1968 Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol regional election
Introduction The '''Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol regional election of 1968''' took place on 17 November 1968.An agreement was signed with the German minority: the two provinces became Autonomous Provinces, with both provincial and regional powers, while the Autonomous Region retained its statal-devolved powers. The SVP so accepted a new alliance with the Christian Democracy. With the activation of the ordinary regions in the rest of Italy, the legislature term rose to five years.
Results ===Regional Council=== 400pxParty votes votes (%) seats  Christian Democracy 175,626 37.1 20  South Tyrolean People's Party 137,982 29.1 16  Italian Socialist Party–Italian Democratic Socialist Party 53,810 11.4 6  Italian Communist Party–Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity 37,443 7.9 4  Trentino Tyrolean People's Party 19,922 4.2 2  Italian Liberal Party 17,278 3.7 2 Italian Social Movement 15,108 3.2 1  Italian Republican Party 8,731 1.8 1 Social Progressive Party of South Tyrol 5,332 1.1 - Craftsman-Farmer Alliance 2,275 0.5 - '''Total''' '''473,507''' '''100.0''' '''52'''Source:  Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Region ===Trentino=== Party votes votes (%) seats Christian Democracy 142,892 58.1 16 Italian Socialist Party–Italian Democratic Socialist Party 37,482 15.2 4 Trentino Tyrolean People's Party 18,182 7.4 2 Italian Communist Party 16,148 5.6 2 Italian Liberal Party 11,406 4.6 1 Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity 7,726 3.1 1 Italian Republican Party 5,998 2.4 1 Italian Social Movement 4,049 1.6 - Craftsman-Farmer Alliance 2,275 0.9 - '''Total''' '''246,158''' '''100.0''' '''27'''Source:  Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Region ===South Tyrol=== Party votes votes (%) seats South Tyrolean People's Party 137,982 60.7 16 Christian Democracy 32,734 14.4 4 Italian Socialist Party–Italian Democratic Socialist Party 16,328 7.2 2 Italian Communist Party–Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity 13,569 6.0 1 Italian Social Movement 11,059 4.9 1 Italian Liberal Party 5,872 2.6 1 Social Progressive Party of South Tyrol 5,332 2.4 - Italian Republican Party 2,733 1.2 - '''Total''' '''227,349''' '''100.0''' '''25'''Source:  Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Region