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 |
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" or "vaccine-critic party" and its voters are described as 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 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.[ citation needed]
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 | Year | Votes | % | Seats | ± | Government |
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Upper Austria | 2021 | 50,325 | 6.23 (#5) | 3 / 56
|
N/A | Opposition |
Tyrol | 2022 | 9,539 | 2.78 (#7) | 0 / 36
|
N/A | Extra-parliamentary |
Lower Austria | 2023 | 4,367 | 0.49 (#6) | 0 / 56
|
N/A | Extra-parliamentary |
Salzburg | 2023 | 2,071 | 0.77 (#8) | 0 / 36
|
N/A | Extra-parliamentary |
MFG Austria – People Freedom Fundamental Rights MFG Österreich – Menschen Freiheit Grundrechte | |
---|---|
Abbreviation | MFG |
Chairman | Michael Brunner |
Deputy Chairman | Christian Fiala |
General Secretary | Gerold Beneder |
Founded | 2 February 2021 |
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" or "vaccine-critic party" and its voters are described as 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 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.[ citation needed]
Election | Candidate | First round result | Second round result | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Result | Votes | % | Result | ||
2022 | Michael Brunner | 85,465 | 2.11 | 6th place | — |
State | Year | Votes | % | Seats | ± | Government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Upper Austria | 2021 | 50,325 | 6.23 (#5) | 3 / 56
|
N/A | Opposition |
Tyrol | 2022 | 9,539 | 2.78 (#7) | 0 / 36
|
N/A | Extra-parliamentary |
Lower Austria | 2023 | 4,367 | 0.49 (#6) | 0 / 56
|
N/A | Extra-parliamentary |
Salzburg | 2023 | 2,071 | 0.77 (#8) | 0 / 36
|
N/A | Extra-parliamentary |