The Citizens' Forum Austria (, FRITZ) is an

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mainly active in

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. It was founded by president of the Tyrolean branch of the

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Fritz Dinkhauser Friedrich Josef Lienhard "Fritz" Dinkhauser (born 16 April 1940) is an Austrian politician. Born in Innsbruck, he competed in sports in his youth and won the Tyrol state championship in the hammer throw on six occasions and represented Austria a ...

(an Austrian People's Party member before that), who was joined by the popular anti-transit activist

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of the ''Transitforum Austria-Tirol''. At the 2008 state election, the Citizens' Forum stood under the name ''Fritz Dinkhauser List – Citizens' Forum Tyrol'' (, FRITZ) and got 18.3% of the vote, thus becoming the second-largest party with seven seats. The party contested the 2008 early national election as well, but received only 1.76% of the vote and failed to obtain any seats. In the 2013 state election, the Citizens' Forum garnered 5.64% of the vote, winning only two seats in the state legislature. In the 2018 state election, it received 5.46% of the vote, keeping its two seats. In the

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they endorsed the Peter Pilz List JETZT. In the 2022 state election, the party received 9.9% of the vote, receiving 3 seats.

Ideology

In the 2008 state election in Tyrol, List Fritz Dinkhauser focused on “fair distribution, the ending of rope teams and a policy that focuses on the people and not the powerful” as its central topics. The goals of the list included political, economic and social renewal, the fight against abuse of power, an education offensive, affordable housing, family support, social security and the promotion of culture and tradition. Furthermore, the List Fritz Dinkhauser called for the federal states and municipalities to be strengthened against the centralization tendencies of the federal government and the reduction in electricity prices, and the return of land to the agricultural communities.

References

External links

Official homepage (national election)

Official homepage (Tyrolean state election)
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