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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 (2021-02-02)
Headquarters	Wollzeile 6–8 1010 Wien
Membership (2021)	4,000
Ideology	Anti-lockdown Vaccine hesitancy
Colours	Grey   Red-purple   Orange (since 2024)
National Council	0 / 183
Federal Council	0 / 61
European Parliament	0 / 20
State Parliaments	3 / 440
Website
www.mfg-oe.at
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MFG Austria – People Freedom Fundamental Rights (German: MFG Österreich – Menschen Freiheit Grundrechte, MFG) is a minor political party in Austria. The party is often described by media outlets as the "anti-vaccination" or "vaccine-critical" and its voters have been described as following 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 has also setting up leadership and organizational structures in all 9 federal states and competed in the 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

Election results

President

State Parliaments

See also

• Democratic – Neutral – Authentic
• Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany
• Vision Austria

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?". Puls 24. 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". Tt.com. 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.

External links

• Official homepage of the MFG

• Political parties in Austria
• Anti-vaccination organizations
• COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and hesitancy
• Political parties established in 2021
• Organizations established for the COVID-19 pandemic
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics