Ladins Dolomites is a minor

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representing the Ladin-speaking minority in

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History

The party, whose original name was Ladins Political Movement ( lld, Moviment Politich Ladins, MPL), was founded in the early 1990s by Carlo Willeit, who led it in the 1993 provincial election (2.0% of the vote and 1 seat, for Willeit himself) and in 1998 provincial election (3.6%, along with the Democratic Party of South Tyrol, and 1 seat). After that, the party failed to have any elects both in the

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and 2008 elections (1.4% and 1.1%, respectively). In 2008, the party took its current name. In the 2013 provincial election LD ran within a three-party list, along with the

Citizens' Union for South Tyrol The Citizens' Union for South Tyrol (german: BürgerUnion für Südtirol, BUfS), formerly Union for South Tyrol (''Union für Südtirol'', UfS), was a national-conservative political party active in South Tyrol, Italy. The party was committed ...

and We South Tyroleans. The coalition won 2.1% of the vote and Andreas Pöder, leader of the Citizens' Union, was its sole elect to the Provincial Council. In Ladin areas the coalition did worse than LD alone in 2008.

References

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External links

Official website
Ladin language Political parties in South Tyrol Political parties of minorities