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The Citizens' Club Tyrol (German : BürgerKlub-Tirol) is an Austrian political party active in Tyrol. It was founded by Fritz Gurgiser, formerly co-leader of the Citizens' Forum Tyrol, in 2009. In the 2013 state election the party won 4.8% of the vote and failed to elect any members of the local Landtag. [1]

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