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at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. It had a Liberal-national orientation. It originated in 1880 from a section of the German Liberal Party, which was active across Austria. This new party, however, was only active in the

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. Among the major leasers of the party were

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, the burgomaster of

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from 1895 to 1922. Active in

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(South Tyrol) after its annexation to Italy after World War I, the part ran in the 1921 election in a coalition with the

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called the Deutscher Verband which won 90% of the German-speaking vote and elected four members to the

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- Eduard Reut-Nicolussi, Karl Tinzl, Friedrich von Toggenburg and Wilhelm von Walther. In Austrian Tyrol, the party joined with the Großdeutsche Volkspartei in 1920/1921.

References

*L. Höbelt - ''Kornblume und Kaiseradler. Die deutschfreiheitlichen Parteien Altösterreichs 1882–1918.'' - Verlag für Geschichte und Politik, Wien 1993, . Defunct political parties in South Tyrol Political parties established in 1880 Political parties disestablished in 1921 Defunct political parties in Austria Political parties in Austria-Hungary National liberal parties Defunct liberal political parties in Austria German nationalism in Austria German nationalist political parties Nationalist parties in Austria {{austria-hist-stub