig=iBQI_R-wkGnB-zWwIMFifBH4vuY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijvNDuofDNAhVEWBQKHZRpC64Q6AEIOzAD#v=onepage&q=Unione%20Politica%20Popolare%20del%20Trentino&f=false
  3. ↑ Alcide De Gasperi: un mediatore ispirato per la democrazia e la libertà in Europa
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