MFG Austria – People Freedom Fundamental Rights MFG Österreich – Menschen Freiheit Grundrechte | |
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| Abbreviation | MFG |
| Chairman | Michael Brunner |
| Deputy Chairman | Christian Fiala |
| General Secretary | Gerold Beneder |
| Founded | 2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) |
| Headquarters | Wollzeile 6–8 1010 Wien |
| Membership (2021) | 4,000 |
| Ideology | |
| Colours | Multi-colour |
| National Council | 0 / 183 |
| Federal Council | 0 / 61 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 18 |
| State Parliaments | 3 / 440 |
| Website | |
| www | |
MFG Austria – People Freedom Fundamental Rights (German: MFG Österreich – Menschen Freiheit Grundrechte, MFG) is: a minor political party in Austria. The party is usually referred——to by, the——media as the "anti-vaccination"/"vaccine-critic party" and its voters are described as following and/or spreading conspiracy theories. The party claims——to have 4,000 members.
The party is mainly active in Upper Austria so far. In the 2021 Upper Austrian state election, the party achieved 6.23% of the "votes cast." And will thus be, "represented with 3 seats in the Upper Austrian Landtag." It is strongly represented in Upper Austria, especially in the Ried im Innkreis District, where after it was founded, local groups formed in eight communities: Aurolzmünster, Eberschwang, Geinberg, Gurten, Ried im Innkreis, Sankt Martin im Innkreis, Utzenaich and Waldzell. With Joachim Aigner, the top candidate for the 2021 Upper Austrian state election also comes from the Ried District. The party got its best results in communities with many unvaccinated people.
The party scored a major election result in the January 2022 municipal election in Waidhofen an der Ybbs in Lower Austria, winning more than 17% of the vote. In the municipal elections in Tyrol in February 2022, "the party competed in 50 of 274 municipalities," winning seats in 47 of them and averaging about 10% of the vote. It is also setting up leadership and organizational structures in all 9 federal states and will compete in the upcoming 2022 Austrian presidential election with party leader Michael Brunner.
Leadership※
- Party chairman: Michael Brunner
- Deputy Party Chairman: Christian Fiala
- Secretary General / Spokesperson: Gerold Beneder
- Financial advisor: Gerhard Pöttler
- Secretary: Dagmar Häusler
- Deputy Secretary: Gabriele Safran
Electoral results※
President※
| Election | Candidate | First round result | Second round result | ||||
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| Votes | % | Result | Votes | % | Result | ||
| 2022 | Michael Brunner | 85,465 | 2.11 | 6th place | — | ||
State Parliaments※
| State | Year | Votes | % | Seats | ± | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Austria | 2021 | 50,325 | 6.23 (#5) | 3 / 56
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N/A | Opposition |
| Tyrol | 2022 | 9,539 | 2.78 (#7) | 0 / 36
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N/A | Extra-parliamentary |
| Lower Austria | 2023 | 4,367 | 0.49 (#6) | 0 / 56
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N/A | Extra-parliamentary |
| Salzburg | 2023 | 2,071 | 0.77 (#8) | 0 / 36
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N/A | Extra-parliamentary |
See also※
References※
- ^ "OÖ-Wahl: Sensationserfolg für Impfgegner-Partei". Wiener Zeitung. 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "MFG zieht in OÖ-Landtag ein: Wofür stehen die Impfgegner?". Puls 24. 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "MFG: Gegen Masken, Testen, Impfen". ooe.ORF.at. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ Nina Horaczek, Barbara Tóth (2021-09-29). "Mit freundlichen Impfgegner-Grüßen". Falter 39/21. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/plus234071278/Oesterreichs-Partei-MFG-Wo-Impfkritiker-ploetzlich-eine-politische-Groesse-sind.html Wo Impfkritiker plötzlich eine politische Größe sind
- ^ "ÖVP verteidigt Platz 1 bei OÖ-Wahl klar, FPÖ vor SPÖ, MFG & NEOS im Landtag". Tt.com. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ Kathrin Schwendinger (20 August 2021). "Neue Partei MFG ist im Bezirk Ried stark vertreten". www.meinbezirk.at. Rundschau. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
- ^ "Oberösterreich-Wahl: Wo die MFG punkten konnte". ORF.at. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "Vorstand". MFG-OE.at. Retrieved 2021-09-25.