| MFG Austria – People Freedom Fundamental Rights | |
| Native Name: | MFG Österreich – Menschen Freiheit Grundrechte |
| Native Name Lang: | de |
| Abbreviation: | MFG |
| Leader1 Title: | Chairman |
| Leader1 Name: | Michael Brunner |
| Leader2 Title: | Deputy Chairman |
| Leader2 Name: | Christian Fiala |
| Leader3 Title: | General Secretary |
| Leader3 Name: | Gerold Beneder |
| Headquarters: | Wollzeile 6–81010 Wien |
| Membership Year: | 2021 |
| Membership: | 4,000 |
| Ideology: | |
| Colours: | Grey Red-purple Orange (since 2024) |
| Seats1 Title: | National Council |
| Seats2 Title: | Federal Council |
| Seats3 Title: | European Parliament |
| Seats4 Title: | State Parliaments |
| Country: | Austria |
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.
| State | Year | Votes | % | Seats | ± | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Austria | 2021 | 50,325 | 6.23 (#5) | data-sort-value="3" | N/A | |||
| Tyrol | 2022 | 9,539 | 2.78 (#7) | data-sort-value="0" | N/A | |||
| Lower Austria | 2023 | 4,367 | 0.49 (#6) | data-sort-value="0" | N/A | |||
| Salzburg | 2023 | 2,071 | 0.77 (#8) | data-sort-value="0" | N/A |