MFG Austria – People Freedom Fundamental Rights

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MFG Austria – People Freedom Fundamental Rights
MFG Österreich – Menschen Freiheit Grundrechte
AbbreviationMFG
ChairmanMichael Brunner
Deputy ChairmanChristian Fiala
General SecretaryGerold Beneder
Founded2 February 2021 (2021-02-02)
HeadquartersWollzeile 6–8 1010 Wien
Membership (2021)4,000
IdeologyAnti-establishment
Anti-lockdown
Vaccine hesitancy
ColoursMulti-color
National Council
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Federal Council
0 / 61
European Parliament
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State Parliaments
3 / 440
Website
mfg-oe.at

MFG Austria – People Freedom Fundamental Rights (German: MFG Österreich – Menschen Freiheit Grundrechte, MFG) is an Austrian minor party.

The party is usually referred to by the media as the "anti-vaccination" or "vaccine-critic party" and its voters following and/or spreading conspiracy theories.[1][2][3][4] The party claims to have 4,000 members.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7] The party got its best results in communities with many unvaccinated people.[8]

The party has also 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 might compete in the upcoming 2022 Austrian presidential election.

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[9]

Electoral results[]

State Parliaments[]

State Year Votes % Seats ± Government
Upper Austria 2021 50,325 6.23 (#5)
3 / 56
 Increase 3 Opposition

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "OÖ-Wahl: Sensationserfolg für Impfgegner-Partei". Wiener Zeitung. 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  2. ^ "MFG zieht in OÖ-Landtag ein: Wofür stehen die Impfgegner?". . 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  3. ^ "MFG: Gegen Masken, Testen, Impfen". ooe.ORF.at. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  4. ^ Nina Horaczek, Barbara Tóth (2021-09-29). "Mit freundlichen Impfgegner-Grüßen". Falter 39/21. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ "ÖVP verteidigt Platz 1 bei OÖ-Wahl klar, FPÖ vor SPÖ, MFG & NEOS im Landtag". . 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  7. ^ Kathrin Schwendinger (20 August 2021). "Neue Partei MFG ist im Bezirk Ried stark vertreten". www.meinbezirk.at. Rundschau. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  8. ^ "Oberösterreich-Wahl: Wo die MFG punkten konnte". ORF.at. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  9. ^ "Vorstand". MFG-OE.at. Retrieved 2021-09-25.

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