Team K

{{short description|Regionalist political party in South Tyrol, Italy}}

{{Infobox political party

| logo = Team Köllensperger logo.png

| foundation = 10 July 2018

| ideology = {{nowrap|Regionalism
Liberalism
Social liberalism}}

| position = {{nowrap|Centre{{Cite web|url=http://www.la7.it/otto-e-mezzo/video/paul-k%C3%B6llensperger-con-una-proposta-moderata-%C3%A8-stato-possibile-drenare-il-consenso-dai-partiti-della-23-10-2018-253607|title=Paul Köllensperger: 'Con una proposta moderata è stato possibile drenare il consenso dai partiti della destra tedesca verso il centro'|via=www.la7.it}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/notizie/2018-10-22/koellensperger-l-imprenditore-verde-ex-m5s-che-ha-convinto-moderati--092529.shtml?uuid=AELeOSTG|title=Koellensperger, l'imprenditore verde ex M5s che ha convinto i moderati|website=Il Sole 24 ORE|date=22 October 2018 |access-date=3 April 2019}} to centre-left{{cite web|url=https://www.euractiv.de/section/wahlen-und-macht/news/suedtirol-erschuetterung-fuer-alte-parteistrukturen/|title=Südtirol: Erschütterung für alte Parteistrukturen|first=Herbert|last=Vytiska|date=22 October 2018|access-date=3 April 2019}}}}

| national = More Europe

| european = ALDE Party

| seats1_title = Chamber of Deputies

| seats1 = {{Infobox political party/seats|0|400|{{party color|Team K}}}}

| seats2_title = Senate

| seats2 = {{Infobox political party/seats|0|200|{{party color|Team K}}}}

| seats3_title = European Parliament

| seats3 = {{Infobox political party/seats|0|76|{{party color|Team K}}}}

| seats4_title = Provincial Council

| seats4 = {{Infobox political party/seats|4|35|{{party color|Team K}}}}

| website = {{Official URL}}

| colorcode = {{party color|Team K}}

| country = Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

}}

Team K (TK), named Team Köllensperger from its establishment in July 2018 to November 2019, is a political party active in South Tyrol, where it seeks to be an inter-ethnic centrist party.{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/italy/corriere-dellalto-adige/20180711/281526521819533|title=Köllensperger lancia la sua lista: "M5S rigido"|via=PressReader|access-date=3 April 2019}} Led by Paul Köllensperger, it is politically regionalist,{{cite web|url=http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/styrol.html|title=South Tyrol/Italy|website=Parties and Elections in Europe|first=Wolfram|last=Nordsieck|date=2018|access-date=2018-10-22|archive-date=2020-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230010914/http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/styrol.html|url-status=dead}} liberal,{{cite web|url=http://www.altoadige.it/cronaca/bolzano/k%C3%B6llensperger-si-%C3%A8-messo-in-proprio-1.1677993|title=Köllensperger si è messo in proprio|website=Alto Adige|date=11 July 2018 |access-date=3 April 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.brennerbasisdemokratie.eu/?p=41820|title=Köllenspergers neue 'liberale' Liste.|first=Simon|last=Constantini|date=10 July 2018 |access-date=3 April 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.unsertirol24.com/2018/08/09/team-koellensperger-stellt-weitere-landtagskandidaten-vor/|title=Team Köllensperger stellt weitere Landtagskandidaten vor|first=Du bist Tirol|last=Genossenschaft|website=unsertirol24.com|access-date=3 April 2019}} and social-liberal.{{cite web|url=https://www.salto.bz/de/article/27082018/der-sammler-der-mitte|title=Der Sammler in der Mitte|date=27 August 2018|website=Salto.bz|access-date=3 April 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tt.com/politik/landespolitik/14934975/nach-suedtirol-wahl-kompatscher-ringt-nun-um-regierung|title=Nach Südtirol-Wahl: Kompatscher ringt nun um Regierung|first=Nindler|last=Peter|date=24 October 2018|website=Tiroler Tageszeitung Online|access-date=3 April 2019}}

The party, which is close to NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum (NEOS), a like-minded liberal party, is an observer member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE) and formed a pact with More Europe (+Eu) for the 2019 European Parliament election in Italy. In addition to social-liberal and environmentalist policies, TK advocates a pro-European stance,{{cite web|url=https://www.stol.it/Artikel/Politik-im-Ueberblick/Lokal/Renate-Holzeisen-tritt-fuer-Team-Koellensperger-bei-EU-Wahl-an|title=Renate Holzeisen tritt für "Team Köllensperger" bei EU-Wahl an|website=Südtirol Online|date=5 April 2019}} and is supportive of direct democracy.

History

The party was established on the 10 July 2018 by Paul Köllensperger, a member of the Landtag of South Tyrol.{{cite web|url=https://www.agi.it/politica/koellensperger_alto_adige_elezioni_bolzano-4518303/news/2018-10-22/|title=Chi è l'uomo politico che a Bolzano prende più voti di Salvini|website=Agi|date=22 October 2018 |access-date=3 April 2019}} Köllensperger was elected in the Landtag after the 2013 provincial election within the Five Star Movement (M5S).{{Cite web|url=https://www.ildolomiti.it/cronaca/2018/paul%C2%A0kollensperger-molla-i-5-stelle-non-voglio-fare-lo-zerbino-dellsvp-modello|title=Paul Köllensperger molla i 5 stelle: Non voglio fare lo zerbino dell'Svp. Modello replicabile in Trentino? Dinamiche diverse|date=July 17, 2018|website=il Dolomiti}} In July 2018, he left the party accusing its leadership of not being interested in promoting enough South Tyrol's local interests and that it was necessary to establish a new party aimed at representing all the South Tyroleans looking for an inter-ethnic centrist party and aiming at breaking the absolute majority of the South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP).{{cite web|url=http://www.ansa.it/trentino/notizie/2018/10/22/koellensperger-noi-alternativa-a-svp_309165bb-d4e6-4984-a45f-38e98ec704bd.html|title=Köllensperger, noi alternativa a Svp - Trentino AA/S|date=22 October 2018|website=ANSA.it|access-date=3 April 2019}} In the 2018 provincial election the party obtained a successful 15.2% of the vote, arriving second after the SVP.{{cite web|url=https://www.lastampa.it/2018/10/21/italia/alto-adige-voto-elezioni-lega-svp-ucvOaeYBywwkkAGbID6vVM/pagina.html|title=Alto Adige: boom della Lega, in calo l'Svp. Vola il dissidente grillino. In Trentino vince Fugatti|website=LaStampa.it|date=22 October 2018 |access-date=3 April 2019}}

In the run-up to the 2019 European Parliament election in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, TK, which affirmed to be taking inspiration from Austria's NEOS party, joined the ALDE party.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aldeparty.eu/members/member-parties|title=ALDE Party - Member Parties | ALDE Party|access-date=2019-04-06|archive-date=2019-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526170823/https://www.aldeparty.eu/members/member-parties|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamkoellensperger.it/it/il-team-kollensperger-aderisce-allalde-liberali-e-democratici-in-europa/|title=Il Team Köllensperger aderisce all'ALDE - liberali e democratici in Europa|date=March 22, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.rainews.it/tgr/bolzano/articoli/2019/03/blz-Koellensperger-Bonino-Alde-8a83eb17-fcbd-46f6-a8cf-c2b361b2502d.html|title=Köllensperger incontra Bonino e aderisce all'Alde - TGR Bolzano|website=TGR|date=21 March 2019 }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.altoadige.it/cronaca/bolzano/il-teamk-nell-alde-dei-liberali-europei-1.1951204|title=Il TeamK nell'Alde dei liberali europei - Bolzano|website=Alto Adige|date=22 March 2019 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.salto.bz/it/article/21032019/koellensperger|title=Team K bussa, Alde apre|date=March 21, 2019|website=Salto.bz}} Consequently, it formed a pact with +Eu, ALDE's member party in Italy, and proposed Renate Holzeisen as its candidate.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rainews.it/tgr/bolzano/articoli/2019/04/blz-elezioni-europee-Team-Koellensperger-Lista-Piu-Europa-Renate-Holzeisen-6056572e-8651-44f2-9041-96f1ce0590f9.html|title=Il Team Köllensperger punta su Renate Holzeisen per l'Europa - TGR Bolzano|website=TGR|date=5 April 2019 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.suedtirolnews.it/politik/holzeisen-kandidiert-fuer-das-team-koellensperger-bei-den-eu-wahlen|title=Holzeisen kandidiert für das Team Köllensperger bei den EU-Wahlen}} The list came third with 11.2% of the vote in South Tyrol and Holzeisen was the second most-voted candidate in the province, gaining nearly 23,000 votes; she did not succeed in being elected as the list did not pass the 4% country-level electoral threshold.[https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/candidati.php?tpel=E&dtel=26/05/2019&tpa=I&tpe=R&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=2&levsut1=1&lev2=4&levsut2=2&ne1=2&ne2=4&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&ms=S&ne=4&nlg=10&ts=C&ccp=900001 Elezioni Europee del 2019 – Circoscrizione Trentino-Alto Adige], Ministero dell'Interno Holzeisen later left the party and joined and joined Vita, focusing on opposing COVID-19 vaccines.{{cite web | url=https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2021/09/06/news/scuola_primo_giorno_sui_banchi_in_alto_adige_nella_terra_dei_no_vax_dove-316756850 | title=Scuola: Primo giorno sui banchi in Alto Adige, nella terra dei No Vax dove 20 prof si sono già dimessi | date=6 September 2021 }}

In the 2023 provincial election, the party obtained 11.1% of the vote, while Holzeisen-led Vita won 2.6%.

In the 2024 European Parliament election, the party ran within Action, with Köllensperger as its candidate,{{cite web | url=https://www.rainews.it/tgr/trento/articoli/2024/04/casaautonomia-team-k-e-azione-alleanza-elezioni-europee-trentino-a2e796b7-a294-4ba9-b0db-b45c0c64a37d.html | title=CasaAutonomia, Team K e Azione. Alleanza per l'Europa | date=17 April 2024 }} and obtained 6.8% of the vote.

Election results

=Provincial Council=

class=wikitable style="width:50%; border:1px #AAAAFF solid"
colspan=6\|Landtag of South Tyrol
width=13%\|Election year ! width=16%\|Votes ! width=6%\|% ! width=1%\|Seats ! width=8%\|+/– ! width=18%\|Leader
2018 \| 43,315 (2nd) \| 15.2 \| {{Composition bar\|6\|35\|{{party color\|Team K}}}} \| {{center\|–}} \| rowspan=2\|{{center\|Paul Köllensperger}}
2023 \| 31,201 (2nd) \| 11.1 \| {{Composition bar\|4\|35\|{{party color\|Team K}}}} \| {{center\|{{decrease}} 2}}

class=wikitable style="width:50%; border:1px #AAAAFF solid"

colspan=6|Landtag of South Tyrol

width=13%|Election year

! width=16%|Votes

! width=6%|%

! width=1%|Seats

! width=8%|+/–

! width=18%|Leader

2018

| 43,315 (2nd)

| 15.2

| {{Composition bar|6|35|{{party color|Team K}}}}

| {{center|–}}

| rowspan=2|{{center|Paul Köllensperger}}

2023

| 31,201 (2nd)

| 11.1

| {{Composition bar|4|35|{{party color|Team K}}}}

| {{center|{{decrease}} 2}}

=European Parliament=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Election ! Leader ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! +/– ! EP Group
2019 \| rowspan="2"\|Paul Köllensperger \| colspan="2"\|Into More Europe \| {{Composition bar\|0\|76\|{{party color\|Team K}}}} \| New \| rowspan="2"\|–
2024 \| colspan="2" \|Into Action \| {{Composition bar\|0\|76\|{{party color\|Team K}}}} \| {{steady}} 0

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! Election

! Leader

! Votes

! %

! Seats

! +/–

! EP Group

2019

| rowspan="2"|Paul Köllensperger

| colspan="2"|Into More Europe

| {{Composition bar|0|76|{{party color|Team K}}}}