Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The South Tyrolean People''s Party ) is a regionalist Christian democratic political party active in the Italian Province of Bolzano-Bozen.Founded in 1945, the SVP represents the German-speaking population of the province, as well as the Ladin-speakers. Since the first election of the Provincial Council in 1948, the party has gained the absolute or relative majority in every election. Its best result ever was 67.8% in 1948, its worst 48.1% in 2008.