 The workforce and passion with which the calls for South Tyrol's secession are delivered vary by time and political climate.In 1991, unofficial votes indicated that the majority of German-speakers in South Tyrol would favor remaining within Italy.Polls held by the Austrian research institute Karmasin show that 54% of German or Ladin-speaking South Tyroleans would support secession from Italy, while 46% of the total population (including Italians) would encourage South Tyrol's secession.