Citizens' Forum (Austria)
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The Citizens' Forum Austria is an Austria
n political party mainly active in Tyrol
. It was founded by president of the Tyrolean branch of the Austrian Chamber of Labour
Fritz Dinkhauser (an ÖVP member before that), who was joined by the popular anti-transit activist Fritz Gurgiser of the Transitforum Austria-Tirol. At the 2008 state election
, the Citizens' Forum stood under the name Fritz Dinkhauser List – Citizens' Forum Tyrol and got 18.3%, thus becoming the second-largest party. The party contested the 2008 early national election
, as well but receiving a mere 1,76% failed to obtain any seat.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n political party mainly active in Tyrol
Tyrol (state)
Tyrol is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.The state is split into two parts–called North Tyrol and East Tyrol–by a -wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province of...
. It was founded by president of the Tyrolean branch of the Austrian Chamber of Labour
Austrian Chamber of Labour
The Chamber of Labour , is an organisation that represents the interests of 3 million Austrian employees and consumers...
Fritz Dinkhauser (an ÖVP member before that), who was joined by the popular anti-transit activist Fritz Gurgiser of the Transitforum Austria-Tirol. At the 2008 state election
Tyrolean state election, 2008
State elections was held in the Austrian state of Tyrol on 8 June 2008, brought forward from the original date of 5 October 2008 to "avoid collisions with a possible early parliamentary election"...
, the Citizens' Forum stood under the name Fritz Dinkhauser List – Citizens' Forum Tyrol and got 18.3%, thus becoming the second-largest party. The party contested the 2008 early national election
Austrian legislative election, 2008
A legislative snap election for the National Council in Austria was held on 28 September 2008. The previous election was held on 1 October 2006. The election was caused by the withdrawal of Austrian People's Party leader Wilhelm Molterer from the governing grand coalition on 7 July 2008...
, as well but receiving a mere 1,76% failed to obtain any seat.